JSPS Fellowships for Research in Japan – Info Session & Miatics and NSERC Program Funding

The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) is the largest research-funding agency in Japan. It operates under the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). Funding opportunities are available to most fields (social-science, humanities, STEM, multi-disciplinary) for research at all Japanese Universities and public research institutions:

  • Doctoral students who are near program completion (summer and short-term fellowships)
  • Postdoctoal fellows (summer, short and long term fellowships)
  • Faculty members at junior, mid-career and senior levels (short and long term fellowships)

To learn more about funding opportunities directly from JSPS staff and alumni, please attend:

Information Session with the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

 

The JSPS also work directly with Mitacs and NSERC to allocate some of their funding for research:

Mitacs-JSPS Summer Program (https://www.mitacs.ca/en/programs/globalink/mitacs-jsps-summer-program)

  • Open to: graduate students and postdoctoral fellows at Canadian universities in all disciplines
  • Citizenship: Canadian citizens and permanent residents
  • Project length: 10 weeks (June 11-August 21, 2019)
  • Applicant deadline: December 5, 2018

NSERC: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Postdoctoral Fellowships (http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/PD-NP/JSPS-SJPS_eng.asp)

  • Open to: students hold (or expect to hold) a doctorate degree in one of the fields of research that NSERC supports prior to the proposed start date of the postdoctoral fellowship
  • Citizenship: Canadian citizens and permanent residents
  • Duration: varies, ranges from 12-24 months
  • Applicant deadline: February 1, 2019