Fellowships For Research In Japan

Information Session for FellowshipsPresented by

JSPS San Francisco Office

Available for all academic disciplines 

A variety of programs to match your career stage and timeline

Multiple application periods throughout the year

Fully‐funded * (includes stipend, round‐trip flight, and travel insurance)

* Please refer to each application instruction for details.

FeaturesFellowship

Program Type

Post‐doctoral Invitational

Short‐term Standard Short‐term Long‐term

Field All Research Fields（Natural Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences）

Eligibility

Career Post‐doc  Post‐doc * Mid‐career/Professor

Mid‐career/Professor

Nationality

US**, Canada, Russia, 

Switzerland, Norway, EU

AllCountries All Countries All Countries

Duration 1 to 12mos.

12 to 24 mos. 14 to 60 days 2 to 10 

mos.

Please refer to and application guidelines for details.

Overview No. 1Fellowship

* Doctoral students expected to receive Ph.D. by start date are also eligible.

** There are some exceptions. Please refer to the application guideline.

Application methods No. 2FellowshipOPEN RECRUITMENT

SUBMISSION

NOMINATING AUTHORITIES

HOST

HOST

SELECTION

SELECTION 2(Approve nomination)

HOST INSTITUTION

JSPS

JSPS

APPLICANT

NOMINATING AUTHORITY

SELECTION 1 & NOMINATION

Communication

APPLICANT

Program Type

Post‐doctoral Invitational

Short‐term Standard Long‐term Short‐term

Ope

n Re

cruitm

ent

Available slots*[all countries] 60 230 60 170

Nom

inating

Authorities

Available slots*in USA

NIH 10 2

SSRC 10 10

Please refer to           and application guidelines for details.

Overview No. 3Fellowship

* The number of available slots is approximate.

Deadline①Host institution’s internal deadline

Deadline②JSPS’s deadline

Selection resultposted

Start research in Japan

FY2020(in Japan) FY2021(in Japan)

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3

Pre/Postdocs

Postdoctoral Short-term1-12 mos.

Postdocs Postdoctoral Standard

12-24 mos.

Mid-career

Professors

Invitation Short-term14.- 60 days

Mid-career

Professors

InvitationLong-term2-10 mos.

Program

2nd

4th recruitment

1st

3rd

1st

2nd

1st

2nd

Predicted Schedule -Open Recruitment-Fellowship

〈JSPS’s deadline〉https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-oubei-s/appliguidelines.html

〈JSPS’s deadline〉https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-ippan/appliguidelines.html

〈JSPS’s deadline〉https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-inv/application.html

〈JSPS’s deadline〉https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-inv/application.html

FY2020(in Japan) FY2021(in Japan)

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3

Pre/Postdocs Postdoctoral

Short-term1-12 mos.

Postdocs Postdoctoral Standard

12-24 mos.

Predicted Schedule -Nominating Authorities-Fellowship• JSPS also receives applications through several 

nominating authorities.• You directly apply for fellowships through these 

nominating authorities.

to NIH

to SSRC

to NIH

to SSRC

* approximate timeline 

The Application Process through nominating authorities.(SSRC) https://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/view/jsps‐fellowship/(NIH)https://www.fic.nih.gov/Programs/Pages/japan‐fellowships.aspx

Ask your academic advisor/colleagues

Refer to academic journals

Search for researchers in Japan at

https://researchmap.jp/?lang=en

https://www‐jsps‐net.jsps.go.jp/C00

http://ci.nii.ac.jp/en

Finding a Host ResearcherFellowship

All successful applicants must have the cooperation of a host researcher

Helpful ConnectionsFellowship

Make the most of JSPS alumni connections

http://www.jspsusa-alumni.org/

https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-plaza/index.html

Where To Find DataFellowshiphttps://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-fellow/index.html

Where To Find DataFellowship

Where To Find DataFellowship

etc.

• List of FellowsList of current fellows andtheir research fields

• Selections ratioAcceptance ratio*varies by year, averages around 20-30 %

• Selection process