AY 2023 Application Guidelines for “Co-Flower Fellowship”
at University of Yamanashi
1. Objective
The purpose of this fellowship is to provide an environment in which excellent female students
enrolled in the doctoral program can concentrate on their research at the University and to securecareer paths that will nurture creative female researchers who will play an important role in thefuture.
2. Target applicants
The target students for “Co-Flower Fellowship” will be the female students who are currently
enrolled in doctoral courses at the Integrated Graduate School of Medicine, Engineering, andAgricultural Sciences, University of Yamanashi, or female students who intend to enroll in
October 2023 and who meet the application criteria listed below.
3. Number of fellows selected
1 person
4. Eligibility for Application
Applicants who have excellent research skills and wish to concentrate on research who meet theall requirements listed in each of the following items.
( 1) Students enrolled in a doctoral program in the academic year in which the application issubmitted, or those who plan to enroll in October 2023 (excluding those who are considered“working adult students” who receive sufficient living expenses equivalent from their affiliatedcompanies, etc., those who are enrolled under a system that enables them to receive income,those who are taking a leave of absence from university, and those who have exceeded thestandard candidature period).
( 2) The student must be below 30 years of age at the time of entering the doctoral course. However,for those who have undergone life events such as childbirth and childcare, special consideration
can be given when it comes to the age requirement for approximately one to two years,
depending on individual circumstances.
( 3) Students must not be special researchers from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science,
international students who receive support from the government-funded international student
system, or international students who receive support from their own countries such as
scholarships. In addition, they must not be recipients of the Doctoral Fellowship forInterdisciplinary Research at the University of Yamanashi or recipients of the ‘Support for
Pioneering Research Initiated by the Next Generation’.
(４) The student must be recommended by her supervisor.
5. Period of Fellowship
By the end of March 2024.

6. Terms of the financial support
Financial support that will allow students to concentrate on their research, together withresearch funds, will be provided so as to nurture creative researchers who can take on importantroles in the future, by providing opportunities for them to independently engage in researchwithout restricting their ideas at the beginning period of their research career.
・Financial support that will allow students to concentrate on their research 100,000 yen permonth (paid every month on the payment date stipulated by the University)
・Research funding: 250,000 yen per year
7. Application procedures
Application Documents: Attached Application Form ( Form 1 )Form 1 is to be submitted to the Graduate School Support Office of the Educational Affairs
Planning Division by the deadline.
e-mail (inshien-as@yamanashi.ac.jp (Please submit the form as an attachment)* Notes・During submission, please write ‘Application for Doctoral Program Student Support Project’in the email subject line.
・Applications will not be accepted after the submission deadline.
・You should receive a reply email acknowledging receipt of your application by the next day(excluding Saturdays and Sundays). If you did not receive this acknowledgement email,please contact us immediately at info-as@yamanashi.ac.jp.
8. Application deadline
Strictly by 15:00 p.m. on October 16 (Monday), 2023
9. Selection of applications
Selection of successful applicants will be conducted by the “Co-Flower Fellowship” Selection
Screening Committee .
10. Selection method and screening policies
Selection will be made based on the application documents and question-and-answer sessions
regarding the applicants’ research plans, etc. using the following screening policies (1) to (4):( 1) Selected applicants are expected to be outstanding researchers who will role in the future ofacademia.
( 2) The application should clearly demonstrate the trajectory through which the applicant arrived ather research theme, and the ideas contained within should be of outstanding quality. In addition,
the research method should contain originality, and future developments in terms of theapplicant’s own research agenda should be demonstrated.
(3) The selected applicant should have outstanding research accomplishment abilities.
(4) Those who have prior experience applying to be special researchers of the Japan Society for thePromotion of Science will be given priority.
11. Selection Results
Notification of the results of the selection will be made to the applicant herself and hersupervisor.
12. Obligations of selected applicants
In accordance with the purpose and objectives of the support system, the successful applicant
will have to take on following obligations.
(1) Concentrate on research activities based on the research plan, except for disruptions related tochildbirth, childcare, injuries or illnesses.
(2) Participate in programs related to improving research capabilities implemented by the University.
(3) Regularly report to the University the status of your research.
(4) Have regular face-to-face meetings with your mentors.
(5) Apply to become a special researcher of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
(6) When conducting research, be fully aware that the research funds come from public funds andcomply with the relevant laws and regulations, and conduct your research in an efficientmanner such that there is no misconduct.
13. Termination of financial support
In the case where the following events occur, financial support and research funding will beterminated, and there may be cases where the student will be asked to return the sums of money
which have been previously received.
(1) In the event that the student no longer meets the criteria stipulated under Item 4.
(2) In the event that the research is not progressing according to the research plan or when thestudent is deemed to have not adequately met her obligations.
(3) In the event that the student applies to terminate the fellowship.
(4) Other cases where the President of the University deems that there is sufficient reason toterminate the financial support.
2 The amount to be returned to the University will be as follows.
Financial support to allow the student to concentrate on her research
Category
Amount to be reduced
If you are eligible to receive payment from the 1st to the 15th No reduction at all for that monthof the monthIf you are eligible to receive payment after the 16th day of the Reduction of 1/2 the amount tomonth
be received for the monthIf your eligibility is discontinued between the 1st and the 15th The entire amount for that monthof the monthwill be reduced.
If your eligibility is discontinued after the 16th day of the Reduction of 1/2 the amount tomonth
be received for the monthIf your eligibility is discontinued on the last day of the month No reduction at all for that month
In the case of loss of life
No reduction at all for that month
Research Fund
Unused portion from the date of eligibility to the date where the support was withdrawn.

14. Career Path・If the fellow wishes to do so, she may continue to be employed as a special assistant professor at
the University after completing the doctoral program.
・The fellow will be employed as a special assistant professors for two years, and depending on theevaluation conducted prior to the expiration of the employment period (results of facultyevaluation, etc.), the employment contract may be renewed, or the fellow may be reemployed as apermanent staff member.
15. Points to take note of・Since financial support is taxable as miscellaneous income and a final declaration concerningincome tax is required, each individual must take the responsibility to make a tax declaration.
・It is possible for a fellow to receive wages for TA and part-time work as long as this work does notinterfere with the fellow’s research activities. In addition, the fellow can still receive prize money
such as academic awards from academic societies, and compensation for paid internships.
・If the fellow is already receiving support from other scholarships, etc., the fellow should check theconditions stipulated by the other institutions, and take the necessary appropriate actions such as
withdraw from other scholarships.
・ 4. As mentioned in (1) above, the amount received from affiliated companies etc. which isadequate to cover living expenses is stipulated at 2.4 million yen per year, and there may be cases
where the student is requested to provide documentary proof in order the verify the status of theirincome.
16. Others
・Selected fellows will be requested to submit a pledge indicating that they will devote themselves toresearch activities.
・Information regarding selected fellows’ names, majors and courses will be published on theUniversity’s homepage.
・After the selection has been made, supervisors of selected students will be requested to submit adocument which state the education and guidance policies for the students concerned. Informationregarding forms, etc., will be made available together with the notification of selection results.
(In-charge) Graduate School Support Office,Educational Affairs Planning Division
Extension: 8042, 8271
e-mail inshien-as@yamanashi.ac.jp