Support for Students Participating Only in This Program

Financial support is provided either as a scholarship or as a Research Assistant (RA) stipend. Master's students receive an "RA stipend," while doctoral students are awarded a "scholarship" from the Support for Pioneering Research Initiated by the Next Generation (SPRING).

• Master's program: up to 130,000 yen per month
• Doctoral program: support amount from SPRING

*The support amount from SPRING is 200,000 yen per month for the fiscal year 2023. The amount is subject to change.

*"Students participating only in this program" refers to students who are solely focusing on this program or who consider this program as their "major field of study" within the student support program operated by the Tohoku University Advanced Graduate School, and who are not employed as JSPS Research Fellows (see below).

*Students participating only in this program will, in principle, become program students of SPRING upon advancing to the doctoral program.

Support for Participants as JSPS Research Fellows in This Program

JSPS Research Fellow receives a salary from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. In addition to this, our program provides further support as an "RA stipend."

• Doctoral program: 19,200 yen per month (in addition to the salary as a JSPS Research Fellow)

Support for Students Participating Only in This Program

• Support from SPRING (see above)
• Travel expenses (excluding per diem & accommodation costs)
• Additional support funds (amount to be inquired at the office)

*Additional support funds are provided as an "RA stipend" for those who wish and have not received support from their own or their laboratory's research funds.

*"Students participating only in this program" refers to students who are solely focusing on this program or who consider this program as their "major field of study" within the student support program operated by the Tohoku University Advanced Graduate School, and who are not employed as JSPS Research Fellows (see below).

Support for Participants as JSPS Research Fellows in This Program

• An RA stipend of 19,200 yen per month (see above)
• Travel expenses (excluding per diem & accommodation costs)
• Additional support funds (amount to be inquired at the office)

*Additional support funds are provided as an "RA stipend" for those who wish and have not received support from their own or their laboratory's research funds.

*The RA stipend of 19,200 yen per month will be paid retroactively after returning.