Postdoctoral Fellowships Standard Program

This program provides opportunities for postdoctoral researchers from overseas to conduct, under the guidance of a host researcher, cooperative research with leading research groups in Japanese universities and other research institutions.

Fields of research

All fields of the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences are included under this program.

Eligibility

Be a citizen of a country that has diplomatic relations with Japan

Hold a doctorate degree received within the past 6 years, or be scheduled to receive a doctorate degree before the fellowship goes into effect.

Duration

12-24 months

What we offer

Round-trip air ticket

Monthly maintenance allowance: JPY 362,000

Settling-in allowance of JPY 200,000

Overseas travel insurance

How to apply

There are two ways to apply

1. Application through nominating authority (Sweden, Finland, Norway and Estonia)

Those with a citizenship or permanent residency in these countries can apply under special quotas.

Swedish applications are submitted to JSPS Stockholm and nominated by KVA, SSF and VINNOVA.

Applicants from Finland, Norway and Estonia submit their applications to Academy of Finland, Research Council of Norway and Estonian Research Council, respectively.

2. Application through open recruitment (Others)

Application is submitted by the applicant's host researcher in Japan directly to JSPS Tokyo.

FY2023 application deadlines

1st call: 2 September 2022
2nd call: 2 May 2023

For further information please visit JSPS Tokyo's webpage