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Research Assistant System (RA)

This is a system established by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), where graduate students are employed as research assistants to support faculty research and receive a salary. In the Molecular Science Program, graduate students of all years are employed as RAs (Research Assistants). The RA employment records are as shown in the table below. Furthermore, we have decided to increase the annual amount received per person starting from the 2024 academic year.

 

Planned RA Employment (From the 2024 Academic Year Onwards)

  Employment Rate 1) Annual Amount Received per Person 2)
1st Year & 2nd Year 100% Approximately 1,150,000 yen3)
3rd Year, 4th Year, 5th Year
Three-year Doctoral Program
100% Approximately 1,300,000 yen3)

 

Reference: RA Employment Record (Up to the 2023 Academic Year)

  Employment Rate 1) Annual Amount Received per Person 2)
1st Year & 2nd Year 100% Approximately 850,000 yen
3rd Year, 4th Year, 5th Year
Three-year Doctoral Program
100% Approximately 990,000 yen


1) Employment rate for graduate students enrolled for a full year (excluding students on leave).
For students enrolled in the 3-year doctoral program (3rd-year transfer), the employment rate applies to graduate students excluding JSPS Research Fellows and MEXT Scholarship students.

2) Standard annual amount received by students enrolled for a full year.

3) Additional payment is possible from each laboratory's budget.

Institute for Molecular Science SRA Support System (SRA Support)

Since the 2015 academic year, the Institute for Molecular Science has established a system to employ students recognized as particularly excellent as SRAs. Furthermore, we have decided to increase the salary from the 2024 academic year.

 

From the 2024 Academic Year Onwards

  Annual Amount Received per Person1)
1st Year & 2nd Year Approximately 2,000,000 yen2)
3rd Year, 4th Year, 5th Year
Three-year Doctoral Program
Approximately 2,600,000 yen2)

 

1) See the overview below for details.
2) Additional payment is possible from each laboratory's budget.

 

Please refer to the link below for the overview.
Overview of the Institute for Molecular Science SRA Support System

 

SOKENDAI Special Researcher

Please refer to the Application Guideline on the SOKENDAI website.
https://www.soken.ac.jp/en/campuslife/tuition/sp_researcher_ch/

Tuition Fee Exemption System

Please refer to the SOKENDAI website.

Contact

Graduate Student Affairs Section
International Relations and Reserch Cooperation Division
Institute for Molecular Science

38 Nishigo-Naka, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585 Aichi, Japan
E-mail: r7139"at"orion.ac.jp * "at" →@

 

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