RIKEN Information R&D and Strategy Headquarters(R-IH)
Summer Program Internship 2025

Location: Guardian Robot Project (Kyoto, Japan)

Application Details

Internship Period

Long Stay Program（Type A）：July 24(Thu)～Sep.19(Fri), 2025
Short Stay Program（Type B）：Aug.21(Thu)～Sep.19(Fri),2025

• Both Type A&B students will be requested to present final achievement on Sept.12(Fri).

Number to be admitted & Eligibility

A few for both Type A＆B

1. You must have a studentship at an academic institution at the time of application throughout the end of the program period.
2. Those who belong to the universities that have collaborative research plan with GRP are not eligible for this internship. (e.g. Kyoto University, Doshisha Univ., Nara Institute of Science and Technology)

Program Details

Details are subject to guidelines of hosting research team.

Working hours

Interns must work on every RIKEN workday during internship period. Daily working hours:9:00～17:20（Break: 12:00～12:50）

Application screening

Screening process will be carried out after the deadline. Your application documents will be screened, and the shortlisted applicants will be contacted for web interview. The selection results will be announced around:
Both Type A&B: Early April, 2025

Application Documents & Deadlines

Application documents must be submitted in advance to robotics-info[at]ml.riken.jp(change “at “ to @ when sending)
Type A ＆B：Submit by March 24(Mon) 15：00(JST),2025

• If you wish to consult about the deadline due to academic reasons, please ask accordingly.

① CV＜RIKEN format＞
② Motivation Letter＜Free format＞

Specify at the top of the document

1. the name of the research team you wish to join
2. Research theme
3. The program you wish to join : Type A or B

Please refer to the RIKEN GRP website for more detailed research information on each team:
Detailed internship projects will be determined with your host PI after acceptance.

③ Research Achievement ＜Free format＞

Note on the use of personal information:

The submitted documents are strictly controlled based on RIKEN Personal Information Protection Regulations and used only for the purpose of screening. No private information in applications is disclosed to third parties, either intentionally or through negligence. Application documents will not be returned.

Expenses covered

The expenses below will be covered in accordance with RIKEN travel policy.

• One round-trip airfare or bullet train (Shinkansen) fare depending on the distance.
• • Accommodation fee: JPY11,100 per day and JPY2,400 as daily allowance

Note

1. All students will receive JPY393,900 for the first month (calculated based on 29nights 30 days full coverage) and for the 2nd month, Type A students will receive 90% of the full amount (JPY354,510 in accordance with RIKEN travel policy.
2. The reimbursement will be carried out at the time of after the first month (for Type A&B) and one more time after the second month for Type A students. For overseas banks the reimbursement process may take certain time. Please be ready to temporarily cover your daily expenses until the reimbursement is carried out.
3. Those who belong to universities within 50 kilometers in distance from RIKEN will receive commuting expenses only.
4. Accommodation will be basically booked by the students and the transportation fee between the accommodation and the RIKEN office must be covered from the daily allowances RIKEN will reimburse.
5. Reimbursement will be made after the required documents are submitted. If you fail to abide by RIKEN travel policy, the full amount may not be reimbursed.
6. For overseas air tickets, please do not arrange it yourself until the secretariat will contact you for instructions.

Inquiry

General matters regarding the program：robotics-info[at]ml.riken.jp
You can ask each team leader directly about the research details from the website.