A Guide to Application to THERS Make New Standards Program for the Next
Generation Researchers
The application process is as follows. For other details, please also refer to the attached
Application Procedure Manual.
Registration of application information (registration of application information only).
You do not have to submit application documents at this stage.
Application Information Registration Period:from February 28 (Wed) to 14:00, March 8 (Fri) 2024
- Register your application information by following the procedure below.
(i)

Register Email address to obtain URL to fill in application information
Register your email address at the URL below. Then, URL of the registration form
to fill in application information will be sent to the registered email address.

URL： https://dec.nagoya-u.ac.jp/researdent_touroku/(ii) Registration of application information
Input the required information to the application information registration form.
- You must complete (i) and (ii) by the stipulated deadline above. Please note that wewill not accept applications under any circumstances after the deadline of theapplication information registration period.
Points to Note
- Registration of application information is a mandatory step to obtain an application
number. You must complete the registration by the deadline stipulated above.
- The application number issued at the time of application information registration will
be used in the subsequent screening procedure so that you must keep the number. For
example, Form 3 must include the application number so that you must inform thenumber to the person who prepare Form 3 (Academic Advisor Evaluation).
- The information registration procedure is the same for internal applicants (those whoare enrolled at Nagoya University and have a Nagoya University ID) and external
applicants (those other than internal applicants).
【Students who do not meet the eligibility requirements but wish to apply for this program forspecific reasons】
Students who are not eligible to apply under "4. Eligibility for Application" in the Application
Guidelines, whether new or additional recruitments, but who wish to apply for this program

under special circumstances, must follow the procedure below to be checked for their eligibility
separately.
Register their application information and submit the "Application for Application Eligibility
Screening (Form A)" via the inquiry-only form on the website (https://dec.nagoyau.ac.jp/inquiry/forma) during the application information registration period.
Application Information Registration Period:
from February 28 (Wen) to 14:00, March 8 (Fri) 2024
(2) Submitting your application documents
Upload Application Document Period:
from March 15 (Fri) to 14:00, April 2 (Tue) 2024
Submission Documents and Submission Methods:
Document
Name

Submittedby

Form 1:
Application
Form
Form 2s:
Research
OutlineForm 3:
AcademicAdvisor
Evaluation

Application
OutlineVideo

ApplicantSubmission Method
File Name

InternalApplicant”Form 1
Submit by(applicationTACTnumber)”

External
ApplicantSubmit by
NUSS *Checkan email to see
the informationof submission
URL

Submit by the Form 3
Person who ”Form 3
Prepared the (application submission form:
https://dec.nagoyanumber)”form 3u.ac.jp/inquiry/form3

Applicant”mov(application Submit byTACTnumber)”Submit byNUSS *Checkan email to see
the informationof submission
URL

Remarks

Combine Form
1 and 2 to asingle PDF fileand submit it

Submit as a
PDF file
See theattachment tocheck an idea
how to create avideo

<Forms 1 and 2>
Submission method: - The applicant should submit by the following method.
- When submitting, combine Form 1 and 2 into a single PDF file andname it as "form 1 (application number)".
(i) Internal applicants(Individuals enrolled at Nagoya University who have been issued a Nagoya University ID)
Submit your application documents via TACT (Tokai Academic Combination Tools)
Submit Form 1 and 2s via project submission function of the TACT application field site
- After you complete the registration of (1), the site information for the application field
will be displayed on TACT. Please download the application documents from the Doctoral
Education Consortium website to prepare the application documents and submit them via
TACT during the submission period designated above.
(ii) External applicants (Individuals not considered internal applicants)
Submit your application documents via NUSSThe URL to submit Form 1 and 2s will be sent to the e-mail address you registered in (1)- After registering your information according to (1), download the application documentsfrom the Doctoral Education Consortium website. Then, prepare the application documents
and submit your application documents to NUSS during the submission period designatedabove. (Note that the time it is received* is determined by when it is received by our server)<Form 3>
Submission Method: - The person who prepared the form 3 should directly
submit the form by the following method.

- When submitting, make Form 3 into a PDF file and name it as "form 3 (theapplicant’s application number)." - Submit the form 3 via URL below:
URL to Submit: https://dec.nagoya-u.ac.jp/inquiry/form3- The forms of application documents are available at the Doctoral Education
Consortium website. The person who prepares the form 3 must fill out the Form 3
submission form in the website and submit Form 3 by uploading it during thesubmission period designated above.

- Application number of the applicant is required to submit the evaluation form. Pleaseshare the application number with the applicant.
<Application Outline Video>
Contents -Prepare an Application Outline Video that includes (i) - (iii) below.

The video shall be no more than 3 minutes long and not exceed 30Mb insize. Also, it should a 5-slide presentation (including the first slide as acover page.)(i)Outline of your research and research plan
(The value and positioning of your research, what you will actually do,
and your plan for the next three years)(ii)

Efforts to promote the development of your research (e.g., joint research,interdisciplinary research, and so forth.)(iii) Activities to help you reach your career goals
Submission method: The applicant should submit the video by the following method.
- When submitting a video, use mp4 format and name the file "mov (applicationnumber) ".
- Refer to the attached “About Creating a Video” for the content, format, and method ofcreating a video.
- The Application Outline Video will also be used as the “Applicant's Briefing” at theinterview.
- The applicants who already belong to Nagoya University must submit the video within
the above submission period using the assignment submission function of the TACT
application field site. The external applicants (those who does not belong to Nagoya
University currently) must follow instructions written in an email sent from the office.
Inquiries regarding THERS Make New Standards Program for theNext Generation Researchers:
Education Planning Division, Education & International Affairs
Doctoral Education Consortium Inquiry Form:
https://dec.nagoya-u.ac.jp/inquiry/top
Doctoral Education Consortium