Deadline: February 1, 2025

About the scholarship

The Amgen Scholars Program provides hundreds of undergraduates each year with the opportunity to undertake scientific research projects at many of the world’s leading institutions. Launched in 2006 in the United States, 2008 in Europe, and 2015 in Japan at the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University, the Amgen Scholars has expanded to additional world-class institutions in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, and Asia.

The objective of the program is to provide undergraduate students from different countries (including some from Japan) who are committed to or who are considering a career in biology or related sciences and looking to continue to graduate studies, with eight weeks of biomedical research experience in the basic and translational sciences.

Research opportunities will be provided by faculty members of the Graduate School of Medicine, Graduate School of Engineering, Graduate School of Science, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, and the Institute of Industrial Science.

Benefits

• Accommodation: Near Hongo Campus, provided by UTokyo.
• Stipend: 270,000 JPY .  The stipend can be used freely to budget for food and any personal trips during the stay in Japan.
• Travel Cost: For program participation, economy-class airfare to Tokyo or round-trip train tickets for domestic students will be provided.
• Working full-time in the laboratory for 8 weeks
• Special seminars and sessions where students can meet and have discussion
• Access to UTokyo campus facilities such as the Library, Health Care Center, and Gymnasium
• Japanese cultural events, Excursions, etc.

Eligibilities

• UTokyo Amgen Scholars Program (hereby referred to as the summer program) applicants must be undergraduate students who are:
• Attending colleges or universities across the Asia region* that award a bachelor’s degree (or its equivalent); and
• At the minimum, have completed their first year of undergraduate study at the time the summer program begins, and
• Not graduating before the summer program begins, and will resume undergraduate studies for at least 1 semester or 1 quarter after the summer program ends
• Have a strong record of academic performance; and
• Have a good working knowledge of English, demonstrated by a minimum TOEFL (iBT) score of 72,
• IELTS overall band score of 5.5, Cambridge English FCE, TOEIC score of 1095, TOEIC L&R score of 785,or TOEIC S&W score of 310, if not a native English speaker or if English is not their first language, and
• Have an interest in pursuing a Ph.D.

For more information, please visit: https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/prospective-students/amgen_program.html