This program has an “Education and Research Expense Support System” to create an environment where students can concentrate on their studies by receiving financial support.

1) Super Smart Society Doctoral Leadership Scholarship (RA salary for doctoral students)

【Eligible students】
WISE-SSS enrolled students with high research ability and outstanding potential

【Requirement】
(1)　pass the mid-term review.
(2)　Until AY2023: Have applied “Tokyo Tech Advanced Human Resource Development Fellowship for Doctoral Students” and “Cross the border! Tokyo Tech pioneering doctoral research program".
(3)　On or after AY2024: Have applied for “Program for Development of Next-Generation Front-Runners with Comprehensive Knowledge and Humanity(Science Tokyo SPRING)(Former Tokyo Tech SPRING)” or “Program for Development of Co-creative Experts towards Top-level AI Research(Science Tokyo SPRING)(Former Tokyo Tech BOOST)”
Note) Students who are not eligible to apply and those who are unable to apply due to unavoidable circumstances are excluded.

【Payment pattern (Annual amount)】
◆Pattern A:　Science Tokyo SPRING (2.16 million yen) + RA salary from SSS joint research and SSS national project*
◆Pattern B:　Science Tokyo BOOST) (3.6 million yen) + RA salary from SSS joint research and SSS national project*
◆Pattern C:　SSS doctoral leadership scholarship (basic amount 500,000 yen + additional amount up to 1.5 million yen depending on research achievements) + RA salary from SSS joint research and SSS national project*

Note) “RA salary from SSS joint research and SSS national project” depends on the status of each student's joint research with partners of SSS Promotion Consortium or the national projects related to Super Smart Society.

Note) If the total amount exceeds 2 million yen, the SSS doctoral leadership scholarship will be reduced. For more details, please click here.

Note) For students who have exceeded the standard period of study, the basic amount of the SSS doctoral leadership scholarship (500,000 yen) is not paid, but only an additional amount is paid. (from AY2025)

2) Super Smart Society Incentive subsidy (RA salary for master's students)

An RA salary of up to 500,000 yen/year will be paid to excellent and promising master's students.