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Latest Calls
FY2018 EPSRC UK-Japan Call in Coordination with the JSPS Core to Core Programme
20 July 2017
The EPSRC are seeking expressions of interest by Monday 14th August 2017, for participation of UK groups in the JSPS Core-to-Core Scheme in the area of advanced functional materials.
The EPSRC will contribute up to £2M for the call as matching funding to that provided by JSPS, funding approximately two collaborations depending on success in the peer review process that will be managed by JSPS. Funds should be used over a 5 year period starting from April 2018 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/coretocorecollab2017/
FY2018 Call for JSPS Invitation Fellowships
19 July 2017
There are 3 types of JSPS Invitation Fellowships for mid career to senior level researchers to do collaborative research in Japan:
Long term: for a 2 to 10 month visit
Short Term: for a 2 week to 2 month visit
Short Term (s): for a 1 week to 1 month visit
Fellowship Start Period: between 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019
Application Deadline: 1 September 2017
*Please send applications to JSPS Tokyo via a host institution. Please be aware the internal deadline set by the host institution to collect applications to forward to JSPS Tokyo will be earlier.
Application Guidelines and Form
FY2018 Call for JSPS Core-to-Core Projects
10 July 2017
Applications to JSPS Tokyo
Duration of Project: April 2018 - March 2023 (Max. 5 years)
Application Period: Wed 6 September 2017 - Wed 4 October 2017
Application Procedure
FY2018 Bilateral Joint Research Projects/ Seminars
29 June 2017
Type A: Bilateral Joint Projects with JSPS’ Counterpart Institutions
This scheme is based on an agreement with the Royal Society.
Duration of Project: 2 years
*Starting date: 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019 for the Japanese side and from 31 March 2018 to 2019 for the UK side.
Application Period:
JSPS: Wednesday 23rd August to Wednesday 6th September, 2017. 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: 10th October 2017, 15:00 UK time.
Type B: Open Partnership Joint Projects/Seminars
Duration of Project:
Joint Projects – up to 2 years
*Start date must be during the period of 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019
Joint Seminars – up to 1 week
* Seminars must be held during the period of 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019
FY2018 Call for Open Research Area for the social sciences
15 June 2017
Applications to JSPS Tokyo
Duration of Project: Starting date is expected between October 2018 to March 2019. *The exact starting date will be decided through a discussion among the research leaders from each country.
Application Period: 4 December 2017 - 31 January 2018 (for the Japanese side)
JSPS London Call for the Short Term Pre/Post-doctoral Fellowship for Foreign Researchers (last call for FY2017)
30 March 2017
Applications to JSPS London
Fellowship Start Period: 1st November 2017 to 31st March 2018
Closing Date: Thursday 1st June 2017
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2017 JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship (Standard)
18 January 2017
2017 JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship (Standard)
For a 12 to 24 month research visit to Japan.
Eligibilty is limited to the natural sciences and UK and EU citizens.
Fellowships should start between 1 September to 30 November 2017.
Applications should be sent to the Royal Society
Deadline: Tuesday 7th March 2017
Application Guidelines for the JSPS London JBUK Japan Award 2017
05 January 2017
Closing date: Monday 20th March 2017
Visit Period: Between June 2017 to the end of February 2018
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FY2017 JSPS London BRIDGE Fellowship Call for Applications
Closing date: Monday 13th February 2017
Visit start period: Between July 2017 to the end of March 2018
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JSPS SUMMER PROGRAMME 2017 FOR MPhil OR PhD STUDENTS
01 November 2016
JSPS Summer Programme 2017
Application Deadline: Sunday 15th January 2017
Fellowship to take place during fixed period: 13 June to 23 August 2017
Applications should be sent to the British Council Tokyo. Application guidelines and form are available on their website here:
www.britishcouncil.jp/en/programmes/higher-education/support-researchers
For any Enquiries please e-mail: science@britishcouncil.or.jp
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