National Institute of Genetics Internship Program 2026 in Japan
Job Description
National Institute of Genetics Internship Program 2026 in Japan
National Institute of Genetics (NIG)/ Genetics Program, SOKENDAI offers a research internship program for undergraduate and postgraduate students who wish to gain research experience in genetics and related fields in life sciences.
Interns will conduct independent research under the mentorship of a host investigator at NIG.
Our program includes training on scientific research, scientific communication, and lab visits to discuss with individual principal investigators.
At the end of the program, interns will give a presentation on their experience at the “NIG-INTERN Reports Symposium”. NIG will issue a certificate to those who have successfully completed the program.
Interns can also participate in various activities such as graduate program lectures, journal clubs, and seminars by outstanding researchers from inside and outside NIG.
Summary of the National Institute of Genetics Internship Program 2026
- Type: Internship
- Country to study: Japan
- Duration: 41 Days
- Eligible Countries: All
- Benefits: Round-trip airfare, Living and miscellaneous expenses, Domestic travel expenses and Accommodation fee…etc
- Deadline: 5th January, 2026
Areas of NIG Research Internship
NIGINTERN 2026, host laboratories are listed below. Interns will conduct independent research under the mentorship of NIG Faculty.
- Bioinformatics
- Biophysics and Structural Biology
- Cell Biology
- Developmental Biology
- Evolutionary and Quantitative Biology
- Genome Biology
- Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
- Neurobiology
- Plant Biology
Eligibility Criterias for the National Institute of Genetics Internship Program 2026
- The Internship is open to all Nationals.
- There is no application fee.
- Applicants must be interested in life sciences.
- Applicant must be in a pre-final year of the degree program. For example:
- In the 3rd year of a 4-year bachelor’s program, in the 2nd year of a 3-year bachelor’s program, in the 4th year of a 5-year program, in the 1st year of a 2-year master’s program, or the 5th year of a 6-year program.
- Applicants must show their interest in genetics and related fields in life sciences.
Benefits of Participating in the National Institute of Genetics Internship Program 2026
- The round-trip airfare between the intern’s place of residence (location of school) and Japan (actual expenses up to 200,000 JPY)
- Travel insurance
- [Costs covered by the participants]
- Any amount exceeding 200,000 JPY of the round-trip airfare between the intern’s place of residence (location of school) and Japan
- Domestic travel expenses
- Accommodation fee (approx. 70,000 JPY for 39 nights per person) for NIG Guest House
- Living and miscellaneous expenses
Documents
- Letter of Motivation
- Curriculum Vitae
- Scanned Academic Transcript
- Two recommendation letters