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Summer Program (Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan) FY2025 call is open (by12/4/2024)
We are pleased to announce that the JSPS Summer Program, formerly known as the “East Asian and Pacific Summer Institutes or EAPSI” program by NSF is now open for applications for the first time in seven years.This program offers pre- and post-doctoral researchers from the US, Canada and Europe the opportunity to spend two months of your summer conducting research at a Japanese university or research institution under the guidance of a host researcher.
Application Deadline: January 4th, 2024
For more information, please see here.
For those who are from European countries, application procedures may vary somewhat by authority. Please contact the nominating authority in your country about the detailed application procedures. For more information, please see here.
| When | Where |
For Eligibility details, please click below.
Complete List of Fellowship Programs
| Career Stage | Category | Duration | Award Benefits |
| Pre/Postdocs | Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Short Term |
1-12mos. | – Roundtrip air ticket – Overseas travel insurance – Maintenance allowance for pre-PhD: ¥200,000/month for PhD: ¥362,000/month – Settling-in allowance: ¥200,000 (for fellows with 3 or more months of tenure) – Research support allowance: Up to ¥70,000/month |
| Postdocs* * Including applicants holding a doctorate degree received within the past 6 years. |
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Standard |
12-24mos. | – Roundtrip air ticket – Overseas travel insurance – Maintenance allowance: ¥362,000/month – Settling-in allowance: ¥200,000 – Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research: Up to ¥1,500,000/year |
| Mid-career to Professor Level | Invitation Fellowship Program Long Term |
2-10mos. | – Roundtrip air ticket – Overseas travel insurance – Maintenance allowance: ¥387,600/month – Research support allowance: Up to ¥150,000 |
| Professor, Associate Professor | Invitation Fellowship Program Short Term |
14-60days | – Roundtrip air ticket – Overseas travel insurance – Maintenance allowance: ¥42,000/day – Research support allowance: Up to ¥150,000 |