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Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellowship Opportunities (JSPS)

Status: Not accepting applications at this time

Suspension of the open call for the FY 2025 KAITOKU-NIH Program. For further info: https://www.jspsusa.org/wp/kaitoku-nih/application

Program Overview

The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), as the funding agency, provides scientific collaboration fellowships using the NIH as a nominating authority. Postdoctoral Extramural Fellowships allow U.S. (and permanent resident) scientists to conduct cooperative research under host researchers in Japan. Intramural Fellowships allow Japanese biomedical and behavioral scientists to conduct research at NIH.

Research Fellowships in Japan (Extramural)

JSPS conducts fellowship programs for foreign (non-Japanese) researchers to promote international cooperation in and mutual understanding through scientific research in Japan. The program provides opportunities for U.S. citizen and permanent resident researchers to conduct cooperative research under Japanese host researchers in Japan.

• Most recent deadlines:
  • Short-term JSPS postdoctoral fellowships: February 14, 2025
  • Long-term JSPS postdoctoral fellowships: February 14, 2025
• Extramural fellowship application information and guidelines
• Answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) about extramural fellowships

Japanese Researcher Fellowships at NIH (Intramural)

JSPS, in cooperation with Fogarty and the NIH Office of Intramural Research, offers fellowship awards to support meritorious biomedical and behavioral research projects undertaken in NIH laboratories by young Japanese postdoctoral researchers.

Most recent application due date: May 31, 2024

• JSPS intramural fellowships information and FAQs from Fogarty
• Intramural fellowship application information, and guidelines from the JSPS Washington Office
  
  

Inquiries

Tina Chung, MPH
Program Officer
Phone: 301-496-4784
Email: Tina.Chung@nih.gov

Partners

• Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
• Japan Society for the Promotion of Science: Washington Office

Archives

• Japanese and US researchers celebrate partnerships at 2018 JSPS-NIH Forum
  Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) news, April 23, 2018
• Japanese fellows contribute to NIH research for more than 20 years
  May / Jun 2016 Global Health Matters
• US-Japanese collaborations yield results
  Sep / Oct 2010 Global Health Matters

Related World Regions / Countries

• East Asia and the Pacific

Last Updated: 5/2/2025 10:00 AM