2025 NIMS International Cooperative Graduate Program (ICGP)

13 September 2024

National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) launched an International Cooperative Graduate Program (ICGP) agreement to carry out collaborative research with overseas universities and accept graduate students from an ICGP partner university to NIMS through the program.

The 2025 NIMS ICGP is now open to accept graduate students from overseas universities which NIMS concluded the ICGP agreement with. Students can conduct part of their thesis work at NIMS with the co-supervision of NIMS researchers.

Application Deadlines: 2 December 2024

ICGP Partner Universities:

NIMS has International Cooperative Graduate Program (ICGP) agreements with the following universities.

Benefits:

NIMS offers financial support for the program, including:

  • Accommodation fee in Tsukuba
  • Living Expenses (120,000 JPY)/month

Note: For Chula student, a round-trip ticket between Thailand and Japan should be sponsored by your own or your Faculty/College/Institute.

Research Area: Materials Science

Duration: Flexible, ranging from 6-month to 1-year

Eligibility:

Open to students recommended by the partner universities, as per the agreement. Candidate should be a full-time PhD student. Your student registration must cover the whole duration of stay.

Application Process:

  1. Explore research interests: Visit the NIMS Research Directory site “SAMURAI” (https://samurai.nims.go.jp/?locale=en) to explore the research interests of NIMS researchers.
  2. Ensure alignment: Make sure that your research interests fit within the relevant research field, before contacting a NIMS researcher. 　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
  3. Confirm Support: Once a potential supervisor is identified, contact them and confirm their willingness to support your application.
  4. Applying: Submit the application documents (filled application form and bachelor’s and Master’s transcripts) to the relevant offices of the partner universities.
  5. Notification: You will be notified of the outcome of your application by the relevant offices of the partner universities.

For Chula student:

Candidate who wishes to apply for the 2025 NIMS ICGP, please fill out the application form (Download Here) and sent all the documents listed below back to Chula Global Research and Innovation Promotion Division at GRIP.OIA@chula.ac.th before 11 November 2024.

Needed Documents:

For more information:

E-Mail: nims-graduate@nims.go.jp

  • Chula Global Research and Innovation Promotion Division