Call for Applications to Science Tokyo SPRING（MD）Program for the 2024 Academic Year by Eligible Students (*Autumn admission)
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※Please check the Japanese version site as much as possible. Click here for the Japanese version of the application guidelines page.
Regarding the handling of business results for the past five years
1) Papers published five years ago must have been accepted or published (online or in print, whichever comes first) after April 2019.
・Includes papers accepted before October 2019 and published after October 2019
・However, papers accepted and published online before October 2019 and published in print after October are not included.
2) Please list recent paper presentations that were accepted by the application deadline.
・These are papers that have been accepted (currently in print or published) by the application deadline.
・Papers that are currently being written, submitted, or revised as of the application deadline are not included.
・However, papers accepted and published on bioRxiv etc. are listed as preprints.
3) Please list future conference presentations that have been accepted by the application deadline.
・If you have received a notification of acceptance as of the application deadline, you can list it even if it has not been published yet.
・However, unofficial presentations at affiliated organization report sessions, seminars, meetings, etc. are excluded.
※Please check the Japanese version site as much as possible. Click here for the Japanese version of the application guidelines page.
Regarding the handling of business results for the past five years
1) Papers published five years ago must have been accepted or published (online or in print, whichever comes first) after April 2019.
・Includes papers accepted before October 2019 and published after October 2019
・However, papers accepted and published online before October 2019 and published in print after October are not included.
2) Please list recent paper presentations that were accepted by the application deadline.
・These are papers that have been accepted (currently in print or published) by the application deadline.
・Papers that are currently being written, submitted, or revised as of the application deadline are not included.
・However, papers accepted and published on bioRxiv etc. are listed as preprints.
3) Please list future conference presentations that have been accepted by the application deadline.
・If you have received a notification of acceptance as of the application deadline, you can list it even if it has not been published yet.
・However, unofficial presentations at affiliated organization report sessions, seminars, meetings, etc. are excluded.
Application Requirements
October 1, 2024
To all graduate students:
Yoshikazu Isomura,
Deputy Program Manager, Science Tokyo SPRING (MD)
Call for Applications to Science Tokyo SPRING (MD) Program (formerly the TMDU WISE Program) for the 2024 Academic Year (For Fall Admission)
Students who wish to apply to the program should read the following information carefully and submit their application before the deadline (i.e. no later than 12:00 noon, Thursday, October 17, 2024).
For the latest information, visit the Science Tokyo website (URL below).
https://www.tmd.ac.jp/campuslife/takuetsu/
○ Science Tokyo SPRING (MD)
This university has again been selected by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) for the “Support for Pioneering Research Initiated by the Next Generation (SPRING)” and will begin supporting graduate students through TMDU-SPRING [the successor to the TMDU WISE Programs (I) and (II)] from the start of the 2024 academic year. After the integration of the universities, the name will be changed to “Science Tokyo SPRING (MD)” after October 2024. Under this SPRING system, selected universities choose outstanding doctoral students who will lead the future of science, technology and innovation, and provide them with a research environment in which they can devote themselves to challenging and integrative research while also supporting the development of diverse career paths.
* After the integration of the universities, we will support the students as Science Tokyo SPRING students (MD), including those who have already been adopted by former TMDU. However, there may be some changes in the support after the university integration.
JST SPRING
https://www.jst.go.jp/jisedai/
The Science Tokyo SPRING Program (MD) aims to strategically foster “Clinician Scientists” who will lead outstanding pioneering and researchers who will be active across a wide range of fields in academia and industry, based on the university’s “Top Science Incubator Concept.”
Specifically, the program will select outstanding doctoral students and provide them with a monthly stipend of 180,000 yen to concentrate on their research (equivalent to living expenses) and an annual research grant of 400,000 yen for research expenses (additional grants may be available) during the standard term of study.
In addition to organizing research results debriefing (retreats), seminars to improve research skills, and seminars on career development, the program also provides financial support for international travel, joint research and the publication of research papers.
ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible to apply for Science Tokyo SPRING (MD), you must be a graduate student enrolled in a doctoral course at Science Tokyo who possesses excellent research skills, wishes to dedicate time to research and meets one of the following criteria as of October 1 of the year of application.
Up to 3 students (*Fall Admission)
(1) Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences / Medical and Dental Sciences (4-year course): 1st year students (including students from the MA program, MD-PhD/DDS-PhD program and researcher training courses)
(2) Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences / Biomedical Sciences and Engineering (3-year doctoral course): 1st year students
(3) Graduate School of Health Care Sciences (5-year integrated course): 3rd year students
Students Deemed Ineligible for Application
Students falling under any of the following criteria are not eligible to apply for Science Tokyo SPRING Program.
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellows DC1 or DC2, government-sponsored international students
- Those receiving a stable salary, etc. (in principle, those whose annual income is 2.4 million yen or more for any consecutive 12-month period during the term of enrollment. If the term of enrollment is less than 12 months, those whose 12-month equivalent income is expected to exceed 2.4 million yen). This applies to the majority of former TMDU Residents.
However, unstable salaries such as part-time work (including as doctors, dentists and other medical professionals1, salaries as teaching assistants (TA) and research assistants (RA) at former TMDU or other universities, salaries as clinical assistants (CA) or healthcare assistants (HCA) at former TMDU, and scholarships stipulated in the scholarship award regulations for students entering the Early Career Development Course (former TMDU’s MD-PhD and DDS-PhD courses) do not need to be counted toward the “income or estimated income” (stable salary, etc.) above.
1 In principle, students who earn more than 2.4 million yen per year are eligible for enrollment in the program insofar as the income is unstable and from part-time income that can be explained. However, the scholarship may be terminated if the part-time job were to impede research, career development, or efforts related to training content.
1 In principle, students who earn more than 2.4 million yen per year are eligible for enrollment in the program insofar as the income is unstable and from part-time income that can be explained. However, the scholarship may be terminated if the part-time job were to impede research, career development, or efforts related to training content.
- Students who expect to receive a total of 2.4 million yen or more per year in benefit-type scholarships and applicants whose total income or estimated income plus benefit-type scholarships will amount to 2.4 million yen or more. However, benefit-type scholarships that are limited in usage to tuition and research expenses are not included in the “income or estimated income” above.
- Students who are receiving or expect to receive a separate scholarship, which cannot be received in conjunction with the fellowship benefits provided to Science Tokyo SPRING (MD) students.
- Students who have exceeded the standard number of years of study due to extension of their education. However, this does not apply to long-term students who have not exceeded the standard number of years of study.
- Students who have already been selected for enrollment in TMDU-SPRING (former TMDU-WISE I or II).
PAYMENT PERIOD
The payment period shall be within the standard term of study. However, a mid-term evaluation will be conducted before the student advances to the final year of study. If there is a significant delay with the progress of research, subsequent funding may be discontinued.
APPLICATION METHOD
Submit the following documents by e-mail to the Science Tokyo SPRING（MD） Application Contact at takuetsu_ssu@ml.tmd.ac.jp by 12:00 noon on Thursday, October 17. The required documents are as follows. The file name should be submitted as <Student ID Number> <Name>_ Science Tokyo SPRING (MD) Application [e.g. if your name is John Doe and your student ID is 43200000, set the file name as “43200000JohnDoe_ Science Tokyo SPRING (MD) Application”].
- Personal History & Expected Income Declaration [Application Form 1]
The file should be in Excel format with the file name <Student ID Number> <Name>_Form1.xlsx
- Research Achievement [Application Form 2]
The file should be in Excel format with the file name <Student ID Number> <Name>_Form2.xlsx
- Research Plan & Self-Promotion [Application Form 3]
The file should be saved as a PDF file with the file name <Student ID Number> <Name>_Form3.pdf
Be sure to have your research supervisor review documents (1) through (3) prior to submission.
Be sure to have your research supervisor review documents (1) through (3) prior to submission.
- Supervisor’s Confirmation Form [Application Form 4]
Please be sure to ask your research supervisor in your host laboratory (who is generally responsible for the course) to review documents (1) to (3) above and write a reference letter. Also, ask your research supervisor to convert the document to PDF with the file name <Student ID Number><Name>_Form4.pdf and send it directly via e-mail.
- Attached Literature Certifying Research Achievements
A PDF copy of the title page for your published papers (which should include information about the author, title, journal name, date, etc.) and an abstract of your presentation at an academic conference (which should include information about the presenter, title, conference name, etc.). Note that research achievements without attached literature will be excluded from evaluation.
Your rank in the entrance examination and previous year’s academic performance (GPA) in your undergraduate studies or MA will be used as reference in selection. While screening, we may ask you to submit additional documents (e.g. tax statements, pay statements, college transcripts, etc.). Your cooperation in this regard is appreciated.
The forms can be downloaded at the link below. Please submit the required documents by e-mail in the file formats specified above.
Science Tokyo SPRING (MD) Application Contact (takuetsu_ssu@ml.tmd.ac.jp)
SCREENING AND NOTIFICATION OF SCIENCE TOKYO SPRING (MD) SELECTION RESULTS
Applications will be screened by the screening committee and the selection results will be separately notified to the applications chosen to be accepted and their research supervisor. Unsuccessful candidates and their research supervisors will also be notified accordingly.
Information on the procedures for remittance of the monthly stipend, etc. and the procedures for distributing research grants will also be communicated along with the letter of acceptance.
CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH SEMINARS, ETC.
Information will be provided separately about research results debriefing (retreats), seminars to improve research skills and seminars on career development, etc.
MONTHLY STIPENDS, ETC.
Monthly stipend to concentrate on research (equivalent to living expenses): 180,000 yen
Research grant: 400,000 yen per year. However, additional funding for international travel, joint research and the publication of research papers, etc. may be provided upon request.
*The monthly stipend is taxable, so users of this fund must file a tax return for themselves.
*The research grant should be managed by the research supervisor of the host laboratory (who is generally responsible for the course).
*We can be consulted separately regarding subsidization of international travel, etc.
TERMINATION OF MONTHLY STIPENDS, ETC.
During periods of leave of absence from school, the payment of the monthly stipend will be suspended. After returning to school, the payment of said monthly stipend will be resumed upon notification.
WHEN ACCEPTED AS A SCIENCE TOKYO SPRING (MD) STUDENT [to receive payment of research grants]
・Please read through the “Handbook to Prevent Fraud in Academic Activities” and submit a written pledge immediately if you have not done so already.
・Please be sure to sign up for the research ethics e-learning course “eAPRIN.”
・Please have your work registered in the “Research Information Database” and update it as necessary.
Note that no research grants will be allocated unless the above three requirements are met.
Handbook to Prevent Fraud in Academic Activities
https://www.tmd.ac.jp/files/topics/46796_ext_19_6.pdf
eAPRIN homepage
https://www.tmd.ac.jp/tmd-research/rule/prevention-injustice/#anchor20
Research Information Database (data entry screen)
https://aris.tmd.ac.jp/
REVOCATION OF PAYMENT OF MONTHLY STIPENDS, ETC.
If the steering committee for the Science Tokyo SPRING Program deems a student to be disqualified for any of the following reasons or if the student has unenrolled from the university, the student will be disqualified and may be requested to return their monthly stipends, retroactive to the beginning of the academic year (April).
(1) The student has been subject to a disciplinary procedure or suspension from school
(2) Any falsification has been found in the content of the application or other submissions
(3) The student has failed to submit the required notifications without justifiable reason
(4) The steering committee has deemed the student to be inappropriate as a Science Tokyo SPRING (MD) student for other reasons.
[IMPORTANT] Japanese students: Be sure to check the following information
Restrictions on duplication of the repayment waiver program for JASSO Type 1 students with outstanding research performance
Restrictions on overlap between the Science Tokyo SPRING（MD）Program and the repayment waiver program for students with outstanding research performance on a doctoral course at this university.
(1) Overview
In accordance with national government policy, which is based on the results of the Ministry of Finance’s Survey of Expenditure inducting that “In principle, the waiver of repayment of interest-free scholarships, which are in effect equivalent to benefits, should not be duplicated in fellowship programs, etc., so that support may be extended to as many doctoral students as possible,” those who receive support from the “Support for Pioneering Initiated by the Next Generation (SPRING) Program” implemented by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) (i.e. those enrolled in the Science Tokyo SPRING , TMDU-SPRING or TMDU-WISE (I) or (II) Programs) are not eligible for the “Repayment Waiver Program for Particularly Outstanding Achievements” that is offered as part of doctoral courses at Science Tokyo.
(2) Those subject to restriction
This applies to those who will become JASSO Type 1 Scholarship recipients in the 2023 academic year or thereafter.
*If a recipient of an offer of repayment waiver who was accepted as a Type 1 scholarship student in the 2023 academic year and thereafter decides to receive the aforementioned support, this offer will be rescinded.
(Reference)
Clinician Scientist (CS) Training Support Program
From AY2024 onward, it is no longer necessary to be accepted into the Science Tokyo SPRING Student (MD) (former TMDU-SPRING) Program to apply for the Clinician Scientist Training Support Program.
POINT OF CONTACT FOR APPLICATIONS/INQUIRIES
Applications (where to send applications)
Email: takuetsu_ssu@ml.tmd.ac.jp
Science Tokyo SPRING (MD) Application Contact
Be sure to submit your application by e-mail. Do not forget to include “<Student ID Number> <Name>_ Science Tokyo SPRING (MD) Application” in the e-mail title. Please contact us if you do not receive an e-mail confirming our receipt of your message within two days of sending (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays).
INQUIRIES
Please address all inquiries to the Student Support Group, Yushima Student Support Office, Student Support Division.
Email: kousei.adm@ml.tmd.ac.jp
All inquiries are to be submitted by e-mail. Do not forget to include “<Student ID Number><Name>_ Science Tokyo SPRING (MD) Application Inquiry” in the e-mail title. Please contact us if you do not receive an e-mail confirming our receipt of your message within two days of sending (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays).
Please submit all inquiries via e-mail. It may take us some time to reply depending on the content of the inquiry, so you are advised to contact us well in advance.
Your rank in the entrance examination and previous year’s academic performance (GPA) in your undergraduate studies or MA will be used as reference in selection. While screening, we may ask you to submit additional documents (e.g. tax statements, pay statements, college transcripts, etc.). Your cooperation in this regard is appreciated.
The forms can be downloaded at the link below. Please submit the required documents by e-mail in the file formats specified above.
Science Tokyo SPRING (MD) Application Contact (takuetsu_ssu@ml.tmd.ac.jp)
SCREENING AND NOTIFICATION OF SCIENCE TOKYO SPRING (MD) SELECTION RESULTS
Applications will be screened by the screening committee and the selection results will be separately notified to the applications chosen to be accepted and their research supervisor. Unsuccessful candidates and their research supervisors will also be notified accordingly.
Information on the procedures for remittance of the monthly stipend, etc. and the procedures for distributing research grants will also be communicated along with the letter of acceptance.
CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH SEMINARS, ETC.
Information will be provided separately about research results debriefing (retreats), seminars to improve research skills and seminars on career development, etc.
MONTHLY STIPENDS, ETC.
Monthly stipend to concentrate on research (equivalent to living expenses): 180,000 yen
Research grant: 400,000 yen per year. However, additional funding for international travel, joint research and the publication of research papers, etc. may be provided upon request.
*The monthly stipend is taxable, so users of this fund must file a tax return for themselves.
*The research grant should be managed by the research supervisor of the host laboratory (who is generally responsible for the course).
*We can be consulted separately regarding subsidization of international travel, etc.
TERMINATION OF MONTHLY STIPENDS, ETC.
During periods of leave of absence from school, the payment of the monthly stipend will be suspended. After returning to school, the payment of said monthly stipend will be resumed upon notification.
WHEN ACCEPTED AS A SCIENCE TOKYO SPRING (MD) STUDENT [to receive payment of research grants]
・Please read through the “Handbook to Prevent Fraud in Academic Activities” and submit a written pledge immediately if you have not done so already.
・Please be sure to sign up for the research ethics e-learning course “eAPRIN.”
・Please have your work registered in the “Research Information Database” and update it as necessary.
Note that no research grants will be allocated unless the above three requirements are met.
Handbook to Prevent Fraud in Academic Activities
https://www.tmd.ac.jp/files/topics/46796_ext_19_6.pdf
eAPRIN homepage
https://www.tmd.ac.jp/tmd-research/rule/prevention-injustice/#anchor20
Research Information Database (data entry screen)
https://aris.tmd.ac.jp/
REVOCATION OF PAYMENT OF MONTHLY STIPENDS, ETC.
If the steering committee for the Science Tokyo SPRING Program deems a student to be disqualified for any of the following reasons or if the student has unenrolled from the university, the student will be disqualified and may be requested to return their monthly stipends, retroactive to the beginning of the academic year (April).
(1) The student has been subject to a disciplinary procedure or suspension from school
(2) Any falsification has been found in the content of the application or other submissions
(3) The student has failed to submit the required notifications without justifiable reason
(4) The steering committee has deemed the student to be inappropriate as a Science Tokyo SPRING (MD) student for other reasons.
[IMPORTANT] Japanese students: Be sure to check the following information
Restrictions on duplication of the repayment waiver program for JASSO Type 1 students with outstanding research performance
Restrictions on overlap between the Science Tokyo SPRING（MD）Program and the repayment waiver program for students with outstanding research performance on a doctoral course at this university.
(1) Overview
In accordance with national government policy, which is based on the results of the Ministry of Finance’s Survey of Expenditure inducting that “In principle, the waiver of repayment of interest-free scholarships, which are in effect equivalent to benefits, should not be duplicated in fellowship programs, etc., so that support may be extended to as many doctoral students as possible,” those who receive support from the “Support for Pioneering Initiated by the Next Generation (SPRING) Program” implemented by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) (i.e. those enrolled in the Science Tokyo SPRING , TMDU-SPRING or TMDU-WISE (I) or (II) Programs) are not eligible for the “Repayment Waiver Program for Particularly Outstanding Achievements” that is offered as part of doctoral courses at Science Tokyo.
(2) Those subject to restriction
This applies to those who will become JASSO Type 1 Scholarship recipients in the 2023 academic year or thereafter.
*If a recipient of an offer of repayment waiver who was accepted as a Type 1 scholarship student in the 2023 academic year and thereafter decides to receive the aforementioned support, this offer will be rescinded.
(Reference)
Clinician Scientist (CS) Training Support Program
From AY2024 onward, it is no longer necessary to be accepted into the Science Tokyo SPRING Student (MD) (former TMDU-SPRING) Program to apply for the Clinician Scientist Training Support Program.
POINT OF CONTACT FOR APPLICATIONS/INQUIRIES
Applications (where to send applications)
Email: takuetsu_ssu@ml.tmd.ac.jp
Science Tokyo SPRING (MD) Application Contact
Be sure to submit your application by e-mail. Do not forget to include “<Student ID Number> <Name>_ Science Tokyo SPRING (MD) Application” in the e-mail title. Please contact us if you do not receive an e-mail confirming our receipt of your message within two days of sending (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays).
INQUIRIES
Please address all inquiries to the Student Support Group, Yushima Student Support Office, Student Support Division.
Email: kousei.adm@ml.tmd.ac.jp
All inquiries are to be submitted by e-mail. Do not forget to include “<Student ID Number><Name>_ Science Tokyo SPRING (MD) Application Inquiry” in the e-mail title. Please contact us if you do not receive an e-mail confirming our receipt of your message within two days of sending (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays).
Please submit all inquiries via e-mail. It may take us some time to reply depending on the content of the inquiry, so you are advised to contact us well in advance.