Funding Opportunities


Latest Calls Archive January 2026

2026 JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship Call for STEM Subjects

Fellowships

JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for STEM subjects

Application Deadline: Wednesday 18th March 2026

Fellowships are expected to commence between 1 September to 30 November 2026.

Our Postdoctoral Fellowship for Foreign Researchers (Standard) 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 2020.

Eligible research fields must be within the remit of natural and physical sciences, which includes but is not limited to biological research, chemistry, engineering, mathematics and physics.

Funds can cover:

  1. round-trip air ticket
  2. monthly maintenance allowance of 362,000 JPY
  3. settling-in allowance of 200,000 JPY
  4. overseas travel insurance (medical only)
  5. a research grant, “Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research” (Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Research Fellow), is available to cover cooperative research-related expenses. An application for this grant is made by the Japanese host researcher through their institution

Please note that the duration of the fellowship may not be divided into multiple stays.

Applications for this fellowship should be submitted to The Royal Society as our nominating authority. Please visit this web page for further information: 

https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/grants/jsps-postdoctoral/




FY2026 Call for the JSPS London Symposium and Seminar Scheme

For Alumni / JBUK
Symposium Scheme

JSPS London's primary aims include publicising academic research from Japan and strengthening collaborative research linkages between the UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) and Japan. To help achieve these aims, JSPS London has created this scheme to support events organised by members of the JSPS Alumni Association of the UK and RoI or by Japanese Researchers based in the UK or RoI at institutional or departmental level. These events should aim to create high quality collaboration in cutting edge fields or showcase research in areas where Japan and the UK or RoI are world leading, and can be a symposium or smaller scale seminar. Both kinds of events can either focus on UK or RoI-Japan bilateral collaboration or be part of an international conference that aims to develop trusted multilateral partnerships with Japan and the UK and/or RoI at the centre.

Please download the Application Guidelines and Form from here:

Application Guidelines

Application Form

Closing date: Friday 6th February, 2026 at 9:00 am (UK time)

Timeframe for events to be held: Between June 2026 to the end of February 2027

Contact details: All completed application forms should be e mailed to JSPS London at:

lon-sympsem@overseas.jsps.go.jp