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
- Friday, November 8, 2019, 10:00AM – 11:30AM
- Thea Koerner House, 6371 Crescent Road V6T 1Z2. Map: http://maps.ubc.ca/PROD/index_detail.php?locat1=409
- Please register for this session at https://www.postdocs.ubc.ca/event/1224-international-fellowships-research-japan-information-session-japan-society-promotion
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
Applicant deadline: November 27, 2019
NSERC: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Postdoctoral Fellowships
http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/PD-NP/JSPS-SJPS_eng.asp
Applicant deadline: February 1, 2020
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