Nagoya University Interdisciplinary Frontier Fellowship
THERS Interdisciplinary Frontier Next Generation Researcher

Application Guidelines(Manual for Internal Applicants)
Education Planning Division, Education & International Affairs Department
Doctoral Education Consortium[Internal Applicants]- Please refer to this manual if your Nagoya University ID has been issued atthe time of your application.

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Step-by-step guide to theapplication submission process

STEP 1●Registration of application information (pp. 3–7)
- Register for application on the Doctoral Education
Consortium website.

- You can only register once, whether for the Interdisciplinary Frontier
Fellowship or Interdisciplinary Frontier Next Generation Researcher.

STEP 2●STEP 3

●STEP 4

●Confirmation of application number (p. 8)- You will be notified of your application number in an
automatic reply email after completing the registration ofapplication information.
- Submission of the "Statement of Reasons for Leave ofAbsence(Form A)* *Applicable students onlyApplication preparation (pp. 10–13)- Check the Points to Note and prepare your application.
Application submission (pp. 14–18)- Convert your application (Forms 1 and 2) to a PDF fileand submit it by NUCT.
- Submit your application outline video to NUCT.
- Academic Advisor Evaluation (Form 3) should besubmitted by your academic advisor using the 2
dedicated form.

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Step [1]Complete the registration ofapplication information on the
Doctoral Education
Consortium website
https://dec.nagoya-u.ac.jp/
Access the form through the
dedicated website on the.

[Registration of application information ]- Based on the application information , you will be issued an application number
and registered on the NUCT site for submitting your application.
Note that if you do not submit the application registration, you will not be 3able
to submit an application.

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Step [2]Open the registration details
page, enter your email addressin the form, and send it to us.
The URL for registration will besent automatically to the address
you entered.
[Points to Note]
If you do not receive anautomatic reply email, youraddress may be incorrect or it
may have been filtered into thejunk mail folder.
We recommend that you use theaddress given to you by theuniversity (ending with ac.jp).
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Step [3]Click on the URL in the email
you received and complete
all the required information.
Alphabetic and numericcharacters should be
halfwidth characters.
[Point to Note]- Be sure to select thecorrect Year of Application
and Year of Enrollment.

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Step [4]Please double-check youremail address before clicking
Confirm Application Details.
If you enter an incorrect emailaddress, you will not receive
an acceptance completion
email and will be unable toconfirm your "applicationnumber".
[Points to Note]
A Nagoya University ID isrequired to register on the
NUCT site, so be careful notto make any mistakes. (2alphabetic characters + 7
numeric digits)

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Step [5]Confirm the entered details
again. If there are no mistakes,
click Send.
Before sending,please double-check youremail address again.
You can only register once,
whether for theInterdisciplinary FrontierFellowship or the Challenging
Research Program for Next
Generation Researchers.
Make sure that the program,field, and year of yourapplication are all correct.

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Step [6]You will be notified of your application number in an automatic reply email after
completing the registration of application information.
Your application number is important because it is used from thesubmission of your application form to the pass/fail decision. Keep it until
the screening process is completed.
*Your application number is also required for the Academic Advisor Evaluation(Form 3), so please share it with your academic advisor.
Please note that you cannot reply to this email with inquiries and so on.
[Points to Note]- Be sure to check the automatedemail response after completingyour application registration.
If you cannot see the automated
reply, it may be in your email junkfolder, or you may not haveregistered successfully.
- If you have not received the email
response, be sure to confirm
using the Inquiry Form.
https://dec.nagoya-u.ac.jp/inquiry/top8

Nagoya University Interdisciplinary Frontier Fellowship
THERS Interdisciplinary Frontier Next Generation Researcher※Students who took a leave of absence during the Doctoral Course (or Doctoral Course in Medicine)

Submission of the "Statement of Reasons for Leave of Absence(Form A)
Students who have taken a leave of absence during the Doctoral Course orDoctoral Course in Medicine but wish to apply for the new or additional
recruitment must be screened for eligibility check.
In addition to register your application, please submit the "Statement of Reasonsfor Leave of Absence(Form A)" as bellow.
・Submit to：https://dec.nagoya-u.ac.jp/inquiry/9263-2- Name the file to be submitted as follows.
“form A (application number)” Ex: form A (K22000000)
Submission deadline: Monday, February 6 at 14:00

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Step [7]The application site will be registered on NUCT 2–4 days (excluding Saturdays,Sundays and national holidays) after registration of your application information iscompleted. Log in to <https://ct.nagoya-u.ac.jp/portal/> with your Nagoya University ID
and check to see whether the application site (name of field and year must beconfirmed) is registered to Participating Lecture Sites. If you cannot see the site or an
incorrect site is displayed, please contact us using the Inquiry Form.
*Only one site selected as your first choice at the time of the registration ofapplication information is displayed.
Site names- Fellowship Application (Creating the Future of Asia)- Fellowship Application (Information and AI)- Fellowship Application (Quantum Science)- Fellowship Application (Materials)- Fellowship (additional)- Next Generation Researcher (Bioscience)- Next Generation Researcher (Interdisciplinary & Groundbreaking Sciences)- Next Generation Researcher (Decarbonization &Environment)- Next Generation Researcher (Glocal Research)- Next Generation Researcher (Additional)

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Step [8]Documents related to the application can be obtained from the Overview
section of the Frontier Fellowship site on the Doctoral Education
Consortium website. Use a computer to prepare your application. (Nohandwriting)Download the English version of the application form, click “EN” on thepage top right corner.

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Step [9][Application Submission Form]-Be sure to prepare your application so that it fits the number of pages specified ineach form.
The forms of application documents, text size and font cannot be changed.
The titles and descriptions of each item in the application documents cannot beedited or deleted.
Add page numbers in the center of the footer.

Add your Application Number in the lower right of the footer.
(Example)

Page Number

Application
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Step [10][Application Submission Format]- When submitting your application, convert Forms 1 and 2 into a
PDF file and name it form 1 (application number).

Form 1Form 2- Please confirm your Application Number by the notification email
you received from the pre-application.
(1 alphabetic character + 9 numeric digits)
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Step [11]After completing theapplication document,submit it using the“① Submission ofapplication document” on
the left side of the window.
Click the Project Name link.
[Point to Note]- Access may be busy
before the deadline.
Make your submissionin plenty of time.
Applications submitted
after the deadline will
not be accepted.

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Step [12]Click “Select File” and upload
your application documents.
Click “Submit” to complete thesubmission process.
You can resubmit yourapplication during thesubmission period. (Pleasedelete the uploaded documents
before resubmitting.)
Materials cannot be replaced
after the acceptance period.

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Step [13]Please check to see if
your submission has
been completed on
NUCT.
When your submission iscompleted, anassignment submission
notification is
automatically sent toyour University email
address. Please notethat you cannot reply tothis email with inquiries
and so on.
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THERS Interdisciplinary Frontier Next Generation ResearcherStep [14][Submitting a video]- Name the file mov (application number).
- For details, check “Creating a video overview of the application”.
After completing the video, submit it using the “②Submission of Video” on theleft side of the window.
[Point to Note]- Access may be busy before thedeadline. Make yoursubmission in plenty of time.
Applications submitted after thedeadline will not be accepted.
- This video will be used for the
first screening and second
screening (interview).
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THERS Interdisciplinary Frontier Next Generation ResearcherStep [16]The person who prepared the evaluation (academic adviser, etc.) should submit
it directly as a PDF using the form below.
- Submission form: https://dec.nagoya-u.ac.jp/inquiry/form3- Name the file to be submitted as follows.
“form 3 (application number)” Ex: form 3 (A22000000)
Submission deadline: Tuesday, February 14 at 14:00*Each application number is made up of one alphabetic character followed byeight numeric digits, and is assigned to a student at the time of pre-registration.
* Fill in the required details and upload Form 3.
If you enter an incorrect email address, you will not receive an acceptancecompletion email. Be sure to check your email address before sending.
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Contact Us
If you have any questions, contact us using the inquiry form below.
〇 Contact Information
Education Planning Division, Education & International Affairs
Department (Doctoral Education Consortium Office)〇 Inquiry Form

https://dec.nagoya-u.ac.jp/inquiry/top
See the Doctoral Education Consortium website for the latestinformation.
https://dec.nagoya-u.ac.jp/

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