The British Academy 2025 JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Overseas Researchers in Japan (Fully-funded)

The scheme provides funding for early career postdoctoral researchers to conduct cooperative research in Japan, with leading research groups in Japanese universities and other institutions, under the guidance of a Japanese host.

The British Academy is an overseas nominating authority for this scheme, which is funded entirely by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). In this capacity, the British Academy nominates a designated number of candidates each year.

 

• Table of Content
• About The British Academy
• The British Academy JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Overseas Researchers
• Aim and Benefits of The British Academy JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Overseas Researchers
• The British Academy JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Overseas Researchers Courses
• Requirements for The British Academy JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Overseas Researchers Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for The British Academy JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Overseas Researchers
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About The British Academy

The British Academy is the UK’s national academy for the humanities and social sciences. We mobilise these disciplines to understand the world and shape a brighter future.

The British Academy JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Overseas Researchers

Application Deadline	11 Dec 2024
Country to study	Japan
Type	Fellowship
Course to study	View courses
Sponsor	The British Academy
Gender	Men and Women

Aim and Benefits of The British Academy JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Overseas Researchers

The aim of the programme is to help early career researchers advance their own research while contributing to the progress of research both in Japan and abroad.

Benefits

JSPS provides the following support:

• A round-trip air ticket for the Fellow;
• A monthly maintenance stipend of ¥362,000;
• A settling-in allowance of ¥200,000;
• A research grant ('Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research') for cooperative research-related expenses, applied for by the Japanese host researcher through his / her host institution.

 

The British Academy JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Overseas Researchers Courses

• Research

Requirements for The British Academy JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Overseas Researchers Qualification

Applicants must:

• Be ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands;
• Hold a doctorate degree when the Fellowship goes into effect, which must have been received within six years prior to the award, or be scheduled to receive a doctorate degree before the Fellowship goes into effect;
• Have arranged in advance a research plan with a Japanese host researcher employed at a Japanese university/research institution;
• Submit applications in time for them to be considered before the research is due to begin – awards will not be made retrospectively.

Candidates from all fields of the humanities and social sciences are eligible to apply.

 

Interview date, Process and Venue for The British Academy JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Overseas Researchers

• Deadline date: 11 Dec 2024 - 17:00 GMT

• Earliest start date: 1 Apr 2025

Awards are for a period of between 12 months minimum to 24 months maximum. 

Application Deadline

December 11, 2024

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to The British Academy on britishacademy.flexigrant.com to apply

Applications must be submitted online using the British Academy’s grants application system, Flexi-Grant.

Application, reference/Head of Department statement and current UK institution application approval deadline: Wednesday 11 December 2024 (17:00 UK time).

For more details visit: The British Academy website.