NIMS provides research assistantship to students who aspire to a career as researchers in materials science.

Admission to one of the following Doctoral program at Waseda Unviersity is a prerequisite for the assistantship. NIMS Junior Researchers are required to have sufficient research ability to be involved in the research.

• Department of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering
• Department of Materials Science, Graduate School of Fundamental Science and Engineering

＊ Applicants first have to pass the pre-screening and the interview. Only successful applicants can submit the Waseda University application. Please read through the university application guideline before you apply.

＊ Prospective supervisor must be the professor of the Waseda University - NIMS Joint Graduate Program.

＊ NIMS Junior Researchers are not permitted to receive a concurrent scholarship, such as JSPS or governmental scholarship, and any part-time jobs. Please see the FAQ for the details.

It will be determined by the assessment of the candidate and the actual working days.

• Doctoral student : approx. 200,000 JPY for 14 days work per month



[important note]
This is not a scholarship but an employment. Admission fee, tuition fee and miscellaneous fees must be paid on your own expenses during the enrollment procedure.

The Start-up Support Grant of 300,000 JPY will be provided to newly hired NIMS Junior in addition to the salary at the first salary payday. The amount is almost equivalent of the entrance fees to the university.