Plan A: Internship Course (two months)

June 9 (Tue) – August 7 (Fri), 2026

• Orientation: June 9 (Tue)
• Final presentation and closing ceremony: August 7 (Fri)

Plan B: Lecture Course (five days; excluding weekends)

July 22 (Wed) – July 28 (Tue), 2026

Lecture Course & Poster Session

Administrative Headquarters(C00), 2F (map)

Plan A: Internship Course

Summer interns will work in a CBS laboratory for two months and participate in the research activities of the host lab. Interns may also attend the five-day lecture course, as long as their laboratory schedule permits, and will have opportunities to interact with lecture-course participants and invited speakers.

Interns are required to present a poster during the lecture course alongside the lecture-course students and give a research presentation on their work at the end of the two-month internship.

Please refer to the following list of potential host laboratories.

Plan B: Lecture Course

The lecture course covers topics ranging from basic concepts to cutting-edge research, providing a foundation for understanding the program theme developed by the organizing committee. The five-day course includes poster sessions, lab visits, and opportunities to interact with CBS postdocs and fellow participants from around the world.

• Presenting a poster during the lecture course is mandatory for both internship and lecture participants.
• Please prepare a poster that represents your research (past, present or future) at your current institution.
• Please bring your poster printed.
• • Poster board size: 876 mm (Width) x 1643 mm (Height), A0 portrait (vertical) orientation. Image is Here.

• Applicants must be enrolled in an academic institution or company at the time of application and remain enrolled throughout the program period.
• If applicants are on a gap year or are not yet enrolled at the time of application, they must obtain a certificate of enrollment from the institution or company they will be enrolled in during the Summer Program.
• High school students are not eligible to apply.
• Participants who are not Japanese nationals must have a valid passport.
• • Obtaining a visa to enter Japan is the participant’s responsibility. Please check whether you need a visa Here.
  If your nationality is marked with a note, please check the VISA flowchart to confirm whether you need a visa.

• There is no registration fee, salary supplement, or support for food expenses.
• Airfare, domestic transportation, and accommodation must be arranged and paid for by the participant.

• ThereInternship Course participants are required to purchase accident insurance at their own responsibility. Please check whether your affiliation provides insurance coverage.
• • A medical examination must be completed within six months prior to departure for Japan. The form must be completed by a physician in either English or Japanese

If you apply for financial support and your application is approved, RIKEN will provide financial assistance. Participants receiving financial support must follow RIKEN’s travel itinerary in accordance with RIKEN regulations.

Expenses covered (if approved):

• Accommodation
• Round-trip airfare, or bullet train (Shinkansen) fare for participants traveling within Japan

Airfare and domestic transportation must be purchased by the participant. Reimbursement will be made after the required documents are submitted upon return to your home country.

For additional information, please refer to Before Applying.

All participants, except those who live within commuting distance, will be assigned accommodation.

NOTE:Participants who have not received approval for their financial support request will not be eligible for financial support for accommodation expenses.

Plan A: Internship Course

• RIKEN I-House E/G/H

Plan B: Lecture Course

• Hotel Toyoko Inn in front of Wako-Shi Station