The Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) awards about 230 fellowships for postdoctoral scholars to conduct research in Japan for 12-24 months. This program is aimed at providing support for cooperative research, under the guidance of Japanese hosts, at universities, inter-university research institutes, and science research corporations. Candidates (Invited Overseas Researcher) may apply either through a host scientist in Japan or the nominating authority in the United States: National Institutes of Health (NIH). This program allows researchers to advance their own research while promoting scientific advancement in Japan and the counterpart countries through close collaboration in scientific activities.
Eligibility & Requirements
Candidates must have obtained their doctoral degree at a university outside Japan within six years of the date the fellowship goes into effect. Candidates must have arranged in advance a research plan with a Japanese host. Applications for this program are submitted by a host researcher in Japan who wishes to host a foreign postdoctoral fellow. The applicant (host researcher) must be employed full-time at a research institution that is eligible to apply to MEXT for funding under the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-grants/index.html) and must want to host an overseas researcher. A letter of reference/recommendation from the candidate’s academic supervisor. Past research and achievements. List of major publications. Research plan in Japan.
Academic Level
Postdoctoral Scholar.
Disciplines
Humanities. Life Sciences. Physical Sciences. Social Sciences.
Agency
Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
Last Updated :: 04/06/2016
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