World-leading Innovative Graduate Study Program Quantum Science and TEchnology Program (WINGS-QSTEP)

Support for Pioneering Research Initiated by the Next Generation: Fostering Advanced Human Resources to Lead Green Transformation (SPRING-GX)

Guidance Materials

FY2024 Fellowship Students (Spring)

18:00-, 10 April, 2024

Goals of Education and Research in this program

In the 21st century, quantum science and technology will firmly solidify basic academic fields such as quantum physics, quantum chemistry, and quantum life science, and expand beyond them into engineering with a clear awareness of social implementation to make a big change in society. Therefore, it is an urgent issue to educate quantum natives who can utilize quantum science and technology and to provide appropriate career path support that enables the rapid social implementation. The Quantum Science and Technology Fellowship is designed to develop human resources to solve SDGs and global commons by developing a research and education program that gives a broad overview from quantum science to quantum technology and by providing a career path support program.

Overview

Grants

Independence support fee: 180,000 yen/month

Research grant: 340,000 yen/year

• Focus on your research while receiving the grants. If you are absent for a long period of time (1 week or more) or cannot engage in research, consult with your academic advisor.
• You may also receive the on-campus TA or RA fee (up to 280,000 yen per month in total).
• There is no upper limit for payments for part-time jobs, internships, private scholarships, etc. from other than the university.
• WINGS will not provide support if the income exceeds the amount (about 2.4 million yen per year) that is considered to receive sufficient support for living expenses.
• Independence support fee is paid in the next month.

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Obligations for Fellowship Students

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• He/she should focus on research activities based on the research plan.
• He/she should regularly receive progress reviews by your main supervisor and sub-supervisor.
• He/she should obtain 8 credits or more from the Special Lectures on Quantum Science and Technology. In addition, he/she should take compulsory and elective compulsory research trainings. These include the following programs.
• Program for Improving Research Skills (Overview Lecture on Quantum Science and Technology, the lectures of the department different from the department of the fellowship student, etc.)
• Career Path Support Program（Entrepreneurship, Engineering Competency, etc）
• He/she should apply for the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Research Fellow DC every year in principle.

* Even if you are accepted as a Research Fellow DC of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in the middle of the process, you must fulfill the obligations described here.

• He/she should satisfy the completion requirements of your Department.
• He/she should pass the Qualifying Examination (QE) and Final Examination (FE) of this program.

Lectures

Obtain 8 credits or more from the Special Lectures on Quantum Science and Technology (of which 2 credits or more for *, 2 credits or more for †, and 2 credits or more from the lecture of the department different from the department of the fellowship student.) See List of Lectures for details.

* Credits earned as a master's degree can be included in the course completion credits.

* ＝ Program for improving research capabilities

Multidisciplinary Lecture on Quantum Science and Technology I, II, III.

• Lecture III is held by QSTEP and most recommended.

† ＝ Program for carrier support

Entrepreneur I, II, Engineering Literacy I, II, III, Science Cluster Lecture I, II, � Theory of Science Communication †, � Practice in Science Presentation and Writing †

Sub-supervisor

• Select one sub-supervisor other than the department to which you belong. See the list of the professors who participate in Q-STEP.
• Submit progress reports twice a year for review (around June and December).

Please complete the following sub-supervisor preference survey. �Deadline: 2024/4/20�https://forms.gle/KjAaBn8KMMCsH8Lr8

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QSTEP Seminar, Colloquium, Symposium

1. Q-STEP Seminar

• Attend at least 3 seminars by the end of the program. Each seminar typically lasts 1-2 hours.
• Attendance is mandatory and will be recorded.

2. Q-STEP Colloquium (at the end of each fiscal year. Scheduled on Feb. 29, 2024)

• Participation in the colloquium is compulsory for all students.

3. Symposium (July~August)

• All students must attend and participate in the symposium.

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Research Training (incl. Q-STEP Seminar & Colloquium)

Compulsory research training

Participation in all of the following items is a requirement for completing the program.

1. Q-STEP Seminar (About 1-2 hours per seminar. Attendance will be checked. Take 3 or more times by the end of the program.)

2. Q-STEP Colloquium (at the end of each fiscal year. Scheduled on Feb. 29, 2024)

3. Feedback from the sub-supervisor (twice a year)

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Compulsory elective research training

Participation in one or more of the following items is a requirement for completing the program.

1. Engineering Competency I - Project-based learning-

2. Engineering Competency II -Research Internship-

3. Engineering Competency III -Summer Camp-

4. Introduction to Quantum Computation (IBM Q training) * Since the number of participants is limited, advance course registration is necessary.

5. Q-STEP Doctoral Exercise (The implementation differs depending on the department you belong to)

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Course registration (FY2024, S1, S2 Term)

In addition to the course registration by UTAS, please submit a course plan for the lectures and trainings that are required for the completion of Q-STEP (at the beginning of summer and winter semesters).

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Deadline: 20 April, 2024

Submission：Google Forms（please login with ECCS account.）

*All lectures for S1, S2, A1, A2 are listed, so check UTAS for the start date.

https://forms.gle/tytyKRX4WYB6RPJv6

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Application to the JSPS Research Fellow (DC)

Please be sure to apply for JSPS Research Fellowship (DC) every year. If you do not apply, you will be disqualified as a fellowship student in principle.

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Please keep in mind the internal deadline.

Example of 2024）Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems

ID / password issuance deadline

12:00, 24 April, 2024

Document submission deadline

16:00, 14 May, 2024

*JSPS Postdoctoral Researcher Homepage

DC1・DC2・PD：https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-pd/index.html

Qualifying Examination (QE)、Final Examination (FE)

The method differs for each department. Please check with your department for details.

• Qualifying Examination (QE)：�QE will be conducted half a year before the completion of the doctoral program, and the status of study and research progress will be examined.
• Final Examination (FE)：�FE will be conducted to examine whether the dissertation exhibits a high degree of specialization suitable for this fellowship.

He/she should pass the Qualifying Examination (QE) and Final Examination (FE) of this program.

Monthly report (WINGS-QSTEP only)

Please submit the report by the 22nd of every month (when it falls on a weekend or holiday, the previous weekday).

The upload link will be changed from one announced. The new upload link will be announced later.

Social cooperation program

https://www.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/press/pr2023-03-02-002

• Kick-off symposium around 2024 July - Aug.
• Details will be announced by Web and Slack
• All students are expected to join this symposium

Annual Schedule

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2024.4 Guidance, course plan submission (S1, S2), survey of sub-supervisor

2024.4~5　Application to the JSPS research fellow (DC)

2024.6　First review by sub-supervisor

2024.7~8 Kick-off Symposium of Social Cooperation Program (tentative)

2024.10~11 course plan submission (A1, A2)

2024.12 Second review by sub-supervisor

2025.2.28 (Fri.) Q-STEP Colloquium

Ad-hoc：

Q-STEP seminars (See the announcements by Web and Slack.)

Q-STEP　Web site

https://sites.google.com/g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/q-step/

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WINGS-QSTEP Slack（UTokyo Slack）

All fellowship students are required to participate in Slack.

If you have not participated, please contact the secretariat.

#general: general announcements and discussions

#help: questions

#random: information not limited to Q-STEP

#seminar: Seminar information

#fellowship2022: for internal communication with fellowship students 2021

#fellowship2023: for internal communication with fellowship students 2022

#fellowship2024: for internal communication with fellowship students 2023

Joint Research / Travel Support (Q-STEP students only)

• To promote the development of self-motivated and globally active researchers, two support programs are offered. Please apply actively.
• Joint Research Support
• Research expenses (up to 500,000 yen) for joint research with graduate students from different laboratories will be subsidized.
• Application deadline: 12:00 pm, May 31, 2023.
• Travel Support
• Travel expenses (up to 300,000 yen) to attend international conferences held overseas and present the results of their own research will be subsidized.
• Applications may be submitted at any time (as a general rule, at least two months prior to the start of the itinerary)
• Refer to the website/Slack for the details.

Professors in WINGS-QSTEP (1/4)

Professors in WINGS-QSTEP (2/4)

Professors in WINGS-QSTEP (3/4)

Professors in WINGS-QSTEP (4/4)

List of lectures

Q-STEP WEBサイト-> EN -> Documents -> List of lectures

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