Application Deadline: 1 December 2024, 23:59 Japan Standard Time (JST).
Applications are now open for the 2025 United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOSA)/Japan Long-term Fellowship Programme on Nano-Satellite Technologies. The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs and the Government of Japan in cooperation with the Kyushu Institute of Technology (Kyutech) have established a United Nations/Japan Long-term Fellowship Programme on Nano-Satellite Technologies for nationals of developing countries or non-space-faring nations. The Programme will provide extensive research opportunities in nano-satellite systems through the use of the nano-satellite development and testing facilities available at Kyutech.
The purpose of this fellowship is to help non-space-faring nations join the community of space faring nations. Consequently, if you are selected as a PNST Fellow through the aforementioned process and you earn your advanced degree at Kyutech, you have an immense moral obligation to return to your home country and contribute to it. This is the central expectation of both UNOOSA and Kyutech.
This “Post-graduate study on Nano-Satellite Technologies (PNST)” Fellowship Programme will accept up to three students in the Master’s Programme (2 years duration) and up to three students in the Doctoral Programme (3 years duration) . Successful participants will be awarded a master or doctoral degree after successful thesis defence. The successful candidates will enroll in the Space Engineering International Course (SEIC) after passing an official entrance examination by the Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology.
Benefits
- The selected candidates will each receive a grant under Japanese government (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology: MEXT) scholarship (Research Students) of approximately 144,000 JPY per month for the duration of their fellowship study (2 or 3 years) to cover housing, food, local transportation, and other expenses.
- Each candidate will be provided, according to his/her itinerary and route as designated by MEXT, an economy class air ticket between an international airport in the country of his/her nationality and an international airport in Japan used on the normal route to the accepting university.
- Fees for matriculation, tuition and entrance examinations will be paid by Kyutech.
Applicaiton Documents
- Information Note (pdf)
- Terms of Participation (pdf)
- Academic Background Sample (pdf)
- Checklist (pdf)
- Application Guidelines of Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship (pdf)
Application Documents:
- Nomination Form (pdf)
- Nomination Form (Rank certificate) (pdf)
- Application Form (pdf)
- Referee Report Form (pdf)
- Academic Background (pdf)
- Application for Japanese Government (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology: MEXT) Scholarship (pdf)
- Field of Study and Research Plan (pdf)
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