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Financial Support for Students in the Doctoral Program

■ Call for Applications for AY2026 Autumn SPRING Research Fellowship

The University of Tsukuba has opened the call for applications for the AY2026 SPRING Research Fellowship from eligible doctoral students.

Doctoral students who wish to apply should check the application guidelines below, and submit the application through u-Rad , management system for internal grants of the University of Tsukuba.

○ Application Guidelines

○ How to Submit

Please access u-Rad from the URL below and submit your application.

○ Submission Period

October 2 (Fri.), 2026 - October 8 (Thu.) 5PM (Strict observance)

Please log in to u-Rad using your ID of University of Tsukuba Unified Authentication system. New enrollees in the doctoral program in April 2026 will be given this ID after the entrance ceremony.
* Please note that Internally admitted students will not be able to use their master's program ID for doctoral program in AY2026 after October.

○ TARGET: Doctoral Program Students

  • Doctoral Program: 1st year enrollees in October 2026
  • 5-year doctoral program:
    As of October 2026, 3rd year admitted/transferred students or students who have passed the mid-term exams etc., and who have 3 years left in their standard study period
  • 4-year doctoral program in medicine: 1st year enrollees in October 2026

* Regardless of the above, considering that Category 3 (working students) is a new eligibility category this academic year, students enrolled this April will also be eligible.
* This recruitment will not be accepting applications for Category B（for D2）and Category C (for D3).

○ DURATION OF SUPPORT:

  • Maximum 3 years, but maximum 4 years for a 4-year doctoral program in medicine (within the standard study period)

■ SPRING

Be sure to select and prepare the application form that matches your specific eligibility.
* Please note that these new categories differ from the University's Classifications 1 and 2 used for students admitted through 2025.

【Category 1】

【Category 2】

  • Annual Fellowship Amount:
    0.5 million yen for research

  • Application Requirements:
    Students residing in Japan on a "STUDENT" visa status.
    Students NOT currently belonging to any organization or institution other than the University of Tsukuba.
    * MEXT Scholar and foreign government Scholar can apply for the SPRING Category 2, however only MEXT Scholar belonging to a foreign government must apply for the SPRING Category 3.
    * For more details, please refer to the application guidelines that will be posted later.

  • Research Plan Format:

    SPRING Category2 Research Plan (EN)
    SPRING Category2 Research Plan (JP)

【Category 3】

  • Annual Fellowship Amount: 0.4 million yen for research
  • Application Requirements:
    Students receiving a stable or fixed income from wages etc., at a sufficient level equivalent to living expenses (2.4 million yen or more per year.)
    MEXT Scholar students who belong to a foreign government.
    * Students belonging to a for-profit organization or corporation overseas are NOT eligible to apply for the SPRING.
    * For more details, please refer to the application guidelines that will be posted later.

  • Research Plan Format:
    SPRING Category3 Research Plan (EN)
    SPRING Category3 Research Plan (JP)


Support for Pioneering Research Initiated by the Next Generation (SPRING)

■ The University's Commitment to the Project "SPRING"

  • The Project Run by the University of Tsukuba;

    • ＜Project Title＞
    「学問分野の壁を超えて多様な人材と共創できるトランスボーダー型価値創造人材育成プロジェクト」
    ～予測不能な社会変容にも対応して世界を変える力を備えた、多様なキャリアパスで活躍できる博士人材育成～
    Transborder Human Capital Development Project: Fostering Agile Doctoral Students in a VUCA World

    ＜Project Officer＞
    KATO Mitsuyasu - Provost and Executive Director

○Reference:

List of SPRING Supported Students for AY2025 (JP)



Broadening Opportunities for Outstanding young researchers and doctoral students in STrategic areas (BOOST)

■ The University's Commitment to the Project "BOOST"

  • The Project Run by the University of Tsukuba;

    • ＜Project Title＞
    「学際的次世代AIイノベーション人材育成プロジェクト」
    Project for Interdisciplinary Next-Generation AI Innovative Human Resource Development

    ＜Project Officer＞
    SUZUKI Kenji - Professor, Institute of Systems and Information Engineering

○Reference:

List of BOOST Supported Students for AY2025 (JP)



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