Special Scholarship Program (SSP) at Kochi University of Technology 2023

Eligibility criteria:

• Applicant must have permission from the leader of the applicant's preferred SSP project to apply for that project
• Should hold a degree from an accredited institution comparable to the master's degree offered at KUT after 18 years of education, or to be scheduled to acquire such a degree before the KUT enrollment date.
• Candidate must be 35 years old or under at the time of enrollment, in principle.
• Should have an excellent academic record and strong bachelor's and master's degrees from reputable universities.
• Student should have the intention, adequate knowledge and research skill to work in the research project.
• Sgould have high English proficiency (TOEFL iBT 72, IELTS 5.5, CEFR B2, CET6).

Application Process:

• Choose one research project from the SSP Research Project List.
• Send a complete Online Pre-Application Request to the leader of your preferred project via KUT Online Pre-Application Request Form and obtain the leader's permission to apply for that SSP project. Applicants are not allowed to make Pre-Application Request more than once in a given entry period. Please note that a project leader may not contact you in the case where your pre-application request is rejected.
• When you obtain a permission from the project leader, complete all required documents and submit them to KUT by post. The documents must reach KUT by the deadline.