TU-UW Exchange Program

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TU-UW
Exchange Program

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Aim & Purpose

TU-UW Academic Open Space (AOS) created a collaborative program for promoting education and research. We have been focusing on research and education in the fields of materials science, aerospace engineering and disaster science since we started in 2017. Since the second phase started in 2022, we have been promoting new areas such as supporting startups and enforcing DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) in our program. Now we announce that we accept applications from the graduate students who major in humanities/social science,natural sciences for TU-UW AOS Exchange Program focusing on DEI.

Program Guideline

ProgramProgram Guideline
【Humanities/Social Science】2025 TU-UW AOS DEI Exchange ProgramPDF
【Natural Sciences】2025 TU-UW AOS DEI Exchange ProgramPDF

Program Details

1Duration of Stay5 days and 3 nights
2LocationSeattle, Washington, USA
3ProgramHumanities/Social ScienceSelected participants may design their own program during the stay, including activities such as collecting research materials, conducting fieldwork, engaging with researchers at the University of Washington (UW), and attending symposia, seminars, and research meetings at UW.
Natural SciencesParticipants may propose a program that includes exchanges with women researchers at UW, visits to science and technology facilities at UW, and participation in symposia, seminars, and research meetings.
4AOS staff may also propose opportunities for交流 with UW researchers and specific program components. Participants are expected to join these activities as much as possible.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must meet all of the conditions listed in items 1–3 below.

Humanities and Social Sciences

  1. Graduate students in the humanities or social sciences enrolled at Tohoku University (no restrictions on field, gender, or nationality).
    *Fourth-year undergraduate students who have been accepted into a graduate program for the following academic year are also eligible.
  2. The research theme must be related to DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion)—such as gender, sexuality, diversity, or multiculturalism—and fieldwork, data collection, or interactions with researchers at the host institution must be expected to contribute meaningfully to the applicant’s research.
  3. Applicants must be able to present their DEI-related research outcomes in both English and Japanese after completing the program.
    *Because an exchange program with the University of Washington is planned for the following year at Tohoku University, it is desirable that applicants will retain their student status in a Tohoku University graduate program during the next academic year and be able to participate in that event.

Natural Sciences

  1. Female graduate students enrolled in natural science fields at Tohoku University.
    *Fourth-year undergraduate students who have been accepted into a graduate program for the following academic year are also eligible.
  2. Research themes are not restricted. However, applicants should be able to benefit from interactions with women researchers at the University of Washington as mentors, deepen their understanding of women’s participation in science, and produce outcomes that contribute to Gendered Innovations.
  3. Applicants must be able to present their DEI-related research outcomes in both English and Japanese after completing the program.
    *Because an exchange program with the University of Washington is planned for the following year at Tohoku University, it is desirable that applicants will retain their student status in a Tohoku University graduate program during the next academic year and be able to participate in that event.

Selected Applicants

  • Humanities/Social Science：One
  • Natural Sciences：One

Application Form

You need to apply from Google Form and submit all the documents below.

▶ Google Form（Humanities/Social Science）
▶ Google Form（Natural Sciences）

Deadline

  • September 19, 2025

Result will be announceNotification of Results

  • Scheduled to be sent to applicants around late October 2025.

Travel Period

  • Approximately January–March 2026

Contact

2-1-1 Katayama, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577
DEI Center, Tohoku University

tel：022-217-6092
e-mail：dei-center@grp.tohoku.ac.jp
website: http://dei.tohoku.ac.jp/