JSPS Short-Term Fellowships in Japan

The program provides PhD students or PhD researchers in the Europe and North America with opportunities to conduct collaborative research under the guidance of their hosts in universities and other Japanese institutions for a relatively short period of time (1-12 months). A person who has never engaged in research at universities etc. in Japan would be most preferable. Applicants from all fields of the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences are welcome to apply.

Award

• Airfare
  • A round-trip air ticket (based on JSPS’s regulations. See the Program Guidelines.)
• Maintenance Allowance
  • For PhD holders: JPY362,000 per month
  • For non-PhD holders at the time research starts in Japan: JPY200,000 per month
• Miscellaneous
  • A settling-in allowance of JPY200,000 (only applicable for Fellows with 3 or more months of tenure), Overseas travel insurance, etc.

Applicants do not directly submit applications to JSPS. Applications under this program must be submitted to JSPS by a host researcher in Japan via the head of his/her university or institution. The deadlines on the website are for submission to JSPS by the head of the host institution. The applicant should consult with their proposed host about the institution’s internal deadline.