RECRUITMENT

"Kanazawa University Strategic Project for Development of Doctoral Students and Research Promotion (HaKaSe)" is now accepting applications for April 2025.

The “Kanazawa University Strategic Project for Doctoral Students and Research Promotion (HaKaSe)” calls for applicants for the selection in April, 2025.
Please read and confirm the Application Guidelines before applying.

Projects that can be applied for

  • ● WISE Program for Nano-Precision Medicine, Science, and Technology (HaKaSe for WISE)  [Website]
  • ● SPRING Project for Doctoral Talents in Creating Novel Values (HaKaSe for SPRING)
  • ● BOOST Project for Trailblazing AI Crossover Doctoral Talents (HaKaSe for BOOST)
  • ● Preliminary Selection of Kanazawa University Strategic Project for Development of Doctoral Students and Research Promotion (Preliminary Selection of HaKaSe)

Note: The projects you can apply for differ depending on (planned) Affiliation, i.e., the Graduate School, Course and Division.

  • Outline Leaflet

Project Information Session (Held on November 29, 2024)

  • Project Introduction & Explanation of the call for applications for Selection in April, 2025

Selection Schedule

  【All dates and times are Japan Standard Time (JST).】
Application period December 24 (Tue), 2024 - Noon on January 14 (Tue), 2025 [Must arrive]
Notification of Eligibility for Interview by January 27 (Mon), 2025
Deadline for submitting slide data for Interview Noon on January 28 (Tue), 2025 [Must arrive]
Interview Conducted from early to Mid-February 2025 (including Saturdays, Sundays and public holiday)
Announcement of the Selection Result by the end of March, 2025
Date of Adoption of HaKaSe April 1 (Tue), 2025

Eligible Applicants

Those who are enrolled in the graduate school, course, division and the status specified in the table below as of April 1, 2025.
Please read and confirm the details of Qualifications for application in the Application Guidelines.

WISE Program for
Nano-Precision Medicine, Science,
and Technology
(HaKaSe+ for WISE)
SPRING Project for
Doctoral Talents
in Creating Novel Values
(HaKaSe+ for SPRING)
BOOST Project for Trailblazing
AI Crossover Doctoral Talents
(HaKaSe+ for BOOST)
Preliminary Selection of
Kanazawa University Strategic
Project for Development of
Doctoral Students and Research
Promotion
(Preliminary Selection of HaKaSe+)
Graduate school of
Human and Socio-
Environmental Studies
Master's Level Section
of Integrated Course
All divisions ✔ (note 3)
Doctoral Level Section
of Integrated Course
Division of Human and
Socio-Environmental
Studies
✔ (note 2)
Graduate School
of Natural Science and
Technology
Master's Level Section
of Integrated Course
All divisions ✔ (note 1) ✔ (note 3)
Doctoral Level Section
of Integrated Course
All divisions ✔ (note 2)
Graduate School of
Medical Sciences
Master's Course Division of Medical Science ✔ (note 1) ✔ (note 3)
Doctoral Course Division of Medicine ✔ (note 1) ✔ (note 2)
Division of Pharmacy
Master's Level Section
of Integrated Course
Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences ✔ (note 1) ✔ (note 3)
Division of Health Sciences
Doctoral Level Section of
Integrated Course
Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences ✔ (note 2)
Division of Health Sciences
Graduate School of
Advanced Preventive
Medical Sciences
Doctoral Course Division of Advanced
Preventive Medical Sciences
✔ (note 1) ✔ (note 2)
Graduate School of
Frontier Science
Initiative
Master's Course Division of Convergence Science ✔ (note 1) ✔ (note 3)
Master's Level Section
of Integrated Course
Division of Transdisciplinary
Sciences
✔ (note 1) ✔ (note 3)
Division of Nano Life
Science
Doctoral Level Section of
Integrated Course
Division of Transdisciplinary
Sciences
✔ (note 2)
Division of Nano Life
Science
Graduate school of Law Master's Course Division of Law and Politics ✔ (note 3)

Note 1: Only for those enrolling in April, 2025.
Note 2: For Doctoral Level Section of Integrated Course, only for those enrolling in April, 2025; for Doctoral Course, only for those enrolling in April, 2024 and enrolled for 12 months.
Note 3: Only for those enrolled for less than 12 months.

Application Guidelines

  • Application Guidelines

  • Guidelines for WISE Program for Nano-Precision Medicine, Science, and Technology

  • Application Forms(A-1, B-1, C-1): For Students of Master's Level Section of Integrated Course / Master's Course Currently Enrolled or Enrolling in April 2025

  • Application Forms(A-2, B-2, C-2, C-2-1): For Students of Doctoral Level Section of Integrated Course / Doctoral Course Currently Enrolled or Enrolling in April 2025

  • Recommendation letter of supervisor (planned)