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NEW International Exchanges Scheme between the Royal Society and JSPS

16 August 2016

The Royal Society and JSPS have a new agreement in place to cost share exchange of researchers between the UK and Japan. Up to £12,000 for travel and subsistence is available from the Royal Society for UK based researchers to conduct 2-year projects, including a maximum of £2,000 for research expenses. Equivalent funding is available from JSPS for Japan based researchers.

The Royal Society and JSPS have agreed to jointly fund 5 new projects in this call.

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EPSRC UK-Japan Call in Coordination with the JSPS Core to Core Programme

02 August 2016

The EPSRC are seeking expressions of interest by 23 August 2016, for participation in the JSPS Core-to-Core Scheme in the areas of advanced materials.

Matching funds worth up to 18 million Japanese Yen (approx. £130,000) per year are available from the EPSRC for up to 5 years starting from April 2017 for joint research projects, seminars and researcher exchanges with the aim to create world-class research hubs centred around the UK, Japan and at least one other country.

For more information please go to: https://www.epsrc.ac.uk/funding/calls/coretocorecollab/

FY2017 Call for JSPS Core-to-Core Projects

08 July 2016

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Applications to JSPS Tokyo
Duration of Project: April 2017 - March 2022 (Max. 5 years)
Application Period: 8 September 2016 - 6 October 2016
Application Procedure

FY2017 for JSPS Open Partnership Joint Projects / Seminars

Applications to JSPS Tokyo
Duration of Project:
Joint Projects - up to 2 years
*Start date must be during the period of 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018
Joint Seminars – up to 1 week
*Seminars must be held during the period of 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018

Application Period: 25 August 2016 through 8 September 2016
For more detailed information

UK-Japan Symposium: Intercultural Communication and International Universities

05 July 2016

Date of event: 5th to 6th September 2016

Venue: King George VI Building, School of Education, Communication & Language Sciences, Newcastle University

*This event is free to attend but registration in advance is required.

Registration deadline: Friday 29th July 2016

Please find more information on this event poster: Event poster

Event Report

FY2017 Call: JSPS Pathway to University Positions in Japan Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers

01 July 2016

Application Deadline: Friday 2 September 2016

Fellowships must start between 1 April to 30 November 2017

Pathway to University Positions in Japan Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers provides the opportunity for researchers based outside of Japan to conduct collaborative research activities with leading research groups at Japanese Universities and research institutions. JSPS will fund the initial 12 to 24 months of the visit and the fellowship thereafter is designed to lead to full-time employment at the host institution. Eligible applicants must to be within 10 years of finishing their PhD. Eligible research fields are not limited.

*Please send applications to JSPS Tokyo via a host institution. Please note the deadline for host institutions to submit these applications to JSPS Tokyo is Friday 2 September 2016. However, host institutions will set an earlier deadline in order to collect these applications from individual host researchers.*

Application Guidelines and Form