FLOuRISH Fellowship for Support for Pioneering Research Initiated by the Next Generation (SPRING)

FLOuRISH Fellowship for Support for Pioneering Research Initiated by the Next Generation (SPRING)

Overview

Implemented based on the Implementation Guidance for FLOuRISH SPRING Fellowship, this fellowship system intends to help develop science innovation leaders so that they can strengthen their advanced research skills from new unconventional perspectives. To foster human resources who can develop a broad scientific view and contribute to society based on advanced research abilities and higher viewpoints associated with entrepreneurship, this fellowship aims to provide our doctoral students with necessary funds as fellowships (equivalent to living expenses) and research expenses and thereby create an environment where they can devote themselves to research. It also provides them with educational programs that help them gain a wider perspective for social implementation and business development. This system has been launched after FLOuRISH was adopted for JST’s Support for Pioneering Research Initiated by the Next Generation (SPRING) program.

Fellowship recipients

Recipients will be selected from applicants by the selection committee, according to the criteria for selection.

Criteria for selection

Application and nomination forms shall be reviewed in terms of the following three items:

• Prospect for gaining advanced research skills
• Prospect for contributing to society from broad perspectives, including business development and social implementation using advanced research skills
• Track record in study and research

Eligible applicants

Those who enroll at TUAT Graduate School, have excellent research abilities, hope to focus on research, are nominated by host researchers (see “Host researcher eligibility”), and meet the following requirements. For requirements, please check the application guidelines for the year you wish to apply.

• Notwithstanding the above, those who fall into any of the following categories are not eligible:
  1. Government-sponsored foreign students
  2. Students dispatched from foreign governments
  3. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science research fellows
  4. Recipients of FLOuRISH JIRITSU Fellowship
  5. Those deemed to have income (such as salary and executive compensation) from universities, companies, etc. that is stable enough to meet living expenses *1
  6. Those receiving other scholarships that cannot be received redundantly *2
  7. Those who exceed the standard course duration
  8. Those on leave

*1: 1.8 million yen or more annualy.
*2: Those receiving a scholarship from Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) and those receiving or applying for our JIRITSU fellowship can still apply for this fellowship. Please contact Student Support Office, Educational Affairs Division for details (see “Contact”).

Discontinuation and Return

If a Fellow loses the eligibility to apply as described above, they will lose the Fellowship.

Obligations of fellowship recipients

Fellowship recipients shall focus on their research based on the research plan and take various educational programs provided by FLOuRISH to gain a wider perspective for social implementation and business development.

Host researcher eligibility

Those who can pay the following amounts from university operating expenses for each student:

• FY2021: 100,000 yen (83,000 yen for a secondarily recruited student)
• FY2022: 200,000 yen (100,000 yen for course completion in September 2022)
• FY2023: 200,000 yen (100,000 yen for course completion in September 2023)

Fellowship

The maximum amount of the fellowship is 2.2 million yen per student per year. (Of this amount, 2.1 million yen per year is for living expenses and 100,000 yen is for research expenses.)

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