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Summer Internship Program in Kashiwa (UTSIP Kashiwa) 2024 – The University of Tokyo

Mon, 18 Dec 2023
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UTSIP Kashiwa, initiated by the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences in 2013, provides a hands-on research internship program in the departments of Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Studies, Information Technology, International Studies, Materials Sciences, Advanced Energy, Ocean Science, Physics and Sustainability Science Studies.

Application for UTSIP2024 is now open!

2024 UTSIP Kashiwa will offer a program with this schedule:

Program A May 27, 2024 – July 12, 2024 (47 days)
Program B June 17, 2024 – August 2, 2024 (47 days)
First week Orientation, lectures by leading researchers at GSFS, Japanese language classes
Remaining weeks Participants will study under the guidance of their respective laboratories after developing a research proposal, and will gain first-hand experience in the academic research process.
Final day Participants will make a presentation summarizing their research experience and the findings of their research project, followed by the Certificate of Completion Award Ceremony

For details, please refer to the schedule (subject to change).

Participation Fee

JPY 50,000

This fee must be paid on the first day of the UTSIP.

Note: This fee may be waived. The request for the fee waiver will automatically be recorded when you submit your application. The result regarding your application and the fee waiver will be sent to you at the same time.

Host Laboratories

The research departments accepting UTSIP students

Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences

  • Advanced Materials Science
  • Advanced Energy
  • Complexity Science and Engineering

Division of Biosciences

  • Integrated Biosciences
  • Computational Biology and Medical Sciences

Division of Environmental Studies

  • Ocean Technology, Policy, and Environment
  • Environment Systems
  • Human and Engineered Environment Studies
  • Socio-cultural Environmental Studies
  • International Studies
  • Graduate Program in Sustainability Science

Financial Aid

UTokyo provides a UTSIP scholarship and accommodation to participants.

UTSIP scholarship amount JPY 130,000

If you have applied or will apply for a different scholarship, please mention this on the Application page. Some past UTSIP participants received a stipend from the following organizations. Applicants are encouraged to apply for financial aid.

  • Friends of UTokyo, Inc. (FUTI)
  • MIT-Japan program
  • Honda Foundation
  • UCLA Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies

Please note that applicants who have applied or will apply to another scholarship program will still be considered as a UTSIP scholarship candidate. Multiple applications for scholarship programs have no effect in the selection process.

Applicants who would like to participate in UTSIP, regardless of financial aid program you are applying to, must complete the online application by the designated due date. No late applications are accepted even from those who have successfully obtained a scholarship from another organization. The deadline stands firm.

No air fare subsidy will be provided. Participants are expected to arrange and purchase their flight to arrive in Japan and check in the assigned accommodation one day before the program starting day and check-out one day after the last official program day.

Insurance

The Graduate School of Frontier Sciences (GSFS) will provide a health insurance program for all participants which is effective throughout the entire duration of the UTSIP program.

When you receive medical treatment for injuries caused by accidents or diseases developed while attending UTSIP, all medical treatment expenses up to 1 million yen, in principle, shall be paid by the insurance company. Please note there are some cases that are not covered by the program. For example, damage or injury caused by the participant’s own fault.

All participants will be required to submit a health certificate by the designated date.

Currency conversion as of November 27, 2023
US $ 1 = 149 yen
Euro 1 = 163 yen

Accommodations and Life in Kashiwa

UTSIP Kashiwa participants are to be housed in a designated accommodation by the Program. They must check in one day before the program starting date and check out one day after the final day of the program. Each participant will receive housing information about one month before the program starting date.

Please note that some participants may have to move to another accommodation in the midst of the program because the annual accommodation situation makes arranging one location for the entire period difficult year by year.

International Lodge Kashiwa Lodge

The nearest station to the Kashiwa campus is “Kashiwa-no-ha Campus Station” on the Tsukuba Express line. Tsukuba Express runs between Akihabara in Tokyo and Tsukuba in Ibaraki. Kashiwa-no-ha Campus Station is 30 minutes from Akihabara and 25 minutes from Tsukuba.

Akihabara is the gateway when you go to Tokyo, Shinjuku, Shibuya, or Ginza area using the Yamanote line. There is another station, Kashiwa Station on the Joban Line of Japan Railway (JR) which is a 25-minute bus ride to the Kashiwa campus. Kashiwa Station is also a key station linking with Tokyo.

Kashiwanoha Campus station

On the Kashiwa campus, you will find some cafeterias and a sushi bar. They are open for lunch and dinner. Lunch costs about JPY 400 to 600 yen, and the dinner is JPY 500 to 700. You will find a greater variety of restaurants, grocery stores, and shops near both stations, Kashiwa-no-ha Campus Station and the Kashiwa Station.

List of host laboratories

Please refer to List of host laboratories. You can apply for up to 3 laboratories.

Program’s website for comprehensive program information:

https://www.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/education/for_undergraduate/

Program Leaflet

Eligibility

  • Undergraduate students (S1) batch 2021
  • Undergraduate students from batch 2020 are allowed to apply by permission of their academic and thesis supervisor, since participating in the program might delay their graduation

Required Documents:

  1. One original University Transcript. (English version). The GPA of applicants must higher than 3.0(out of 4.0)
  2. Certificate of Enrollment
  3. Scanned passport information page at least valid minimum one year per August 2024
  4. Valid English Proficiency Test Score (original). TOEFL iBT or ITP/IELTS/TOEIC
  5. One recommendation letter from an academic advisor
  6. Statement Letter (please download from here bit.ly/its-student-exchange )
  7. CV
  8. Research Plan
  9. Certificate of GCW Non Degree (minimum C) or Result Test GCW Non Degree min 80 (S2 Applicants can replace it with R2SEP certificate)
  10. ITS Students must consult with their parents for the financial aspects and please kindly provide the statement letter from your parents (in Bahasa) that your parents are support you (all financial & mental) to join this program. (No format required).

The incomplete application will not proceed by Mobility Team.

For ITS Students who interested to join this program please kindly submit your application through this form https://its.id/studyabroadITS. All of your documents must be in PDF and collected in 1 (one) .zip/.rar file. If you have finished and submitted your Study Abroad Application form, YOU HAVE TO SEND email to studyabroad@its.ac.id confirming that you have filled out the Study Abroad Application Form and submit it. Please use this subject: “Confirmation Study Abroad Application_UTSIP_NAME_NRP”. The submission deadline is on 8 January 2024 (09.00 WIB). The Interview Session will be held on 9 January 2024.

If you have questions about this program, please send an email to Mr. Ade at studyabroad@its.ac.id with subject : ASK_UTSIP

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