BRIDGE Fellowship

This program provides JSPS Alumni Club Regular Members with an opportunity to re-visit Japan to create, sustain and/or strengthen research collaboration with Japanese colleagues.

Eligibility

Be a researcher who has experienced research in Japan under a JSPS program and who is currently a regular member of one of the JSPS alumni associations in Sweden (SAC), Finland (ACF), Denmark (ACD) or Norway (NJAN)

Be a researcher who is employed as an active researcher working at a university or a research institute

Agreement by the host researcher to all items of support stipulated in Form B

Duration

14-30 days

What we offer

Round-trip air ticket

Daily maintenance allowance of JPY 13,000

Research support allowance of up to JPY 100,000

Overseas travel insurance

How to apply

FY2026 Call

Call opens

November 26, 2025

Call closes

January 12, 2026

Where to submit your application

Please submit your application to JSPS Stockholm Office by email to

sto-info@overseas.jsps.go.jp

*Please write “Application for BRIDGE Fellowship Program 2026” in the subject line when sending the email.

Fellowship starting date

July 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027

Documents

FY 2026 Application Guidelines
Form A　Application for JSPS BRIDGE Fellowship Program
Form B　Agreement by Host Researcher

*Researchers who have already been supported under the BRIDGE Fellowship Program within the last 5 years (FY2021-FY2025) are ineligible for this award.

Further information

Please visit JSPS Tokyo's webpage