PhD Studentships

We select a number of PhD students to do their research at, or in collaboration with, Cross Labs. PhD degrees are available in collaboration with neighboring universities (TokyoTech, UTokyo, etc.), with which Cross Labs has established an agreement. As a competitive way to fund their PhDs, candidates may choose to go through the selection process to get a PhD scholarship from Cross Compass. This process should ideally be started a year or so in advance. In the absence of such a grant, it is up to Japanese PhD students to self-fund their doctoral research.

There are several competitive programs for the most talented graduate students to pick from:

• JSPS offers doctoral fellowships to international students
• The Humanware Innovation Program’s 5 year fully funded doctoral program for Japanese or international students
• Monbukagakusho: MEXT scholarship program for overseas students
• A number of countries have bilateral funding schemes. We advise checking the details with your local embassy.