Chiba University

Graduate School of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Information on Special Selection for International Students to

the 4-Year Ph.D. Program, October 2011 Enrollment (Draft as of Dec.22 2010)

Overview

This Ph.D. program provides a world-class level education environment in medical and biomedical research fields at Chiba University. The program will nurture graduate students to develop diverse values as well as deeper knowledge of fundamental science in addition to a specific research interest.  The graduate student can obtain the degree by taking several courses given in English and by completing a Ph.D. dissertation in English, while the courses in Japanese will be also available. Financial support on global standards will be offered by being employed as Research Assistant (RA) and so on.

Qualification for Application

All of the following requirements must be satisfied.

A. The applicant must possess the degree designated. (If not, examination of qualification is conducted.)

B. The applicant must possess foreign nationality.

C. Minimum TOEFL iBT score of 90 (PBT score of 577) (taken after April 2008)

D. Minimum GRE score of 4.0 (taken after April 2008)

Specific Research Area (for 2011)

  A. Immunology (Prof. T. Nakayama et al.)

  B. Medical Physiology (Metabolic diseases) (Prof. T. Miki et al.)

  C. Stem Cell Biology (Prof. A. Iwama et al.)

  D. Neural Development (Prof. T. Saito et al.)

  E. Cancer Immunotherapy (Assoc. Prof. S. Motohashi et al)

Students should choose one of the research areas for this Special Selection 2011.

#Detailed information of the research is shown in the following homepages:

1. Graduate School of Medicine ongoing research: http://www.m.chiba-u.ac.jp/e/index.html (this will open early Jan. 2011)

2. G-COE: http://www.isrt-gcoe-chiba.jp/eng/

Tentative Schedule for Application, Judging & Examination (2011)

Applicant      Submit application                 Pay examination fee 

documents (by Feb. 28)              (by March 30 )             Examination           Announcement of

                                                      (Overseas oral           examination results

                                                                     interview)(in April)         (in mid-late June)

Chiba Univ.    Judge the applicant’s qualification     Conduct prior selection            

              (check the requirements including     (documentary screening)

               academic record)

Required Documents

・Application form and Admission Ticket for Examination ・(Prospective) Master’s Degree Certificate ・Transcripts of Grades ・Certificate of Employment ・Two Photos ・Master’s Thesis, etc. ・List of Research Achievements

・Research Proposal ・Copy of TOEFL Score Card ・Copy of GRE Score Card ・Copy of Passport ・Two Letters of Recommendation ・Examination Fee 30,000JPY (after Judging the Applicant’s Qualification)

Expenses

①Enrollment Fee: 282,000yen  ②Tuition Fee for second semester 2011: 260,400yen (520,800yen/year)

③Fee for Student Health Mutual Aid Society: 8,000yen (for 4 years)  ④Premium for Student Disaster and Injury Insurance: 8,000yen (for 4 years)

With the above support programs the Enrollment and Tuition Fees may be exempted.

** Other information on the Financial aid: The 4-Year PhD program, Oct. 2011 enrollment

#1~2 students

#1^st year: 200,000yen/month (RA; 10/2011~3/2012)

       (very likely: enrollment fee; 50% reduction and tuition fee; free)

#2^nd year: 200,000yen/month (RA; 4/2012~3/2013)

       (very likely: enrollment fee; 50% reduction and tuition fee; free)

#Evaluation

#3^rd year: 100,000~200,000 yen/month*

#4^th year: 100,000~200,000 yen/month*

* supported by one of the scholarship programs.

1) Excellent International Student Scholarship Program (by Chiba Univ.)

2) A scholarship prepared by Graduate School of Medicine

3) Chiba University Ownership Program (?)