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Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan

This scheme provides opportunities for pre- and post-doctoral researchers from abroad to conduct cooperative research under the guidance of host researchers at Japanese universities and institutions. It includes several programs: Standard, Short-term (PE), Short-term (PA), Summer, and Strategic (ended).

Open opportunity page How to apply (agency hub) · hub

Career stage

Postdoc ↗

Applicant type

Individual ↗

Host country

JP ↗

Organization type

University, Research Institute ↗

Minimum qualification

Phd ↗

Mobility

Required ↗

Domestic restriction

Foreign entities eligible ↗

Consortium

Not required ↗

Full eligibility text

Pre- and post-doctoral researchers from abroad; specific eligibility varies by program, and many require a Japanese host institution.

Deadline

Not stated

Opportunity page

https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-fellow/

Form workload

2 form file(s) downloaded; 12 explicit questions; 13 fields/sections; moderate — substantial written sections

JSPS KAKENHI Scientific Research (A) review elements (4 pages)
JSPS Early-Career Scientists review elements (5 pages)

Sample questions

Is the research proposal an important research project that should be promoted from a scientific perspective?
original and creative?
trends, and the positioning of this research within the relevant domain or field?
and technology, the society or other areas?
expenditures consistent with the research plan?
Is the state of preparation appropriate to achieve the research objective?
ability to carry out the research plan?
research facilities, equipment, and research materials?
collaboration, or to create high value as research unique to Japan)?
used effectively?
for purchasing equipment?
implementation of the research plan?

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Curated data & sources

Where each item on this page was read from, so every claim can be verified against the original. “Official ↗” opens the funder page the value came from; anything we could not reach or parse is listed under Not captured / obstacles below.

Curated item	Value in this record	Source
Funding agency	JSPS	Official page ↗
Country / funding source	JP · JSPS	Official page ↗
Deadline	Not stated	Official page ↗
Funding amount	Not stated on the official page	Official page ↗
Eligibility	8 structured dimensions — see the eligibility panel above	Official page ↗

Pages & application forms captured

Official opportunity page ↗
How to apply (agency hub) — https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-grants/grants03.html ↗ (generic agency hub)
Application form: JSPS KAKENHI Scientific Research (A) review elements — download ↗ (4 pp)
Application form: JSPS Early-Career Scientists review elements — download ↗ (5 pp)

Not captured / obstacles

“How to apply (agency hub)” is a generic agency hub, not the specific call page.

Data is collected from official funder pages only. Figures are machine-curated (rule + LLM where noted) and should be re-verified on the linked source before use.