Calling applications for the Utokyo Amgen Scholars program 2025!
The Amgen Scholars Program provides hundreds of undergraduates each year with the opportunity to undertake scientific research projects at many of the world’s leading institutions. Launched in 2006 in the United States, 2008 in Europe, and 2015 in Japan at the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University, the Amgen Scholars has expanded to additional world-class institutions in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, and Asia.
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The objective of the program is to provide undergraduate students from different countries (including some from Japan) who are committed to or who are considering a career in biology or related sciences and looking to continue to graduate studies, with eight weeks of biomedical research experience in the basic and translational sciences.
Research opportunities will be provided by faculty members of the Graduate School of Medicine, Graduate School of Engineering, Graduate School of Science, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, and the Institute of Industrial Science.
By the end of their summer experience, students are expected to acquire knowledge and skills for conducting research. The students are also expected to extend their international friendship through collaborative experiences. These experiences will help the students to develop future collaborations in many situations.
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The University of Tokyo was established in 1877 as the first national university in Japan. As a leading research university, UTokyo offers courses in essentially all academic disciplines at both undergraduate and graduate levels and conducts research across the full spectrum of academic activity. The University aims to provide its students with a rich and varied academic environment that ensures opportunities for both intellectual development and the acquisition of professional knowledge and skills. In September 2021, the university announced UTokyo Compass, a set of principles, goals, and specific actions that will guide the university in the coming decades, centered on the theme “Into a Sea of Diversity: Creating the Future through Dialogue.”
Having adopted this statement, the University of Tokyo is already in the mission of making their campuses energetic places that anyone in the world would want to come to.
Location:
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- Accommodation: Near Hongo Campus, provided by UTokyo.
- Stipend: 270,000 JPY . The stipend can be used freely to budget for food and any personal trips during the stay in Japan.
- Travel Cost: For program participation, economy-class airfare to Tokyo or round-trip train tickets for domestic students will be provided.
- Working full-time in the laboratory for 8 weeks
- Special seminars and sessions where students can meet and have discussion
- Access to UTokyo campus facilities such as the Library, Health Care Center, and Gymnasium
- Japanese cultural events, Excursions, etc.
Eligibilities
- UTokyo Amgen Scholars Program (hereby referred to as the summer program) applicants must be undergraduate students who are:
- Attending colleges or universities across the Asia region* that award a bachelor’s degree (or its equivalent); and
- At the minimum, have completed their first year of undergraduate study at the time the summer program begins, and
- Not graduating before the summer program begins, and will resume undergraduate studies for at least 1 semester or 1 quarter after the summer program ends
- Have a strong record of academic performance; and
- Have a good working knowledge of English, demonstrated by a minimum TOEFL (iBT) score of 72,
- IELTS overall band score of 5.5, Cambridge English FCE, TOEIC score of 1095, TOEIC L&R score of 785,or TOEIC S&W score of 310, if not a native English speaker or if English is not their first language, and
- Have an interest in pursuing a Ph.D.
Application Process
- Create a TAO account through the link given of the official page.
- Applicants are required to nominate two (2) referees to provide letters of recommendation, one of whom must be a faculty member at their current institution familiar with their educational background, academic performance, and motivation for attending the 2025 Program.
- Complete the Application and submit
- Shortlisted applicants will be contacted in mid- to late March 2025. Once candidates are confirmed, the application status will be updated on TAO.
Application Deadline: February 1, 2025 (59 Days Remaining)
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