Alumni Associations
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INTERNATIONALFELLOWSHIPS
for RESEARCH in JAPAN 2023

The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) is an independentadministrative institution that performs the following main functions:
Creating Diverse World-Level Knowledge
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Building a Robust International Research Base
Building a Comprehensive Academic Information Analysis Base

JSPS carries out programs that provide overseas researchers who have anexcellent record of research achievements with an opportunity to conductcollaborative research, discussions, and opinion exchanges with researchers inJapan.

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Tailored to a full spectrumof researchers fromearly-career researchers toeminent scientists.

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from short to long terms.

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JSPS Fellows Plaza supports JSPS fellows during their research tenure inJapan, and after they have returned to their country through the alumni
associations.

Science Dialogue offers JSPS fellows the unique opportunities to volunteer togive lectures in English on their research work at Japanese high schools in thevicinity of their host institutes.

https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-plaza/index.html+81-3-3263-3444

fellowsplaza@jsps.go.jp

https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-plaza/e-sdialogue/index.html+81-3-3263-1730

sdialogue@jsps.go.jp

RONPAKU (Dissertation Ph.D.) Program
JSPS has launched the JSPS-Net, a social networking service, to support theformation of networks and research communities for both Japanese andinternational researchers in order to contribute to strengthening, andexpanding human networks derived from long years of research exchange
between Japan and other countries.
https://www-jsps-net.jsps.go.jp/+81-3-3263-1872

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Enrollment in Doctoral course

Acquisition of Doctoral Degree

Mid-career/Professor

Exclusively for Regular Members ofJSPS Alumni Associations

JSPS Invitational Fellowships for Research in Japan

JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan
Summer Program

Short-termStandard

Long-term

Short-term

BRIDGE Fellowship Program

Purpose

Purpose

Purpose

Purpose

Purpose

PurposeTo provide opportunities for pre- / post-doctoral researchers from the US,
Canada, and Europe to receive an orientation on Japanese culture andresearch systems and to pursue research under the guidance of hostresearchers in universities and other Japanese institutions.

To provide opportunities for pre- / post-doctoral researchers fromthe US, Canada, and Europe to conduct, under the guidance of
their hosts, cooperative research with leading research groups inuniversities and other Japanese institutions.

To provide opportunities for excellent postdoctoral researchers
from other countries to conduct, under the guidance of their hosts,
cooperative research with leading research groups in universities
and other Japanese institutions.

To provide opportunities for overseas researchers with excellent
records of research achievements to conduct collaborative
research with Japanese colleagues through long-term visits.

To provide opportunities for overseas researchers with excellent
records of research achievements to visit Japan short-term fordiscussions, opinion exchanges, lectures, and other activities.

To provide opportunities for alumni members who haveconducted research activities in Japan under JSPS programs tosustain, develop, and/or strengthen research collaborations
with Japanese colleagues.

Duration of Fellowship

2 months in summer

Approximate Number of Fellowships Awarded

80

Duration of Fellowship

Approximate Number of Fellowships Awarded

Be enrolled in a university graduate program or hold adoctorate received within the past 6 years.

140

Duration of Fellowship

12 to 24 months

Approximate Number of Fellowships Awarded

Fellow Eligibility

Fellow Eligibility
Be a citizen or permanent resident of the UK, France,
Germany, Canada, Sweden, or the US (Others with equivalentstatus may apply if approved by the nominating authority in
one of the above countries).

Duration of Fellowship

1 to 12 months

Approximate Number of Fellowships Awarded

330

Also eligible are persons who have been engaged in researchcontinuously for a period of at least three years at a university or
research institution in an eligible country. They must be from a country
that has diplomatic relations with Japan or be from Taiwan or Palestine.

Be a citizen of a country that has diplomatic relations with Japan(JSPS treats Taiwanese and Palestinian researchers in thismanner).
Hold a doctorate received within the past 6 years or be scheduled
to receive a doctorate before the Fellowship goes into effect.

Hold a doctorate received within the past 6 years or be enrolled in adoctoral course and scheduled to receive a Ph.D. within 2 years.

Host Eligibility

Round-trip air ticket

Overseas travel insurance

Maintenance allowanceof ¥534,000

Research support
allowance of ¥158,500

How to Apply
Nomination through an overseas nominating authority(A call for proposals will not be issued to US researchers.)

URL

Round-trip air ticket

Round-trip air ticket

Be a researcher in a position equivalent to a university professor,
associate professor, or assistant professor in Japan, or havereceived a doctorate 6 years or more prior.

Monthly maintenance allowance
Ph.D. holders ¥362,000 Non-Ph.D. holders ¥200,000
Settling-in allowance of¥200,000 (For 3 or more months of tenure)

Round-trip air ticket

Monthly maintenance allowance of ¥362,000
Settling-in allowance of ¥200,000
Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Research Fellows (KAKENHI)

Overseas travel insurance

Monthly maintenance allowance of ¥387,600

Daily maintenance allowance of ¥18,000

Research support allowance of up to ¥150,000

Research support allowance of up to ¥150,000

How to Apply

How to Apply

Application made by a host researcher through his/her
institution in Japan

Application made by a host researcher through his/herinstitution in Japan

Nomination through an overseas nominating authority(Eligible countries are US, UK, France, Germany, Sweden, andSwitzerland).

Nomination through an overseas nominating authority.

Terms of Award
Round-trip air ticket

URL

Summer Program

Overseas travel insurance

TEL+81-3-3263-4098

E-mailsummer@jsps.go.jp

Short-term

TEL+81-3-3263-3444

E-mailpostdoc-short@jsps.go.jp

StandardTEL+81-3-3263-3444

E-mailpostdoc-standard@jsps.go.jp

Research support allowance of up to ¥100,000

How to Apply

Application made by a host researcher through his/her
institution in Japan

https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-fellow/index.html

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Host researcher must agree to accept the Fellow.

Daily maintenance allowance of ¥13,000

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Be a researcher who is employed as an active researcher working
at a university or a research institute.

Be a researcher who is employed full-timeat a university or research institution.

Research support allowance of up to ¥70,000 × the number ofmonths of tenure

When applying, please be sure to familiarize yourself with the program guidelines.

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Overseas travel insurance

14 to 30 days

Approximate Number of Fellowships Awarded

Be a researcher in a position equivalent to a university professor,
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Terms of Award

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Be a citizen or a permanent resident of a country that has
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Terms of Award

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Duration of Fellowship

Be a citizen or a permanent resident of a country that has
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Terms of Award

Approximate Number of Fellowships Awarded

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Fellow Eligibility

Fellow Eligibility

Be a citizen or permanent resident of the US, Canada, European
Union countries, UK, Switzerland, Norway, or Russia.

Duration of Fellowship

2 to 10 months

Application made by a host researcher through his/her
institution in Japan

Long/ShortTEL+81-3-3263-2480

E-mailinvitation@jsps.go.jp

Nomination through the applicant’s JSPS alumni association.

URL

https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-inv/index.html

Invitational
Fellowships

How to Apply

BRIDGE
Fellowship Program

TEL+81-3-3263-1869

E-mailbridge@jsps.go.jp

https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-plaza/bridge/index.html