Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

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Overseas Fellowship Division,
International Policy Planning Department, Headquarters for International Affairs,
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)

5-3-1 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0083, JAPAN

Standard
TEL +81-3-3263-3444
E-mail postdoc-standardjsps.go.jp

Short-term
TEL +81-3-3263-3810
E-mail postdoc-shortjsps.go.jp

Pathway to University Positions in Japan
TEL +81-3-3263-3444, 3810
E-mail postdoc-pathwayjsps.go.jp

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Fellowships

Application guidelines


The application for the program should be submitted through the institution (Individual applications are not accepted). The institutions must submit the complete documents to JSPS by the end of the application period.

Please note that your institution may give you an early deadline to compile all application forms that will be submitted to JSPS (it could be more than a month before the deadline set by JSPS, depending on the procedure each institution takes).

FY2023 Application Guidelines and Forms

Recruitment Application periods
(from host institution to JSPS)
Period for publishing selection results Periods for arrival in Japan Number of fellowships award
1st
closed
September 30, 2022
(by 5 p.m. (JST)) 
Early January 2023 April 1, 2023-
March 31, 2024
10
2nd January 13, 2023
(by 5 p.m. (JST))
Middle of May 2023 August 1, 2023-
March 31, 2024
10
3rd June 2, 2023
(by 5 p.m. (JST))
Late September 2023 January 1, 2024-
March 31, 2024
10

FY2022 Application Guidelines and Forms

Recruitment Application periods
(from host institution to JSPS)
Period for publishing selection results Periods for arrival in Japan Number of fellowships award
1st
closed
October 1, 2021
(by 5 p.m. (JST))
Early January 2022 April 1, 2022-
March 31, 2023
20
2nd
closed
January 14, 2022
(by 5 p.m. (JST))
Middle of May 2022 August 1, 2022-
March 31, 2023
20
3rd
closed
June 3, 2022
(By 5 p.m. (JST)

June 24, 2022
(By 5 p.m.( JST))
Late September 2022 January 1, 2023-
March 31, 2023
20