2025 United Nations/Japan Long-term Fellowship Programme on Nano-Satellite Technologies

The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs and the Government of Japan in cooperation with the Kyushu Institute of Technology (Kyutech) have established a United Nations/Japan Long-term Fellowship Programme on Nano-Satellite Technologies for nationals of developing countries or non-space-faring nations. The Programme will provide extensive research opportunities in nano-satellite systems through the use of the nano-satellite development and testing facilities available at Kyutech

• Table of Content
• About United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
• United Nations/Japan Long-term Fellowship Programme on Nano-Satellite Technologies
• Aim and Benefits of United Nations/Japan Long-term Fellowship Programme on Nano-Satellite Technologies
• Requirements for United Nations/Japan Long-term Fellowship Programme on Nano-Satellite Technologies Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

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United Nations/Japan Long-term Fellowship Programme on Nano-Satellite Technologies

Aim and Benefits of United Nations/Japan Long-term Fellowship Programme on Nano-Satellite Technologies

• The selected candidates will each receive a grant under Japanese government (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology: MEXT) scholarship (Research Students) of approximately 144,000 JPY per month for the duration of their fellowship study (2 or 3 years) to cover housing, food, local transportation, and other expenses.
• Each candidate will be provided, according to his/her itinerary and route as designated by MEXT, an economy class air ticket between an international airport in the country of his/her nationality and an international airport in Japan used on the normal route to the accepting university.
• Fees for matriculation, tuition and entrance examinations will be paid by Kyutech.

Requirements for United Nations/Japan Long-term Fellowship Programme on Nano-Satellite Technologies Qualification

• This “Post-graduate study on Nano-Satellite Technologies (PNST)” Fellowship Programme will accept up to three students in the Master’s Programme (2 years duration) and up to three students in the Doctoral Programme (3 years duration).
• Successful participants will be awarded a master or doctoral degree after successful thesis defence.
• The successful candidates will enroll in the Space Engineering International Course (SEIC) after passing an official entrance examination by the Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology.

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Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit UNOOSA Fellowship webpage