We welcome highly motivated graduate students who wish to join ASHBi. To study at ASHBi, we would suggest you to first determine the Principal Investigator (PI) & research group where you wish to do research.
Since ASHBi does not have its own graduate courses, you need to enter one of the graduate schools at Kyoto University. Some of our PIs have a position in the graduate schools and can become a host supervisor of you directly. Otherwise, PIs may also supervise you with the consent of the graduate school in which you are enrolled. Application procedures and conditions may vary between the PI groups and that the candidates should first contact the respective PI.
You can send an e-mail by clicking the “Contact” button located at “Research Group” page on this website.
Application steps for Admission
Step 1
Contact ASHBi PI(s) and decide host supervisor in the graduate school in which you wish to study.
| Research Group | Research overview | PI/co-PI | Graduate school |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alev | Developmental Biology and Organogenesis | Cantas Alev | School of Medicine |
| Amemori | Neuroscience and Cognitive Neurophysiology | Ken-ichi Amemori | *Entrustment of Research Supervision |
| Bourque | Comparative Epigenomics | Guillaume Bourque Fumitaka Inoue | *Entrustment of Research Supervision |
| Fujita | Bioethics and philosophy | Misao Fujita | *Entrustment of Research Supervision |
| Hiiragi | Developmental Biology | Takashi Hiiragi | *Entrustment of Research Supervision |
| Hiraoka | Applied Mathematics | Yasuaki Hiraoka | School of Science |
| Murakawa | Medical System Genomics | Yasuhiro Murakawa | School of Medicine |
| Ogawa | Molecular Oncology | Seishi Ogawa | School of Medicine |
| Saitou | Germ Cell Biology | Mitinori Saitou | School of Medicine |
| Seirin | Mathematical Biology and Medicine | Sungrim Seirin-Lee | School of Medicine |
| Ueno | Immunology | Hideki Ueno | School of Medicine |
| T. Yamamoto | Genetic Information Biology | Takuya Yamamoto | School of Medicine |
| Yanagita | Primate Nephrology | Motoko Yanagita | School of Medicine |
Step 2
Students who graduate overseas (non-Japanese) universities are required to contact the Admissions Assistance Office (AAO) for a preliminary review before submitting application documents. You should go through AAO process no later than about three months before the application deadline for the entrance examination.
Step 3
After receiving the acceptance through AAO, you can start the applying process for the entrance examination of a graduate school you are interested in.
For more information about the admission guideline and schedule, visit the websites below of each graduate school at which some ASHBi PIs have a position.
For general information about Kyoto University’s admission examinations, please refer to the “Graduate Admission Guide for International Applicants” website.
Scholarship & Financial Support
A wide variety of scholarship programs are available for foreign students in Kyoto University. The major scholarships run by the Japanese government or public institutions are listed below.
Japanese government / public institutions Scholarships
This scholarship is funded by MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology).
Note:
If you are applying for MEXT scholarship, the application should be made before arriving in Japan and its process takes up to one year. In graduate schools of Kyoto University, international students sponsored by the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarships generally enroll as non-degree students (Research Students) at first. After passing the entrance examination, they are admitted to the regular graduate program. Therefore, it takes almost two years from the application for the Japanese government scholarship to the enrollment as a graduate student. Please prepare as soon as you can.
* Applications should be made either through “embassy recommendations”, or through “university recommendations”. Most of this scholarship students at Kyoto University earned their scholarships through embassy recommendations.
- JSPS Research Fellow for Young Scientists (DC fellowship)
- JASSO Monbukagakusho Honors Scholarship for Privately-Financed International Students
For more information, including other scholarships, visit the scholarship page of Kyoto University’s website, or refer to the pamphlet “Scholarship for International Students in Japan” edited by JASSO.
ASHBi Financial Support Program
ASHBi has established its own financial support program for foreign graduate students who wish to study or are studying at ASHBi. In this program, foreign students are hired as a Research Assistant (RA), and provided financial support.
Exemption of Admission Fee and Tuition
Kyoto University offers full or half exemption from the entrance fee and tuition, and deferment of the entrance fee for students who have difficulty paying their tuition due to financial reasons. See the following page for details.
Life at ASHBi / Kyoto
See this web page for information on Kyoto culture and living, immigration procedures, housing and education, and other related topics.