http://www.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/utrip/ (general info)
http://www.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/utrip/program/ (2013 program details)
This
program was launched by the Graduate School of Science (GSS) of
the University of Tokyo (one of the world's leading research-education
universities) as part of its campaign begun in June 2010 for promoting
the internationalization of the GSS by inviting talented young students
from abroad. UTRIP is an intensive summer
research program targeted at undergraduates who have a keen interest in
pursuing an M.S. or Ph.D. degree in the future. During the program, the
participants receive intensive instruction and guidance on conducting
research from renowned faculty members belonging
to the GSS's six departments of physics, astronomy, chemistry, earth
& planetary science, biophysics & biochemistry, and biological
sciences. The program is open to students who are currently enrolled in
their junior or senior years at an accredited college
or university outside of Japan, and who are majoring in a natural
science or related field. Students participating in the program who are
highly evaluated by the faculty members will be given priority for
receiving scholarships when applying for admission
to the GSS the following year. The program also includes an excursion
outside of Tokyo as well as a short course on the Japanese language and
culture.
