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iCeMS Summer Internship Programs at Kyoto University

by Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), Kyoto University

What it covers

Summer research internship under an iCeMS Principal Investigator: fundamental research activities, observing and joining experiments, a final presentation, academic events and interaction with the iCeMS community. Funding details are not stated here.

Who can apply

General iCeMS Internship Program: undergraduate students at foreign universities who plan to complete at least two more semesters of study after the program and are interested in pursuing graduate school at Kyoto University in an iCeMS laboratory. Kyoto University iUP students apply through the Kyoto iUP office; Shanghai Jiao Tong University students apply through the relevant SJTU office.

The iCeMS Summer Internship Programs are run by the Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) at Kyoto University in Japan. You work on research under an iCeMS Principal Investigator. The programs suit undergraduate students who want to do graduate study at Kyoto University.

What you get

  • A summer research internship under an iCeMS Principal Investigator.
  • Fundamental research activities, and the chance to watch and join experiments.
  • A final presentation at the end of the internship.
  • Academic events and time with the iCeMS community.
  • Funding details are not stated on the official page. Check the details link before you plan your costs.

Who can apply

There are three routes. Each has its own group of students.

  • General iCeMS Internship Program: undergraduate students at foreign universities. You must plan to complete at least two more semesters of study after the program. You must also be interested in graduate school at Kyoto University as a member of an iCeMS laboratory.
  • Kyoto University iUP route: students in Kyoto University’s International Undergraduate Program (iUP).
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University route: students of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU).

How to apply

  1. Open the “Details” link for the iCeMS Internship Program on the official page. It has the application information.
  2. If you are a Kyoto University iUP student, apply through the Kyoto iUP office.
  3. If you are a Shanghai Jiao Tong University student, apply through the relevant SJTU office.

Official page: https://www.icems.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/join/internship/

Key dates

  • Deadline: not announced on the main page. Check the official page or the program details page.
  • Opening date: not announced. Check the official page.
  • Next round: not stated.

Before you apply

  • Read the full rules on the program details page before you start.
  • Check that your study plan leaves at least two semesters after the internship.
  • If you study at Kyoto University or Shanghai Jiao Tong University, ask your own office which steps and dates apply to you.
  • Prepare your documents early. Check the deadline time zone once the date is published.

StudyFree is independent and not the provider of this opportunity. Rules, amounts and deadlines are set by Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), Kyoto University and can change: always confirm on the official page before you apply.