International Graduate Program (IGP) call for the special MEXT scholarship students for October 2025 enrollment

The International Graduate Program (IGP), Graduate School of Life Science, issues a call for the special MEXT scholarship students for October 2025 enrollment.

The IGP is a program for those who wish to pursue graduate studies in the life sciences at Hokkaido University’s Graduate School of Life Science. The IGP program was once more accepted as a special recipient of MEXT Scholarship.

Program Name:
Life Science Researcher Training Program for Solving Global Issues

MEXT Scholarship, IGP special Quota

Funding for:

5 doctoral students

3 master’s students

Application Deadline
Those interested should contact prospective supervisors to discuss their suitability for this scholarship by December 6, 2024. Early action is highly recommended. After a professor agrees to sponsor a student and act as supervisor, application documents should be submitted to the supervisor, who will be subsequently submit them to the IGP administration office by December 20, 2024.

The first step to apply for this scholarship is to find a laboratory that matches applicant’s research goals and contact the professor directly.

A PDF with more detailed information can be found here.

For inquiries, please contact:

IGP Committee
E-mail: igp[at]sci.hokudai.ac.jp
website: http://altair.sci.hokudai.ac.jp/grad/igpoverview/