KEK Summer Student Program 2026 in Japan | Fully Funded

Applications for the KEK Summer Student Program 2026 in Japan are now open. KEK is one of the world’s leading accelerator science research laboratories based in Japan. Its mission includes providing education and training to both national and international students. During this fully funded research program, participants will have the opportunity to conduct advanced research through hands-on work at KEK Tsukuba or J-PARC. The SOKENDAI KEK Tsukuba/J-PARC Summer Student Program for undergraduate and graduate students is offered in the fields of Elementary Particle Physics, Nuclear Physics, Material and Life Science, Accelerator Science, Advanced Detection Systems (Sensors, Electronics, and Computing), and Theory (computational methods in quantum field theory). Students can select a research project according to their academic background. This program will help them in their future research studies and careers. During this international summer program, students will stay at either the Tokai campus or the Tsukuba campus of KEK for up to 8 weeks (theory groups up to 4 weeks). Research projects at Tokai explore the origin of the universe and hidden matter in the fields of particle and nuclear physics, material and life science, using advanced accelerator technologies. Research projects at Tsukuba are mainly related to the Belle II experiment and studies of physics beyond the Standard Model. Students at both campuses will work on their research projects in group settings under the supervision of experienced researchers.