CONTACT
Overseas Fellowship Division,
International Program Department,
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-mailpostdoc-standard
jsps.go.jp
Short-term
TEL+81-3-3263-3810
E-mailpostdoc-shortjsps.go.jp
Pathway to University Positions in Japan
TEL+81-3-3263-3444, 3810
E-mailpostdoc-pathwayjsps.go.jp
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).
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).
FY2019 Application Guidelines and Forms
| Recruitment | Application deadline (from host institution to JSPS) |
Notification of selection results | Fellowship periods and periods for arrival in Japan | Number of fellowship award |
| 1st | October 5, 2018 (by 5 p.m. (JST)) |
middle of January 2019 | April 1, 2019 –March 31, 2020 |
15 |
| 2nd | January 11, 2019 (by 5 p.m. (JST)) |
middle of April 2019 | July 1, 2019 –March 31, 2020 |
15 |
| 3rd | April 5, 2019 (by 5 p.m. (JST)) |
middle of July 2019 | October 1, 2019 –March 31, 2020 | 15 |
| 4th | June 7, 2019 (by 5 p.m. (JST)) |
middle of October 2019 | January 1, 2020 –March 31, 2020 |
15 |
FY2018 Application Guidelines and Forms
| Recruitment | Application periods
(for host institution) |
Notification of selection results | Fellowship periods and periods for arrival in Japan | Number of fellowship award |
| 1st closed |
October 2-6, 2017(by 5 p.m. (JST)) | middle of January 2018 | April 1,2018-March 31, 2019 | 15 |
| 2nd closed |
January 4-11, 2018(by 5 p.m.(JST)) | middle of April 2018 | July 1, 2018 – March 31, 2019 | 15 |
| 3rd closed |
April 2-6, 2018(by 5 p.m.(JST)) | middle of July 2018 | October 1, 2018-March 31, 2019 | 15 |
| 4th closed |
June 4-8, 2018(by 5 p.m.(JST)) | middle of October 2018 | January 1, 2019-March 31, 2019 | 15 |
