Japan Invites Indian Students for LOTUS 2026 Scholarship

• Japan invites 1,000 Indian students under LOTUS 2026 programme for advanced research and academic collaboration opportunities.
• Programme offers funding up to Rs 25.6 lakh covering living expenses, research costs, and travel support.
• Eligible candidates include masters, PhD, and postdoctoral researchers in fields like AI, biotechnology, and energy.

Japan has announced an ambitious initiative to strengthen academic collaboration with India by inviting around 1,000 Indian students, including PhD scholars, under the LOTUS Programme 2026.

The programme establishes an educational platform that enables researchers to conduct collaborative projects while working at Japanese higher education and research institutions.

The program aims to improve scientific collaboration between both nations while allowing participants to acquire international experience and advanced research skills.

The LOTUS Programme which stands for "India-Japan Circulation of Talented Youths in Science" provides extensive financial assistance which makes it one of the most appealing research programs for Indian researchers who want to study abroad.

The selected candidates can obtain annual funding which reaches ₹25.6 lakh this amount includes their monthly living expenses plus research costs and travel assistance.

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The programme has two separate tracks which include Basic and Aspire but Aspire track provides research support that lasts three years while it emphasizes research achievement.

The eligible applicants for this program must be master students and doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers who have not reached their 40th birthday.

The program provides funding for advanced educational programs which teach students about important fields including artificial intelligence and biotechnology and energy and semiconductors and quantum technology.

The application process requires candidates to submit their materials through a principal investigator who works at a Japanese institution before the deadline of June 9 2026.

The project demonstrates how India and Japan now work together in scientific research and technological development which will create a continuous stream of highly skilled scientists and researchers who will work together in academic research projects.