As a part of the G-COE program"Education and research center for material innmovation", the Graduate School of Science and Engineering in Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) is to invite foreign young researchers from other countries who want to study in Tokyo Tech for few months.

１）　Applicant Eligibility：　

　　・PhD course student

　　・Post doctoral young researcher

　　・Young faculty or researcher in University and/or Research Institution

　　 (All applicants are expected younger than 35 years old)

2）　Host Departments in Tokyo Tech：

　　　(Please visit Tokyo Tech website,http://www.titech.ac.jp/home-j.html)

　　・Dept. of Organic and Polymeric Materials, Graduate School of Science

　　　and Engineering →http://www.op.titech.ac.jp/index_e.html

　　・Dept. of Metallurgy and Ceramics Science, Graduate School of Science

　　　and Engineering →http://www.macs.titech.ac.jp/index_e.html

　　・Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Interdisciplinary Graduate

　　　School of Science and Engineering

　　　→http://www.materia.titech.ac.jp/English/index.html　

　　・Dept. of Innovative and Engineered Materials, Interdisciplinary

　　　Graduate School of Science and Engineering

　　　→http://www.iem.titech.ac.jp/english/index.html

　　Note: The following two institutions can also be the host for your request;

　　・Nanotechnology Research Institute in Advanced Indutrial Science and

　　　Technology (AIST)　（　http://unit.aist.go.jp/nanotech/　）

　　・Photocatalytic Materials Center in National Institute for Materials Science

　　　(NIMS)（　http://www.nims.go.jp/photocatalyst/　）

3）　Duration for stayingin Tokyo Tech：

　　・Maximum 3 months for PhD course students

　　・Maximum 2 months for other young researchers

　　Note: Each stay should be completed earlier than the end of Feburary,

　　　　　　2010

4）　Application period：

　　August 17 through September 18, 2009.　

5）　Terms of financial support：

　　・A round-trip air ticket

　　・A monthly accomodation expense

　　・A monthly maintenance allowance (The amounts of allowance are

　　　calculated under the university rule, AIST or NIMS rule depending on

　　　the staying laboratory).

6）　Materials to be submitted：

　　For PhD course student :　

　　　① Explanation of own major research field（about 200 words）　

　　　② Research/Study plan during staying in Tokyo Tech (about three pages

　　　including figure /table if necessary) 　

　　　③ Recommendation from applicant’s supervisor. The faculty in the host

　　　department in Tokyo Tech will contact with her/his supervisor about

　　　research plan prior for acceptance

　　　④ Curriculum vitae (including the name of professor and/or department in

　　　Tokyo Tech when applicant has any specific professor with whom

　　　she/he wants to study in mind. If not, it is not necessary.)

　　For Post doctor, young faculty and other researchers :

　　　① Explanation of own major research field（about 200 words）

　　　② Research/Study plan during staying in Tokyo Tech

　　　(about three pages including figure /table if necessary)

　　　③ Short statement on the hope for pursuing research in Tokyo Tech.

　　　The faculty in the host department in Tokyo Tech will directly contact

　　　with an applicant to clarify the research contents for acceptance.

　　　④ Curriculum vitae (indicate the name of professor and/or department in

　　　Tokyo Tech when applicant has any specific professor with whom

　　　she/he wants to study in mind. If not, it is not necessary.)

7）　Selection Process：

　　After documentary screening for the application materials by the selection

　　program committee of Tokyo Tech and/or the selection staffs in AIST or

　　NIMS, the final result will be directly informed for each applicant within

　　two weeks after the deadline.

8）　Additional information：

　　The invited PhD students and/or young researchers are requested to submit

　　about 10 pages activity report after completion their staying in Tokyo Tech.

9）　Contact：

　　　Mayumi OHNO

　　　Graduate School of Science and Engineering

　　　Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo TECH)

　　　S5-21, 2-12-1, O-okayama, Meguro-ku,

　　　Tokyo 152-8550, Japan

　　　Tel +81-3-5734-3740 Fax +81-3-5734-2876

　　　E-mail:ohno.m.ac@m.titech.ac.jp