JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in Japan (Standard Program, Open Call)

Who can apply: You must be a citizen of a country that has diplomatic relations with Japan, and hold a doctoral degree obtained within six years of the fellowship start date, or expect to receive it by that date. Whether you hold a full-time position is not considered. Japanese citizens and permanent residents of Japan are not… What is funded: A round-trip air ticket, a maintenance allowance of JPY 362,000 per month, a settling-in allowance of JPY 200,000 and overseas travel insurance. The fellowship runs 12 to 24 months. A Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research covering research costs is applied for separately by the host researcher through their institution. Deadline: 28 August 2026, 5:00 pm JST. Round: FY2027 recruitment, 1st round (120 fellowships). A 2nd round closes 23 April 2027..

Read the full call and apply on the official page: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), official page.

Who can apply

• You must be a citizen of a country that has diplomatic relations with Japan, and hold a doctoral degree obtained within six years of the fellowship start date, or expect to receive it by that date. Whether you hold a full-time position is not considered. Japanese citizens and permanent residents of Japan are not eligible, and neither is anyone who has already started a JSPS Standard or Pathway fellowship. IMPORTANT: you do not apply yourself. A host researcher at an eligible Japanese institution submits the application for you, so secure a host well before the deadline. Each host may submit at most three applications.

Stage dates

Dates come from the funder's page for this round. When a round closes, the next round's dates replace these once the funder publishes them.

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