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Overview Features Available to all fields of studies  Fully-funded (a living stipend, round-trip air ticket  and travel insurance coverage.) Variety of programs to match your  career and purpose Multiple application opportunities  available throughout the year Focuses on academic value of your  research plan

Overview Fellowship No. 1 Post-doctoral Invitational Fellowship Name Strategic Short- Long- Short-term Standard Short-term Program term term S All Research Fields （ Natural Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences ） Field Mid- M. or D. Associate/ Nobel Career Post-doc Post-doc * career/ Students Professor Laureate Professor Eligibility US** , Canada, US , Russia, All All All All Nationality Switzerland Countries Countries Countries Countries Switzerland, Norway, EU 3 to 12 1 to 12 12 to 24 2 to 10 14 to 60 7 to 30 Duration mos. mos. mos. mos. days days * Doctoral students expected to receive Ph.D. by start date also eligible ** There are some exceptions. Please refer to the application guideline  Please see and application guidelines for details (excluding Strategic Program)

Application methods Fellowship No. 2 OPEN RECRUITMENT SELECTION HOST INSTITUTION SUBMISSION HOST NOMINATING AUTHORITIES(NSF, NIH,SSRC) SELECTION 2 HOST (Approve nomination) SELECTION & Communication NOMINATION

Overview Fellowship No. 3 Post-doctoral Invitational Fellowships Name Strategic Short- Long- Short- Short- Standard Program term term term term S Recruitment Open Number of 60 300 60 180 A few Fellowships [all countries] 30 NSF Nominating Authorities Number of 10 2 NIH Fellowships in USA 10 10 SSRC Number of Fellowships is approximate.  Please see and application guidelines for details (excluding Strategic Program)

Fellowship For Grad Students/Postdocs Faculty Members Students/Postdocs

Fellowship For Grad Students Post-doctoral Invitational Fellowships Name Strategic Short- Long- Short- Short- Standard Program term term term term S Recruitment Number of Open 60 300 60 180 Fellowships A few [all countries] 30 NSF Nominating Authorities Number of 10 2 Fellowships NIH [in USA] 10 10 SSRC Number of Fellowships is approximate  Please see and application guidelines for details (excluding Strategic Program)

Fellowship Strategic Program Master’s and Doctoral Students selected Eligibility under the GRF program by NSF Citizen or Permanent residents of the US 3 to 12 months Duration Approximate Number of 30 Fellowships Available $2,000 /month Allowances $1,000 for Settling-in [100 JPY=1 USD] Travel Insurance Through a nominating authority Application =NSF GROW https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-fellow/index.html

Fellowship For Postdocs Post-doctoral Invitational Fellowships Name Strategic Short- Long- Short- Short- Standard Program term term term term S Recruitment Open Number of 60 300 60 180 Fellowships A few [all countries] 30 NSF Nominating Authorities Number of 10 2 Fellowships NIH [in USA] 10 10 SSRC Number of Fellowships is approximate  Please see and application guidelines for details (excluding Strategic Program)

Fellowship Application Procedures for Postdocs 【 Open Recruitment 】 【 Nominating Authorities 】 Applicant finds and contacts Host Researcher Communication between Applicant and Host Researcher Application completed by Application completed by Applicant Applicant and Host Researcher Application submitted to Nominating Authority by Application submitted to Host Applicant Institution by Host Researcher Screening by Nominating Application submitted to JSPS Authority by Host Institution Screening by JSPS Headquarters Selections made Fellowships begin (research starts) 9/16

Fellowship For Faculty Members Faculty Members Students/Postdocs

Fellowship For Faculty Members Invitational Post-doctoral Fellowships Name Strategic Short- Long- Short- Short- Standard Program term term term term S Recruitment Open Number of 60 300 60 180 Fellowships A few [all countries] 30 NSF Nominating Authorities Number of 10 2 Fellowships NIH [in USA] 10 10 SSRC Number of Fellowships is approximate  Please see and application guidelines for details (excluding Strategic Program)

Fellowship Application Procedures for Faculty 【 Open Recruitment 】 Applicants find and/or contact Host Researcher Communication between Applicant and Host Researcher Applications made by Host Researcher only * *P.N. For Long-term, Applicants are also required to make an application. Different from Postdoctoral- Applications submitted to Fellowships Host Institution by Host Researcher Applications submitted to JSPS by Host Institutions Screening by JSPS Headquarters Selections made Fellowships begin (research starts)

Fellowship Finding a Host Researcher All applicants must be accepted by a host researcher prior to applying  Ask your academic advisor/colleagues  Read academic journals  Search researchers in Japan at http://researchmap.jp/search/ https://www-jsps-net.jsps.go.jp/C00 http://ci.nii.ac.jp/en

Fellowship Predicted Schedule -Open Recruitment- OPEN RECRUITMENT SELECTION HOST INSTITUTION SUBMISSION HOST NOMINATING AUTHORITIES (NSF, NIH,SSRC) SELECTION (Approve) HOST SELECTION & Communication NOMINATION

Fellowship Predicted Schedule -Open Recruitment- Deadline ① Deadline ② Selection Start research result in Japan Host institution’s JSPS’s deadline posted internal deadline FY2018 FY2019 Program 10 11 12 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 1 st Graduate recruitment students Postdoctoral 2 nd Short-term 3 rd 1-12 mos. 4 th Postdocs 1 st Postdoctoral Standard 12-24 mos. 2 nd Mid-career Invitation Long-term Professors 2-10 mos. 1 st Invitation Short-term Professors 14.- 60 days 2 nd 1 st Nobel Invitation Short-term S laureates 7 - 30 days 2 nd

Fellowship Predicted Schedule -Nominating Authorities- OPEN RECRUITMENT SELECTION HOST INSTITUTION SUBMISSION HOST NOMINATING AUTHORITIES (NSF, NIH,SSRC) SELECTION (Approve) HOST SELECTION & Communication NOMINATION

Fellowship Predicted Schedule -Nominating Authorities- • JSPS also receives applications through nominating authorities. • You directly apply to fellowships through these nominating authorities. FY2018 FY2019 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 Post-doc to NSF Strategic Program Graduate 3-12 mos. students to SSRC Postdoctoral Short-term 1-12 mos. to NIH Postdocs Postdoctoral to SSRC Standard to NIH 12-24 mos. * Call for applications varies for each nominating authority.

Tools for checking your JSPS Fellowship Eligibility http://www.jspsusa-sf.org/fellowship_eligibility/fellowship_eligibility.html

For more information See : Application Guidelines (available on Tokyo and Hq. Website) FAQ : http://www.jspsusa-sf.org/FAQ.htm Email us : fellowships@jspsusa-sf.org Visit our website : www.jspsusa-sf.org (San Francisco Office) www.jsps.go.jp/english (Tokyo Office)