NIMS Internship Program

Provide undergraduate and graduate students with technical experience of cutting-edge research activities in the field of materials and science

2024.12.24 Update

This program is designed to provide undergraduate and graduate students from domestic and international universities with practical technical experience in the field of materials science at NIMS. It also aims to increase the visibility of NIMS and its Joint Graduate School Program.

Application for NIMS Internship Program 2025 (1st) is now open.
Duration shall be up to ninety (90) consecutive calendar days from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026.
Application deadline is January 31 (Fri), 2025.
- Applicants must be enrolled as undergraduate or graduate students throughout the internship period. -

Features of NIMS Internship Program

NIMS is widely open to the world with many international researchers and students and provides a great personal network. NIMS accepts about one hundred (100) students from over the world every year.

Eligibility: Only current graduate and undergraduate students

Financial support for selected students: Daily allowance and accommodation fees (excluding utilities) for
  • 90 consecutive calendar days for those selected in the first round ~Open~
  • 30 consecutive calendar days for those selected in second round
Internship period: Up to 90 consecutive calendar days.

* This program does not guarantee the acceptance of all applicants’ internship/financial support.
* JSPS scholars, MEXT scholars and JST scholars are not eligible to receive the financial support.

Application Procedures

1. Search for your preferred host researcher


As the initial step, explore NIMS Researchers Directory Service “SAMURAI” website.

Please note that positions such as ICYS Research Fellow or NIMS Postdoctoral Researcher are not available for accepting intern students.

2. Direct Communication with your preferred NIMS researcher


Contact your preferred NIMS researcher directly via email. Send them the required documents listed in the 'Necessary documents for application' below. After the NIMS researcher receives your application documents, they may proceed to request a reference letter from your supervisor.

Upon receipt of all the application materials, the NIMS researcher will review your candidacy. If they agree to accept you as an internship student, they will then submit your application documents to the Graduate Program Section, Academic Collaboration Office.

Screening Result Announcement: The screening result will be communicated to you by the researcher. The final program start/end dates will be decided in consultation with the researcher.

IMPORTANT:
The Graduate Program Section, Academic Collaboration Office can accept application documents only from NIMS researcher. Please note any documents sent from other sources will not be processed.

Necessary documents for application

Students are required to send the following documets to NIMS Researcher by E-mail.
  • Student Application form for NIMS Internship Program (English)
  • CV (English)
  • Student enrollment/registration certificate (English, a scanned copy is acceptable.)* Within the last 3 months
    * A diploma or certificate of Master's degree is not considered as a student enrollment/registration certificate.
  • Official academic transcript (English, a scanned copy is acceptable.)
    * Only an officially issued academic transcript is acceptable.
    * Doctoral and master's students are required to submit both undergraduate and graduate transcripts.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Here we have gathered some of the most common questions and answers about NIMS Internship.

FAQs

Inquiry about this page

Graduate Program Section, Academic Collaboration Office,
Divisions of International Collaborations and Public Relations
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)

1-2-1 Sengen Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3050047 JAPAN
FAX. +81-29-859-2799
E-Mail: nims-graduate=nims.go.jp (Please change "=" to "@")

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