In cooperation with JSPS counterpart agencies, these programs provide funding for international joint research carried out between excellent researchers in Japanese universities and institutes and their overseas counterparts. In carrying out joint projects, a synergistic effect is sought by such means as sharing resources and research facilities. This program also aims to enhance and expand training opportunities for young researchers.

The following programs have been conducted for the current fiscal year (FY 2024):
JRP with NSFC (National Natural Science Foundation of China, China)
JRPs with SNSF (Swiss National Science Foundation, Switzerland)
JRP-LEAD with UKRI (UK Research and Innovation, UK)
JRPs-LEAD with DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Germany)

Applicants (Principle Investigators) must be researchers affiliated with a university or research institution in Japan that are specified in Article 2 of the Procedures on the Handling of Grands-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI)*, issued by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), and they must be eligible to apply for a KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid. As the Principal Investigator (PI) is overall responsible for and plays a vital role in carrying out the project plan, care should be taken not to appoint a person to the position who might loss his/her PI eligibility or otherwise be unable to perform the PI’s duties during the full period of the project’s implementation.

* Institutions specified as eligible in Article 2 of the procedures on handling of Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research:
 

1. Universities and interuniversity research institutions
2. MEXT-affiliated institutions engaged in research
3. Colleges of technology
4. Institutions designated by the Minister of MEXT