Overseas Challenge Program for Young Researchers
This program gives doctoral students an opportunity to go overseas to engage in joint research in a challenging new research environment, with researchers in other countries over a period of three months to one year. In this way, the program contributes to the fostering of early career researchers who possess abundant international experience and can be expected to play leading roles in the wider scientific arena.
Call for FY2018 (Now Closed)
| Target Fields | All fields of the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences |
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| Number of Awards | Approximately 140 |
| Application Eligibility | Persons are eligible to apply who satisfy all of the following requirements. (1) As of 1 April of the year of selection, be enrolled in a doctoral program at a Japanese university. (2) At the time of both application and selection, be a citizen of Japan or have permanent residency status in Japan. (3) Have not already experienced a continuous 90-day stay overseas. Simultaneous applications may not be made for this program or to a researcher exchange program under JSPS MoUs with Switzerland or India. |
| Period of Overseas Stay | Three months to one year from the date of departure Date of departure: Between 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019 |
| Receiving Institutions/Researchers | Excellent overseas universities and research institutions (However, overseas research institutes of Japanese universities or research institutions are not eligible, nor are for-profit private research institutes.) |
| Financial Support | (1) Roundtrip international airfare to the chosen country of destination (excluding domestic travel within Japan) (2) Maintenance allowance: From 1 million JPY to 1.4 million JPY per award (the level differs according to the country where the applicant will be based) (3) Bench fees (Up to 200,000 JPY) |
| How to apply | Institutions to which applicants belong must send application forms and supporting documents by post. Applicants need to confirm the internal deadline set by their institution. |
| Application Period |
Deadline for sending applications on the e-application system: 16 Oct 2017 17:00 (Japan Standard Time) Application Period for submitting paper-based documents (other than e-application documents): 16-20 Oct 2017 17:00 (Japan Standard Time) * Please notice that these date and period are for the administrative sections of the institutions in Japan to submit the documents. Each applicants should follow the instructions from your institutions. |
| Link to the JSPS Tokyo website | For more detailed information, please visit JSPS Tokyo Website below. http://www.jsps.go.jp/j-abc/index.html (Japanese) http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-abc/index.html (English) *Information on the JSPS Tokyo website in English is limited |
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