Summer Programs in Japan or Taiwan

What is the purpose of the supplement?

The Summer Programs in Japan or Taiwan provide graduate students in science and engineering with a hands-on research experience and an introduction to a different culture, language, and university research system.

Awards are held for approximately eight weeks, from June to August. Exact start dates vary each year; successful candidates will be informed of the final program schedule.

For additional information, please consult the Web sites of the  Japan Society for the Promotion of Science or the  Summer Institute in Taiwan.

Eligibility

At the time of application, you must:

• be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada;
• be enrolled in a graduate program in the natural sciences or engineering at a Canadian institution; and
• have received advance acceptance from a potential host researcher in Japan or Taiwan.

Review procedures and selection criteria

An NSERC Selection Committee will evaluate the applications according to the following criteria:

• Academic excellence
• Research ability or potential
• Communication, interpersonal, and leadership abilities
• Linkage between the proposed research in Japan or Taiwan and your current studies, as well as future research and career goals

For the Taiwan program, approximately eight awards are available.

For the Japan program, top-ranked applications will move forward to a joint competition including applicants from NSERC, CIHR, and SSHRC. A total of approximately 15 awards (divided between NSERC, SSHRC, and CIHR) is available for all Canadian applicants to the Japan program.

The results of both competitions are announced in March.

For more information about these programs or to request an application form, contact:

Summer Programs in Japan or Taiwan
Scholarships and Fellowships Division
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
350 Albert Street
Ottawa, Ontario  
K1A 1H5
Tel.: 613-944-5803
E-mail: schol@nserc-crsng.gc.ca