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FY2019 Call for Bilateral Joint Research Projects / Seminars
08 June 2018
Bilateral
Type A: Bilateral Joint Projects with JSPS’ Counterpart Funding Institutions
This scheme is based on an agreement with the Royal Society.
Duration of Project: 2 years
Level of funding:
JSPS: Up to 2,000,000 JPY per fiscal year (Up to JPY 4,000,000 in total)
Royal Society: Up to GBP 12,000 in total
*Starting date: 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 for the Japanese side and from 18 March 2019 to 2020 for the UK side.
Application Period:
JSPS: Wednesday 22nd August to Wednesday 5th September, 2018, Japan time.
Applications should be sent centrally by the institution in Japan to JSPS Tokyo. JSPS Tokyo does not accept applications from individual researchers and please note that the applicant's affiliated institution may set an earlier, internal deadline to collect and check the format of these applications before forwarding to JSPS Tokyo. Under no circumstances will JSPS Tokyo accept a late application.
Royal Society: Tuesday 2nd October, 2018 ,15:00 UK time
For more information please go to the following web link: https://www.jsps.org/bilateral_research_fundin/2018/02/type-a-bilatera-a136.html
Type B: Open Partnership Joint Projects/Seminars
Under this scheme JSPS has no formal agreement with another funding body. The Japan based group can receive support from JSPS and the counterpart group in another country should seek support for their involvement from a funding body recognised by JSPS.
Duration Supported:
Joint Projects – up to 2 years
*Start date must be during the period of 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020
Joint Seminars – up to 1 week
* Seminars must be held during the period of 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020
Level of funding:
Joint Projects - Up to JPY 2,000,000 per fiscal year (Up to JPY 4,000,000 in total)
Joint Seminars - Up to JPY 2,000,000
Application Period:
JSPS: Wednesday 22nd August to Wednesday 5th September, 2018, Japan time.
Applications should be sent centrally by the institution in Japan to JSPS Tokyo. JSPS Tokyo does not accept applications from individual researchers and please note that the applicant's affiliated institution may set an earlier, internal deadline to collect and check the format of these applications before forwarding to JSPS Tokyo. Under no circumstances will JSPS Tokyo accept a late application.
For more information please go to the following web link:
UK nationals for 2019 MEXT Postgraduate Scholarship Programme
18 April 2018
Others
The Embassy of Japan in London is now accepting applications from UK nationals for 2019 MEXT Postgraduate Scholarship Programme.
Application documents should be submitted by post to the Embassy to arrive no later than Friday 1 June 2018 by 5pm (GMT).
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FY2018 JSPS London Call for the Short Term Pre/Postdoctoral Fellowship for Foreign Researchers (second call)
10 April 2018
Fellowships
Applications to JSPS London
Fellowship Start Period: 1st November 2018 to 31st March 2019
Closing Date: Friday 1st June, 2018
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The Call for Nominations of 2018 (34th) International Prize for Biology
20 March 2018
Others
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 present Emperor, His Majesty, Emperor Akihito, 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 a researcher who has made an outstanding contribution to make advance in biological sciences.
The research field of this year’s Prize is “Paleontology.”
Nominations to: JSPS Tokyo
Closing Date: 20 April 2018
More details on JSPS Tokyo's website: http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-biol
FY2018 JSPS London BRIDGE Fellowship Call for Applications
21 December 2017
For Alumni / JBUK
Closing date: Wednesday 7th February 2018
Visit start period: Between July 2018 to the end of March 2019
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2018 Master’s and Doctoral Programmes at UNU-IAS in Tokyo
13 December 2017
Others
The United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) is now accepting applications for September 2018 admission to our postgraduate degree programmes: the Master of Science in Sustainability and the PhD in Sustainability Science. The application deadlines are 28 February 2018 for the master’s programme, and 27 April 2018 for the doctoral programme. Both programmes start in September 2018.
JSPS SUMMER PROGRAMME 2018 FOR MPhil OR PhD STUDENTS
07 November 2017
Fellowships
JSPS Summer Programme 2018
Application Deadline: Monday 15th January 2018
Fellowship to take place during fixed period: 12 June to 22 August 2018
Applications should be sent to the British Council Tokyo. Application guidelines and form are available on their website here:
https://www.britishcouncil.jp/en/programmes/higher-education/support-researchers
For any Enquiries please e-mail: science@britishcouncil.or.jp
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JSPS London Call for the Short Term Pre/Postdoctoral Fellowship for Foreign Researchers FY2018 (first call)
13 October 2017
Fellowships
Applications to JSPS London
Fellowship Start Period: 1st May 2018 to 31st March 2019
Closing Date: Friday 1st December, 2017
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FY2018 Call for the JSPS London Symposium and Seminar Scheme
06 September 2017
For Alumni / JBUK
Symposium Scheme
Closing date: Wednesday 8th November, 2017
Time frame for holding events: between June 2018 to the end of February 2019
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Open Faculty Positions at OIST in Okinawa, Japan
23 August 2017
Others
The following open postions for faculty members at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University.
Chemistry: All areas of chemistry, including chemical biology,
synthetic organic/inorganic chemistry, physical chemistry, and materials chemistry.
Computer Science: All areas of computer science, including machine learning,
AI, robotics, algorithms, theory, software engineering, graphics, and visualization.
Cell Biology: All areas of cell biology, including cellular signaling, structural biology,
stem cell biology, developmental biology, immunology, neurobiology,
and the biology of cancer and other disease states at the cellular and molecular levels.
For more information, please visit the university's website:
