Invitational Fellowships for Research in Japan
Application Guideline
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).
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).
FY2025
Recruitment | Program | Application deadline (from host institution to JSPS) | Period for publishing selection results | Periods for arrival in Japan |
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1st |
Long-term Short-term |
August 30, 2024 (by 5 p.m. (JST)) | Late December 2024 | April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026 |
2nd | Short-term | April 25, 2025 (by 5 p.m. (JST)) | Early August 2025 | October 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026 |
Note1: The fellowship period covers the period from the day a candidate (invited overseas researcher) coming from abroad arrives at an airport in Japan, which is the day that the fellowship starts, to the day that the fellow departs from an airport in Japan, which is the day that the fellowship ends. (This does not apply to fellows who reside in Japan before or after the fellowship period.)
Note2: As a fellow’s tenure may start anytime during the period stated in the Application Guidelines, there are cases when it will end in the following fiscal year.
Note3: JSPS Electronic Application System will be available approximately two months before the application deadlines set by JSPS.
Note2: As a fellow’s tenure may start anytime during the period stated in the Application Guidelines, there are cases when it will end in the following fiscal year.
Note3: JSPS Electronic Application System will be available approximately two months before the application deadlines set by JSPS.
FY2024
Recruitment | Program | Application deadline (from host institution to JSPS) | Period for publishing selection results | Periods for arrival in Japan |
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1st | Long-term Short-term |
September 1, 2023 (by 5 p.m. (JST)) | Late December 2023 | April 1, 2024 - March 31, 2025 |
2nd | Short-term | April 26, 2024 (by 5 p.m. (JST)) | Early August 2024 | October 1, 2024 - March 31, 2025 |
Note1: From FY2024 application, JSPS will send award letter and related documents for successful candidates (invited overseas researchers) to host institutions.
Note2: The fellowship period covers the period from the day a candidate (invited overseas researcher) coming from abroad arrives at an airport in Japan, which is the day that the fellowship starts, to the day that the fellow departs from an airport in Japan, which is the day that the fellowship ends. (This does not apply to fellows who reside in Japan before or after the fellowship period.)
Note3: As a fellow’s tenure may start anytime during the period stated in the Application Guidelines, there are cases when it will end in the following fiscal year.
Note4: JSPS Electronic Application System will be available approximately two months before the application deadlines set by JSPS.
Note2: The fellowship period covers the period from the day a candidate (invited overseas researcher) coming from abroad arrives at an airport in Japan, which is the day that the fellowship starts, to the day that the fellow departs from an airport in Japan, which is the day that the fellowship ends. (This does not apply to fellows who reside in Japan before or after the fellowship period.)
Note3: As a fellow’s tenure may start anytime during the period stated in the Application Guidelines, there are cases when it will end in the following fiscal year.
Note4: JSPS Electronic Application System will be available approximately two months before the application deadlines set by JSPS.