ADMISSIONS

Please check the application guidelines and frequently asked questions, and submit each document by the deadline using the designated method.

Application Guidelines
Frequently Asked Questions
Please download application form and other documents here.

※Do not use past application forms.
※Applications from those without pre-entry will not be accepted.
※No applications will be submitted or modified after application period.
※If you have not yet taken the entrance examination for the doctoral program or have not yet received the results of the entrance examination as of the pre-entry deadline (July 24) and the application submission deadline (August 3), you may still apply for this course. If you are not admitted to the doctoral program, please contact the SPRING office as soon as possible.

Please check the application guidelines and frequently asked questions, and submit each document by the deadline using the designated method.

Application Guidelines
Frequently Asked Questions
Please download application form and other documents here.
※Do not use past application forms.

Please check the application guidelines and frequently asked questions, and submit each document by the deadline using the designated method.

Application Guidelines
Frequently Asked Questions
Please download application form and other documents here.

Please check the application guidelines and frequently asked questions, and submit each document by the deadline using the designated method.

Application Guidelines
Frequently Asked Questions
Please download application form and other documents here.

Please check the application guidelines and frequently asked questions, and submit each document by the deadline using the designated method.

【Eligible Students】
As of April 1, 2022, students who will be enrolled in the first year of the doctoral program of the Kyushu university as regular students, students who will transfer to the third year of the five-year integrated doctoral program as regular students, or students who will advance from the second year.

Application Guidelines
Frequently Asked Questions
Please download application form and other documents here.

Those selected by K2-SPRING must fulfill all of the following obligations from 1 to 8.
1 Students must take three compulsory subjects and one elective subject in the career development and training content offered in this program to cultivate not only research skills, but also a bird’s eye view, interdisciplinary and international mindset, and a wide range of advanced transferable skills.
2 Students must devote themselves to study and research based on their own K2-SPRING research plan determined in advance.
3 Students must submit a yearly report to the Project Director on the progress of the course work and research, including a description of research expenses. When requested by the Project Director, students must report as required on matters such as the progress of the research and the use of research expenses.
4 When conducting research, students must comply with the rules and regulations established by the University and strive to carry out research activities that meet the trust and expectations of society, in accordance with their own conscience and decency. Furthermore, students must fully recognize that the source of research funds is public funds, comply with relevant laws and regulations, and strive to carry out research efficiently.
5 Students must attend research ethics education and compliance education classes as designated by the University.
6 When presenting the research results obtained through the Project, students must indicate that the research was subsidized under the Project.
(Note) Examples of acknowledgments in the treatise (Grant No. is JPMJSP2136).
【Example】This work was supported by JST SPRING, Grant Number JPMJSP2136.
7 In order to verify the training effect of the curriculum, students must cooperate with the career tracking survey conducted by JST (the University acts on behalf of JST) for approximately 10 years after the completion of this program.
8 Students must register for a job-based research internship.

Those selected by K-BOOST must fulfill all of the following obligations from 1 to 8.
1 Students must take four compulsory subjects in the curriculum provided in this program.
2 During the support period, applicants must present their AI research at an academic conference or present a paper. (Presentation at an information technology academic conference is highly desirable.) If you have made a presentation, please send the presentation paper to the office. Please note that if there is no plan for presentation half a year before the scheduled completion date, support will be discontinued at that point, regardless of the reason.
(However, if “the journal in question is under review” or “a paper has already been submitted but was not accepted,” it is considered that “the prospects are good.”)
3. Students must devote themselves to study and research based on their own K-BOOST research plan determined in advance.
4 Students must submit a yearly report to the Project Director on the progress of the course work and research. When requested by the Project Director, students must report as required on matters such as the progress of the research. Please note that if it is determined that there is a problem with the curriculum progress or research progress, support will be discontinued.
5 When conducting research, students must comply with the rules and regulations established by the University and strive to carry out research activities that meet the trust and expectations of society, in accordance with their own conscience and decency.
6 Students must attend research ethics education and compliance education classes as designated by the University.
7 When presenting the research results obtained through this program, students must indicate that the research was subsidized under this program.
(Note) An example of how to write acknowledgments in a paper will be provided once it is finalized.
8 To verify the effectiveness of the training (in particular, its contribution to Japan), students must cooperate with the career tracking survey conducted by the University for approximately 10 years after the completion of this program.

(1)　Students must take lectures provided by “Future-Creation (MIRAI)” Course (the Fusion-of-intelligence courses and Research Proposals are compulsory subjects and other two elective subjects).　In addition to their excellent research abilities, students must strive to develop a bird’s-eye view, interdisciplinary research skills, internationality, and a wide range of advanced transferable skills by actively participating in course subjects.
(2)　Students must devote themselves to study and research based on a predetermined research plan.
(3)　Students must submit a yearly report to the Project Director on the progress of the course work and research, including a description of research expenses. When requested by the Project Director, students must report as required on matters such as the progress of the research and the use of research expenses.
(4)　When conducting research, students must comply with the rules and regulations established by the University and strive to carry out research activities that meet the trust and expectations of society, in accordance with their own conscience and decency. Furthermore, students must fully recognize that the source of research funds is public funds, comply with relevant laws and regulations, and strive to carry out research efficiently.
(5)　Students must attend research ethics education and compliance education classes as designated by the University.
※Research ethics education and compliance education classes in Kyushu University
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/ja/research/ethics/propulsion/
Please check “研究倫理教育及びコンプライアンス教育の実施について” in the above page.
(6)　When presenting the research results obtained through the project, students must indicate that the research was subsidized under the project.
※Examples of acknowledgments in the treatise
【Example】This work was supported by JST SPRING, Grant Number JPMJSP2136.
(7) In order to verify the effect of the career development and training content, students must cooperate with the career tracking survey conducted by the University for approximately 10 years after the completion of this course.

Friday, May 10^th at NOON: Application, Evaluation and Transcript Documents Submission Deadline

Monday, May 13^th to Tuesday, June 18^th: Conducting the Initial Screening

Wednesday, June 19^th: Initial Screening Results Notification

Friday, June 21^st: Conducting the Secondary Screening

Friday, June 28^th: Announcement of Acceptance

(Note) The dates are tentative and subject to change.

K-BOOST, K-BOOST (Reservation Recruitment)

Friday, May 10^th at NOON: Application, Transcript, Thesis and Evaluation Submission Deadline

Monday, May 13^th -: Conducting the Initial Screening

Monday, June 3^th: Initial Screening Results Notification ^(Note2)

Monday, June 10^st: Conducting the Secondary Screening ^(Note2)

Friday, June 28^th: Announcement of Acceptance

(Note1) The dates are tentative and subject to change.

(Note2) Only if a Secondary Screening is required.

Deadline and selection schedule for FY2023 October recruitment are as follows.

July 3rd : Pre-entry begins
July 24th : Deadline for Pre-entry
July 24th : Start accepting application documents (Form 1 to 3)
August 3rd : Deadline for submission of application documents (Form 1 to 3)
Early August to Mid October : Document screening and determination of candidates for interview screening
October 20th : Notification of acceptance or rejection of documents screening
October 26th : Interview screening
October 30th : Course students selection decision  (to be announced on the website)

*Please note that the above schedule is tentative and subject to change.

Deadline and selection schedule for FY2023 April recruitment are as follows.

February 15th : Entry begins
February 28th : Deadline for entry
March 1st : Start accepting application documents (Form 1 to 3)
March 7th : Deadline for submission of application documents (Form 1 to 3)
Mid March to Mid April : Document screening and determination of candidates for interview screening
April 20th : Notification of acceptance or rejection of documents screening
April 25th : Interview screening
April 28th : Course students selection decision  (to be announced on the website)

*Please note that the above schedule is tentative and subject to change.

Deadline and selection schedule for FY2022 October recruitment are as follows.

August 1st : Entry begins
August 19th : Deadline for entry
August 22nd : Start accepting application documents (Form 1 to 3)
September 1st : Deadline for submission of application documents (Form 1 to 3)
Early September to Mid October : Document screening and determination of candidates for interview screening
October 19th : Notification of acceptance or rejection of documents screening
October 24th to 26th : Interview screening
October 28th : Course students selection decision  (to be announced on the website)

*Please note that the above schedule is tentative and subject to change.

Deadline and selection schedule for April 2022 applications for currently enrolled Ph.D. students are as follows.

January 31st : Deadline for entry form submission
February 17th : Deadline for submission of application documents (Form 1 to 3)
Late February : Document screening and determination of candidates for interview screening  (only those eligible for interview will be notified)
Early March : Interview screening
Mid-March : Selection of course students (to be announced on the website)

Deadline and selection schedule for April 2022 applications for newly admitted Ph.D. students are as follows.

February 14th : Entry form submission begins
February 28th : Deadline for entry form submission
March 14th : Deadline for submission of application documents (Form 1 to 3)
Late March to Mid April : Document screening and determination of candidates for interview screening  (only those eligible for interview will be notified)
Late April : Interview screening
Late April : Selection of course students (to be announced on the website)

(1)  Living expenses equivalent: 200,000 yen per month (2.4 million yen per year)
(2)  Research expenses (used for interdisciplinary and integrated research activities in this project): maximum amount of 500,000 yen.
* Regarding research expenses, the contents of the application plan and the budget amount will be assessed, and the amount to be paid will be determined within the range of a maximum of 500,000 yen per year. If the payment of research incentives is started or stopped in the middle of the month, the amount of payment for the month will be based on the standards set by the University.

The students who have been selected as Future-Creation (MIRAI) Course  are as follows.

Program Students for FY2021
Program Students for FY2022
Program Students for FY2023