The greatest mission for Kyoto University is to train excellent researchers and produce human resources who will lead the next generation of research and education in Japan. On the other hand, it is a big issue that the best-in-class students who are the candidates of world-leading researchers tend not to go on to the doctoral program and find a job at the end of the master’s program. Therefore, in order to eliminate financial anxiety and encourage students to go on to the doctoral program, it is important to guarantee financial support at an early stage of the master’s program and in the first place to encourage excellent students to enroll in the master’s program. Therefore, by establishing a “Early-offer category “, we aim at guaranteeing financial support at an early stage for “One talented person in 10 years” in various fields of the master’s program who can be a leading researcher in Japan or the world in the future, to promote their advancement to the doctoral program. After entering the university, we aim to create an environment where they can concentrate on their studies and research, and to steadily develop them as researchers.

SPRING program is operated being combined with JAPAN SOCIETY FOR PROMOTION OF SCIENCE Research Fellowship for Young Scientists, which highest -layer-students have been supported by. Successful candidates of ” Early-offer category ” are also encouraged to apply for JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists, and if they are accepted as a JSPS Research Fellow, their reserved quota will be returned to the “regular category”, which will result in the increase of the number of the students who can receive the support.

We will support excellent students who are comparable to Research Fellowship for Young Scientists DC under a ” regular category ” and develop human resources who will lead not only as researchers but also in all fields of society including industry.

The types of students listed below are not eligible for support under this program.

If you are currently receiving a scholarship from a private scholarship foundation or have an offer of a scholarship from a private scholarship foundation, please be sure to confirm with that foundation if you are permitted to apply for the SPRING Program or Fellowship before applying, regardless of whether or not you are eligible to receive both scholarships concurrently. Failure to do so may result in the revocation of your scholarship from the private scholarship foundation or the SPRING Program or Fellowship.

Your selection under this program may be cancelled or support may be suspended temporarily if any of the following applies

Support expires at the end of the standard period required for completion of your degree program: you will not receive support beyond this period. Also, any periods of absence from school are not eligible for support. However, if it becomes difficult to continue the research due to childbirth, childcare, injury or illness, etc., the support period may be suspended or extended according to individual circumstances.

As a result of the selection process, the period of support may be adjusted individually within the standard period required for completion of your degree program.

SPRING program：
Research incentive grant of 2.2 million yen per year (1.8 million yen for living expenses + 0.4 million yen for research expenses)

Fellowship：
Research incentive grant of 2.1 million yen per year (1.8 million yen for living expenses + 0.3 million yen for research expenses)
(Part of the amount corresponding to living expenses may be paid as salary by employing the student as an RA.)

The selection process of the SPRING program involves a preliminary screening and a university-wide screening. The preliminary screenings will be conducted in the disciplinary groupings shown in the Appendix, with a focus on expertise and abilities in your area of disciplinary specialization. Those passing the preliminary screening will undergo a university-wide screening, which focuses on ambitious, integrative research plans and motivation with a capacity to address societal needs, regardless of the disciplinary area.
The selection of the Fellowship is conducted by the steering committee in each disciplinary grouping and the university-wide Fellowship Management Committee.

Graduate students selected for the SPRING Program and Fellowships must take research ethics training “eAPRIN (formerly CITI)” and “Appropriate Use of Research Funds, etc.” on the Kyoto University e-learning training system.

Graduate students selected for SPRING program or Fellowship will be required by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) or Kyoto University to cooperate with the matters shown below. Details will be provided to successful applicants at a later date./p>

The personal information contained in application documents will be managed strictly in accordance with the Kyoto University Regulations Concerning the Handling of Personal Information and used only to perform work pertaining to the screening of applicants for this program. Please be aware, however, that some personal information may be provided to other relevant departments within Kyoto University for verification purposes in the event that an applicant is selected to receive support from any of the other programs listed under “5. Eligibility to Apply.”
If you are selected for SPRING program or Fellowship, your personal information will be publicized to ensure appropriate transparency.

When presenting research results obtained through the SPRING Program, please indicate that the research was supported by the Program as demonstrated by the following example. This information is not required for the Fellowship.

When presenting research results obtained through the Fellowship, please indicate that the research was supported by the Program as demonstrated by the following example.