　This program provides scholarships aimed at recruiting excellent students and enabling academic research activities. The scholarships are offered to students in the doctoral course (partial exclusions may apply) and are offered to students who have demonstrated excellent results on the entrance examination, in academic performance, or in research activities.

１．Target of the scholarship
　　All students in the doctoral course of the Graduate School of Medical
　　Sciences
　　 However, the following students are excluded;
　　・International students who receive financial support from the Japanese
　　　government (government-sponsored foreign students)
　　　Regarding combined grant conditions of this program (KDS) with other grants:
　　　please refer to the attached sheet “List of combined grants.”（※Note 1）

※Note 1
　 Students are not able to apply for both this program (KDS) and a research
　assistant (RA) position of the doctoral course scholarship program (KWS).
　However,　students who are not accepted by this program (KDS) are allowed to
　apply for the doctoral courses scholarship program (KWS),submission deadline is
　no later than Friday,July 29,2016.

２．Amount of the grant
　　The amount is equivalent to the annual tuition fee (JPY 535,800).
　 ※Student who will complete their doctoral courses in September:
　　　　The amount is equivalent to half the amount of annual tuition fee(JPY 267,900).

３．Required materials (only for the doctoral course of medical sciences):
　　only printed documents will be accepted. Please do not send your
　　application form and other documents by e-mail.
　　　①Application form for the scholarship program (Form 1)
　　 ②Confirmation list of submitted documents (scorecard) (Form 2)
　　　③Documents to verify your presentation or paper in conferences must be submitted
　　　　with Form 2.

　　　※Please download the forms from the links below.↓

　　　　　　　　　1. Application form（Word）(Form 1）
　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　2. Confirmation List of Documents（Scorecard）（Excel）（Form 2）

　　　　　　　　　3. Implementation Guidelines of Kumamoto University Graduate School
　　　　　　　　　　 Doctoral Course Scholarship Program (KDS)（PDF）

　　　　　　　　　　4. How to score research performance of KDS candidates （PDF）

　　　　　　　　　5. Arrangement List for Combined Grants of KDS with Other Financial　
　　　　　　　　　　 Support Programs （PDF）

　　　　　　　　　　6. Notice of offering Kumamoto University Doctoral Course Scholarship
　　　　　　　　　　 Program (KDS) in 2016 （PDF）

４．When and where to submit (only for the doctoral course of medical
　　sciences)
　　Deadline: May 27, 2016 (Fri)
　　Where: Student Affairs Section, Graduate School of Medical Sciences,
　　　　　　　(third floor of the Medical Education & Library Building)

５．Number of recommended candidates and date of selection
　　　Number of candidates: approximately 20 students
　　 Date of selection: July (scheduled)

６．Other reminders
　　１）In the “Confirmation list of documents (scorecard),” please rate your performance
　　　and other results in reference to the separate sheet “How to score your
　　　performance.”
　　２）Students who intend to apply are asked to confirm their eligibility for application,
　　　prepare all necessary documents, obtain a recommendation from their advisor and
　　　submit all the required documents.