Hokkaido Medical AI & Predictive Healthcare Doctoral Fellowship

Three-year doctoral research fellowship developing transformer-based deep learning algorithms for early cancer detection in radiological tomography.

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Application checklist & requirements

These requirements reflect published university guidelines available at the last review. Review official department guidelines before submission.

Academic degree / Prerequisites: Master's degree (Shushi) in computer science, bioinformatics, or data engineering
English language proficiency: JLPT N2 or IELTS 6.5 overall
Standardized testing (GRE/GMAT): Not required
Thesis / Research statement: Master's thesis summary and 10-page doctoral research methodology proposal on neural networks in medical imaging
Recommendation letters: Two academic recommendations from graduate professors

How much will it cost? How much funding is available?

Financial support / stipend: MEXT Doctoral Fellowship or HIU Research Stipend (¥1,400,000 JPY/year)
Application fee: ¥30,000 JPY
Tuition / joining costs: Fully waived for MEXT scholars; subsidized for university fellows

Dates and verification

Application deadline: December 5, 2026 (Spring 2027 matriculation)
Last source review: 2026-10-15

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Important verification note

Facts reflect official Hokkaido Information University documentation reviewed 2026-10-15. Admissions, funding allocations, and eligibility thresholds are evaluated by the university.

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