JSPS Invitation Fellowship Programs for Research in Japan

JSPS conducts two programs (a short- and long-term program) under the Invitation Fellowship heading. Funded by a subsidy from the Japanese government, these fellowship programs are to promote international cooperation and mutual understanding through scientific research. The programs allow researchers employed at designated Japanese research institutions and laboratories to invite fellow researchers from other countries to Japan to participate in cooperative activities. They presuppose the existence of contacts between researchers in Japan and in other countries, a condition considered favorable to the promotion of future scientific cooperation and exchange.

From FY 2013, JSPS will begin issuing calls for applications under the “short-term S” category of the Invitation Fellowship Programs for Research in Japan. Under this category, Nobel laureates and other overseas researchers with similar records of eminent achievements are invited to Japan for short-term visits during which they offer advice and cooperate in the overall research activities of the host institution and give lectures at other Japanese research institutions.