Application Guidelines for NIG Special Collaborative Research Students 2024
National Institute of Genetics (NIG) serves as a core institute of life science for promotion ofcollaboration among researchers and education of graduate students. NIG accepts a graduate
student from another university as a “research student” in accordance with the followingguidelines.

A graduate student studying various aspect of genetics or related academic field

will be a subject to this program. A research student will receive guidance from NIG faculty
on a specific research subject for a certain period of time upon request from a head of his/herhome graduate school.
1. Number of Students to be accepted

A few students will be accepted in each department/center.
２．Eligible Applicants
A student enrolled in the master’s or doctoral course at domestic or overseas universities
and studying genetics or related academic field is eligible to apply.
３．Host Faculty and Research Outline
Please refer to the Research Outline.

A supervisor of the applicant is requested to consult

with prospective NIG faculty member (host faculty) before applying. (An application without
prior consultation with NIG faculty member is not acceptable.)
４．Acceptance Period
As a general rule, acceptance period is one year or less, starting from April 1st,2024.
Different start date is acceptable when it is deemed to be necessary. In that case, theacceptance period is one year or less from the permitted start date. Please contact withresearch promotion team before applying.
Acceptance period can be extended upon request. Those who wish to extend the period arerequested to submit an application at least a month before the original completion date.
Note that students in the master’s course are not allowed to stay more than one year in total.
５．Documents to be submitted○Application Form for Special Collaborative Research Students (Form No. 1)○Curriculum Vitae (to be filled out by the student) (Form No. 2)
６．Submission Deadline
Application documents must arrive by Thursday, February 22nd, 2024
In case of application for different start date, it must arrive one month prior to thepreferred start date.

７．Admission Decision
Admission decision will be made by the Director-General of NIG based on the documents
submitted and the result will be announced to a head of applicant’s home graduate school.
８．FeesNo fees (application fee, admission fee or tuition fee) shall be collected from researchstudents.
９． Termination of Research Guidance
A certificate of completion will be issued to those students who have completed prescribed
research guidance and a completion notification letter will be sent to a head of their home
graduate school.
１０． Treatment(1) When host PI finds it to be necessary, research students are allowed to access and use NIG
facilities after obtaining approval from the relevant authority.
(2) Special Collaborative Research Students are eligible to apply for a “Research Assistant(RA)” position to engage in research activities of their host faculty member. In order to be
employed as an RA, applicants have to be reviewed and accepted by the NIG Working Group
based on the administration policy specified separately.
１１．Others(1) If a student wish to cancel the research guidance due to illness or other unavoidable reason,a head of his/her home graduate school must submit “Cancellation Request for Research
Guidance for Research Student” (Form No. 3) to NIG Research Promotion Team.
In this case, a certificate of completion will not be issued.
(2) NIG does not offer any accident compensation insurance to students. It is strongly
recommended for Japanese students to purchase the following student insurance throughtheir home university. Foreign students need to purchase accident compensation insurance
in their own country.
[Reference]
Section in Charge
Personal Accident
Insurance Unit, Admin
Officer Student Insurance
Division

Japan Educational Exchanges and Services
Zip CodeAddress

153-8503 4-5-29 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo

Phone03(5454)5275

(3)NIG does not involve approval of credits, thesis examination and degree conferment of thegraduate students who are accepted as “Research Student”.

Those procedures must be

done at their home graduate school.
(4)Applicant’s personal information acquired from the application will be used solely for thepurpose of selection and retained for a certain period in accordance with ROIS Document
Management Regulations and then disposed responsibly.
１２．Submission and Inquiries to :Research Promotion Team, General Affairs and Project Section
National Institute of Genetics,
Research Organization of Information and Systems
Yata 1111, Mishima, Shizuoka
411-8540 JAPAN
Phone : +81-55-981-6728
E-mail : kyodo-mail@nig.ac.jp【List of Forms】
・Research Outline (PDF)
・Application Form (Form No.1) (Word)
・Curriculum Vitae (Form No.2) (Word)・Cancellation Request for Research Guidance for Research Student (Form.No.3) (Word)