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Japan 🇯🇵 Kyoto university fully funded amgen Scholarship program 2026-27 | without IELTS

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Key takeaways

Business

Scholarship / Program Overview (Program Operations View)

  • Program name: Amgen Scholar Program
  • Host: Kyoto University (as stated in the video title)
  • Target applicants:
    • International students and Japan bachelor students
    • Current bachelor students
    • Not expected to graduate before Jan–June 2026

Duration / Operating Window

  • Research internship length: ~2 months
  • Program start: June 5, 2026
  • Program end: August 6, 2026

Cohort Size / Capacity Planning

  • ~10 total students
  • “~2 students per lab” (implied distribution)

Fields / Labs (Professor + Lab Selection)

Applicants must choose a specific professor and lab before applying. Available research fields include:

  • Molecular medicine
  • Cell biology
  • Neuroscience
  • Microbiology
  • Bioengineering
  • Chemistry
  • Quantum dynamics

Financial Support (Value + Constraints)

  • Monthly stipend: ~90,000 yen
  • Total stipend: 180,000 yen (for ~2 months)
  • Travel support: Airfare + return plane ticket
  • Insurance requirement: Each student must have private insurance (student arranges/applies)

Eligibility + Admissions Requirements

Eligibility Geography / Status

The video states eligibility is open across Asian countries, including:

  • Eastern Asia
  • Southeast Asia
  • Central Asia
  • South Asia
  • Western Asia

Eligibility includes both:

  • Japanese
  • Non-Japanese applicants

Language Requirements (Conditional Exemptions)

  • Referenced requirement: IELTS and/or TOEFL iBT (subtitle wording unclear, but both are mentioned)
  • Exemptions:
    1. Native speakers of English
    2. Students who studied the last 5 years in English
      • Must provide documentation that prior education (last 5 years) used English as the language of instruction

Academic / Intent Requirement

Applicants must demonstrate intent to pursue advanced study, including:

  • Indicating interest in a PhD (framed as aiming to become future researchers)

Timeline / Funnel Stages

  • Online application deadline: 1st February (year implied as 2026)
  • Results notification: March
  • Program period: June 5 → August 6, 2026

Application Process (Step-by-Step Execution)

1) Platform Setup

  • Create an account (email + password)
  • Confirm via an email link
  • Log in and begin the application

2) Identity & Contact Information (Data Capture)

  • Passport status + expiry date (if applicable)
  • Personal address fields (e.g., street, city/state/province/region, postal code, phone)

3) University & Student Status (Academic Verification)

  • University name
  • Enrollment date
  • University location/country
  • BS program length (e.g., 3 or 4 years)
  • Current year in program
  • Expected graduation date (example: graduating in 2027)
  • Upload transcripts (example: up to 5 semesters) as a PDF

4) Research Placement Selection (Critical Path)

  • Select laboratory + professor from the listed options/fields
  • Submit research fit through required statement materials (see SOP A/B below)

5) Education History (Chronological Entry)

  • Enter schooling in order: primary → middle → high school → university completion (up to current stage)
  • Avoid entering current university in the education-history section (per subtitle instructions)
  • Provide:
    • start/end dates
    • institution names
    • country/area
    • schooling duration

6) English Language Documents

Upload:

  • A language certificate such as an IELTS/TOEFL score (if applicable), or
  • A school certificate showing the last 5 years taught in English

7) Future Objective Selection

  • Choose PhD (video indicates this is preferred/expected)

8) Declarations & Prior Program Participation

  • Declare whether you previously studied/worked in other Amgen-related programs
    • Video indicates “not studying/not participated before”
  • If previously participated in the program, the subtitle warns you cannot apply again

9) Written Components (Qualitative “Dossier”)

  • Statement of Purpose A (motivation/purpose)
    • Target length: ~300 characters
    • Should include: why you apply, future goals, why you fit
    • Note: Using ChatGPT is suggested, but do not copy verbatim
  • Statement of Purpose B (research plan / proposal)
    • Provide a short study plan / research proposal aligned with the chosen lab
    • Suggestion: ask your chosen professor and/or your current university for feedback
    • Encourage: review what the lab already does and propose a coherent plan

10) Recommendations (Endorsement Process)

  • Request recommendation letters from two professors
  • Provide professor details:
    • name
    • academic title
    • institution (must be from your current bachelor university, per subtitles)
    • institutional email
  • Professors upload recommendations online after receiving request
  • If necessary, you may be able to switch professors before final submission (if a recommendation won’t be provided)

11) Final Submission

  • Submit the full application form
  • Wait for results announced in March

Concrete Examples Mentioned in the Subtitles

  • Account / data examples
    • Address formatting using CNIC/identity document formatting
    • Example transcript upload: PDF
  • Timeline examples
    • Example enrollment: BS started January 2024
    • Example graduation: 2027
  • Written-work examples
    • Draft SOP A with ~300 characters
    • Use SOP B to match lab research direction
    • Involve the chosen professor for alignment

Key Metrics / Targets Extracted

  • Stipend: 90,000 yen/month
  • Total stipend: 180,000 yen
  • Cohort size: ~10 students
  • Lab allocation: ~2 students/lab
  • Application deadline: 1 February
  • Result announcement: March
  • Program dates: June 5 → August 6
  • SOP A length: ~300 characters

Frameworks / Playbooks Mentioned

No formal frameworks (e.g., SWOT/OKRs/GTM) were explicitly named. The closest “playbook” elements are:

  • Choose professor + lab first
  • Align SOP B with the lab’s research
  • Prepare language documentation (test score or exemption proof)
  • Secure two recommendations from appropriate professors at the current bachelor university

Presenter / Sources

  • Presenter: Unspecified (“guys” narrator; no name given in subtitles)
  • Source organization / context: Kyoto University
  • Program name presented: Amgen Scholar Program

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