International Programs

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Invitation Fellowship (short-term)

The call for applications for travel in FY2012-2013 has closed. Applicants will be notified of the outcome of this grant in June.

The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) offers the JSPS Invitation Fellowship for Research in Japan (Short Term) to promote international scientific cooperation and exchange. The Fellowship allows researchers employed at designated Japanese research institutions and universities to invite fellow researchers from Australia to Japan to participate in discussions, attend seminars, give lectures, or perform similar functions at their research institutions. These visits presuppose the existence of contacts between scientists in Japan and Australia, a condition considered favourable to the promotion of future scientific cooperation and exchange.

Fields of research:

Applications are invited from suitably qualified researchers in any field of natural sciences, including technology, engineering and medicine.

Host researchers and host institutions in Japan:

To be eligible, host researchers in Japan must be employed full time at an institution of the types listed in Table 1. Fellows must conduct their research at the host's affiliated institution. An official letter of invitation from the host researcher should be attached to the application form.

Table 1- Host institutions

Eligibility:

1. Senior scientists, university professors, and other persons with substantial professional experience.
2. Australian citizens or Australian permanent residents living in Australia at the time of application. (If you were not born in Australia, please provide proof of Australian citizenship or Australian permanent residency).

• Note: For Japanese nationals to be eligible, they must have resided and had substantial professional research experience in Australia for more than 10 years.
• Note: Researchers who have already visited Japan under the JSPS Invitation Fellowship Programs (Short Term) may not reapply for the same fellowship until three years have elapsed. Therefore, researchers who were awarded an invitation fellowship in FY 2009, 2010 or 2011 are not eligible to apply for the same fellowship in FY2012.

Duration and commencement of fellowships:

1. Fellowships are awarded for a period of 14 to 60 days.
2. Successful candidates must start the Fellowship in Japan between: 1 July 2012 and 31 March 2013.

Terms of award (Fellows only):

1. A round-trip air ticket (based on JSPS regulations)
2. A daily maintenance allowance of ¥18,000
3. Domestic research travel allowance of ¥150,000
4. Overseas travel accident and sickness insurance coverage

Note:

• The amounts of the Awards indicated above are subject to change.
• If the Fellow resides in Japan on the date his/her award letter is issued, the air ticket to Japan and settling-in allowance will not be provided.
• Host's cooperation allowance of 50,000 yen is paid to hosts.

Reporting obligation:

1. Fellows are expected to devote themselves full tome to their research during the term of the Fellowship, and may not accept employment in Japan with or with remuneration.
2. The fellowship awardees and their host researchers must submit a research report within one month of the competition of the fellowship tenure.

Note

• The names of the awardees and their host researchers as well as their research themes and reports are subject to public disclosure.
• The awardees will also be asked to participate in surveys aimed at improving the fellowship program.

Materials to be submitted:

1. Application form (research data) written by the candidate (Format 2-Invitation).
2. A letter of acceptance/invitation from the candidate’s prospective host researcher in Japan, stating that he/she accepts the candidate at his/her institution.
3. Referee Report (see Notes for Referee and Referee Report Form).
4. Document detailing Australian citizenship or Australian permanent residency status (for applicants not born in Australia).
5. Supplementary documents (if necessary).

Note

• All documents except those confirming Australian citizenship or Australian permanent residency status must be the original.
• All documents must be in English.
  

Applications are now closed

This project is supported by the Australian Government Department of Innovation, Industry, Science, Research and Tertiary Education