Postdoctoral Fellowships for Foreign Researchers | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

International Fellowships for Research in Japan
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Program Outline
- Summer Program
- Strategic Program
  - From the US
  - From Switzland
  - From India（under construction ）
  - Program Guidelines for Successful Fellows
  - List of Fellows
- Short-term Program
- Standard Program
- Pathway to University Positions in Japan
Feedback on Fellowship Program

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-standardjsps.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).

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	October 2-6, 2017(by 5 p.m. (JST))	middle of January 2018	April 1,2018-March 31, 2019	15
2nd	January 4-11, 2018(by 5 p.m.(JST))	middle of April 2018	July 1, 2018 – March 31, 2019	15
3rd	April 2-6, 2018(by 5 p.m.(JST))	middle of July 2018	October 1, 2018-March 31, 2019	15
4th	June 4-8, 2018(by 5 p.m.(JST))	middle of October 2018	January 1, 2019-March 31, 2019	15

FY2017 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 3-7, 2016(by 5 p.m. (JST))	middle of Junuary 2017	April 1, 2017- March 31, 2018	15
2nd closed	Junuary 4-11,2017(by 5 p.m. (JST))	middle of April 2017	July 1,2017– March 31,2018	15
3rd closed	April 3-7, 2017(by 5 p.m. (JST))	middle of July 2017	October 1, 2017– March 31, 2018	15
4th closed	June 5-9,2017(by 5 p.m. (JST))	middle of October 2017	Junuary 1,2018- March 31,2018	15