Advanced Graduate Program for International Students

To prepare the next generation of scientists in the research fields of Atmospheric and Hydrospheric Sciences and the Asian Environment, the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences of the Graduate School of Environmental Studies of Nagoya University offers an intensive doctoral program specially designed for international students. Applicants must be able to attend on a full-time basis for three years starting from the winter term (beginning in October). Though the program is research oriented, course work is required. Courses are offered in English, and all dissertation work, including discussions with advisers, progress reports, writing, and presentations are in English.

Scholarship

Scholarship will be provided to three foreign students by the International Priority Graduate Programs (PGP) of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. The scholarship provides a monthly stipend of about 172,000 Yen (as of 2007) and a round trip air ticket from Japan to the student’s home country. Some grants for domestic travel are also available. Scholarship awardees will receive tuition, entrance examination, and entrance fee waivers. Citizens of countries with full diplomatic relations with Japan (in which there is a Japanese Embassy) who are 34-years-old or younger as of April 1, 2008 are eligible for the scholarship. Awardees must arrive in Japan between October 1 and October 7, 2008. Students in the program are also eligible to live in the International Residence or the Foreign Students House of Nagoya University during the first six months of their course.

Self-supported

The program also welcomes applications from self-supported students, including those supported by other scholarships, such as foreign government scholarships. The program fees include tuition (535,800 Yen per year, as of 2007), an entrance examination fee (30,000 Yen), and an entrance fee (282,000 Yen), which are subject to change annually.　

Application

Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact a professor (or professors) from the List of Professors (Appendix) before applying. Forms for application and recommendation letters can be downloaded (Adobe Reader required) at the link provided. To be eligible, candidates must hold a master's degree by the time of enrollment (October 2008) and have demonstrated academic excellence. For October 2008 enrollment, the following documents must be received by mail before November 15, 2007 (no e-mail applications will be accepted). Self-supported applicants must also submit the entrance examination fee of 30,000 Yen. Submitted documents will not be returned.

A completed application form with one attached photograph [PDF, 130kb]
Proof of citizenship in country with diplomatic relations with Japan.
Official certificate of a Master's degree (or a letter from a graduate school attesting to expected award of Master's degree) and an undergraduate diploma from a university or college (Bachelor’s or equivalent).
Official transcripts from the applicant's master’s and undergraduate programs.　
A certificate of English proficiency, preferably a TOEFL score.
A copy of the applicant's Master’s thesis (if completed).
Two confidential recommendation letters on the linked form [PDF, 100kb]. Each letter should be sent directly to the Professor In Charge in a sealed envelope with the signature of the recommender over the flap of the envelope. One recommendation letter from a high-ranking person, such as the dean of a graduate school, chair of a department, president of a company, or a person in an equivalent position is strongly recommended.

Selection procedure

Awards will be made by the Graduate School of Environmental Studies of Nagoya University based on the provided documentation. Short listed candidates will be interviewed online or in person by at least three professors. Applicants will be notified of selection by the Graduate School of Environmental Studies by March 2008. Formal scholarship offers will be sent by the Japanese Government to awardees in mid-July 2008.

Correspondence

All correspondence should be addressed to:

Professor In Charge of the Special Doctoral Graduate Program of Sciences of Atmosphere and Hydrosphere for International Students,

Graduate School of Environmental Studies

Nagoya University.

Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8601, JAPAN

FAX: +81-52-789-3436

E-mail: ihpsc@hyarc.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Appendix: List of Professors (Refer to our home pages for their researches)

Hydrosperic-Atmospheric Science,

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Graduate School of Environmental Studies

(http://dhas.hyarc.nagoya-u.ac.jp/en/index_en.htm)

Unit of Global Environmental Variation

Kenji KAI, Prof., D.Sc., kai@info.human.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Kazuo OSADA, Assoc. Prof., D.Sc., kosada@nagoya-u.jp

Koji FUJITA, Assoc. Prof., D.Sc., cozy@nagoya-u.jp

Unit of Climate Science

Hiroshi KANZAWA, Prof., D.Sc., kanzawa@nagoya-u.jp

Takashi SHIBATA, Prof., D.Sc., tshibata@stelab.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Kengo SUDO, Assoc. Prof., D.Sc., kengo@stelab.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Unit of Global Geochemistry

Eiichiro TANOUE, Prof., D.Sc., tanoue@nagoya-u.jp

Hiroshi MORIMOTO, Prof., D.Sc., e43468a@cc.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Hiroyuki KITAGAWA, Assoc. Prof., D.Sc., hiroyuki.kitagawa@nagoya-u.jp

Unit of Radiation and Life Sciences (Radioisotope Research Center)

Kazuhito TAKESHIMA, Assoc. Prof., D.Sc., 　c42584a@cc.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Unit of Global Water Cycle (Hydrospheric Atmospheric Research Center)

(http://www.hyarc.nagoya-u.ac.jp/hyarc/index.html)

Kenji NAKAMURA, Prof., D.Sc., nakamura@hyarc.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Toshiro SAINO, Prof., D.Sc., tsaino@hyarc.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Hiroshi UYEDA, Prof., D.Sc., uyeda@rain.hyarc.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Tetsuzo YASUNARI, Prof., D.Sc., yasunari@hyarc.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Kazuhisa TUBOKI, Assoc. Prof., D.Sc., tsuboki@rain.hyarc.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Tetsuya HIYAMA, Assoc. Prof., D.Sc., hiyama@hyarc.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Akihiko MORIMOTO, Assoc. Prof., D.Sc., amorimoto@hyarc.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Hirohiko MASUNAGA, Assoc. Prof., D.Sc., masunaga@hyarc.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Reference: Documents submitted to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan, for the application of the International Priority Graduate Program: (Japanese/English)