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The Call for Nominations of 2022 (38th) International Prize for Biology
The International Prize for Biology is a commemorative prize to celebrate the sixty-year reign of Emperor Showa and his longtime devotion to biological research. It also pays tribute to the Emperor Emeritus, who has striven for many years to advance the study of gobioid fish taxonomy while contributing continuously to the developing of this prize.
Based on nominations gathered from around the world, the Prize is awarded annually to one researcher who has made an outstanding contribution to make advance in biological sciences.
The research field of this year's Prize is "Biology of Fishes".
Nominations to: JSPS Tokyo
Closing date: 8 April 2022
Please find more details on our website: http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-biol
FY2022 JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship Call
Application Deadline: 15:00, Wednesday 9th March 2022 (UK time)
Fellowships are expected to commence between 1 September 2022 – 30 November 2022.
This fellowship provides the opportunity for researchers based outside of Japan to conduct collaborative research activities with leading research groups at Japanese universities and research institutions for visits of between 12 to 24 months.
Eligible applicants should be a UK resident and currently based at a UK university or research institution. The applicant needs to have finished their PhD at the time of applying to start their fellowship in Japan or have obtained their PhD on or after 2nd April 2016.
Eligible research fields must be within the remit of natural sciences, which includes but is not limited to biological research, chemistry, engineering, mathematics and physics.
Applications for this fellowship should be submitted to The Royal Society as our nominating authority. Please visit this web page for further information:
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship | Royal Society
