NIMS Internship Program
Provide undergraduate and graduate students with technical experience of cutting-edge research activities in the field of materials and science
2025.05.14 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.
The application for 2025 NIMS Internship Program is closed.
However, if a hosting researcher agrees to accept you, there is still a possibility to participate as an intern. If you are interested, please contact your desired researcher directly.It may take approximately one month for the review process to be completed.
Please note you will be notified of the review results by the host researcher.
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)
Internship period:
Up to 90 consecutive calendar days for selected applicants in the 2025 round
Eligibility:
Only current graduate and undergraduate students
Financial support for selected students:
Daily allowance and accommodation fees (excluding utilities)
Internship period:
Up to 90 consecutive calendar days for selected applicants in the 2025 round
Important Notice:
- Applicants must be enrolled as undergraduate or graduate students for the entire duration of the internship.
- This program does not guarantee the acceptance of all applicants’ internship/financial support.
- If you are currently receiving scholarships from the Japanese Government, accepting financial support from NIMS may be considered fraudulent. Please make sure to verify this with the issuing agency.
Application Procedures
1. Search for your preferred host researcher
As the initial step, explore NIMS Researchers Directory Service “SAMURAI” website.
Important Notice:
Important Notice:
- Please avoid reaching out to multiple researchers simultaneously.
- 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 Notice:
- 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.
- NIMS Graduate Research Assistantship
- NIMS Internship Program