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Joint Research

Program
(Japanese Name)

Bilateral Collaborations
(二国間交流事業 共同研究・セミナー)

Outline

Funding for joint research and seminars carried out between researchers from Japan and other countries

Term

Joint research: 1-3 years
Seminars: within 1 week

Support

Joint research: \1-5 million per year
Seminars: \1-2.5 million

US Counterpart
organization

National Science Foundation(NSF)

Program
(Japanese Name)

JSPS Core-to-Core Program
(先端研究拠点事業)

(平成24年度以降の本事業は『研究拠点形成事業』として公募)

Outline

Support for building research hubs that yield multilateral networks in leading-edge fields

Term

Integrated Action Initiatives: 2 years Strategic Research Networks: 3 years

Support

Integrated Action Initiatives: \20 million per year
Strategic Research Networks: \30 million per year

US Counterpart
organization

Not defined

Program
(Japanese Name)

JSPS Bottom-Up International Joint Research Program - JSPS-NSF International Collaborations in Chemistry (ICC)
(ボトムアップ型国際共同研究協力事業日米化学研究協力事業 - ICCプログラム - )

Outline

Based on agreement with National Science Foundation, support provided for international joint projects conducted in collaboration with US researchers in the field of chemistry

Term

3 years

Support

Up to \20 million per year

US Counterpart
organization

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program
(Japanese Name)

JSPS Bottom-Up International Joint Research Program - G8 Research Councils Initiative for Multilateral Research Funding
(ボトムアップ型国際共同研究協力事業多国間国際研究協力事)

Outline

Support is provided for multilateral collaborations among the seven countries of Japan, Germany, France, the UK, the US, Canada and Russia carried out for the purpose of advancing cross-disciplinary research on global issues rooted in the researchers' own free ideas.

Term

2-3 years

Support

Up to \15 million per year

US Counterpart
organization

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Summer school for young researchers

Program
(Japanese Name)

Frontiers of Science (FoS) Symposiums
(先端科学(FoS)シンポジウム事業)

Outline

Support for young Japanese researchers to participate in FoS symposiums, where they lodge together and hold cross- disciplinary discussions on leading edge scientific topics with peers from counterpart countries

Term

3 days

Support

Roundtrip international airfare, domestic travel, food/lodging

US Counterpart
organization

National Academy of Science(NAS)

Support for holding seminars

Program
(Japanese Name)

International Scientific Meetings in Japan
(国際研究集会)

Outline

Partial support for holding international scientific meetings in Japan

Term

Within fiscal year

Support

Up to \3.5 million

Send Japanese Researchers to Abroad

Program
(Japanese Name)

Postdoctoral Fellowship for Reseasrch Abroad
(海外特別研究員)

Outline

Fellowship for excellent young Japanese researchers to focus for a long period on their studies/research at overseas universities/research institutions

Program
(Japanese Name)

JSPS Research Fellowship for Japanese Biomedical and Behavioral Researchers at NIH
(JSPS-NIH海外特別研究員)

Outline

Fellowship for excellent young Japanese researchers to focus for a long period on their studies/research at NIH

Program
(Japanese Name)

Strategic Young Researcher Overseas Visits Program for Accelerating Brain Circulation
(頭脳循環を加速する若手研究者戦略的海外派遣プログラム)

Outline

Support is provided for the international joint research projects and the overseas visits of young researchers engaged in such research projects, for the purpose of advancing Japan’s science through the international mobility of good brains.

Term

1-3 years

Support

\30 million per year

Program
(Japanese Name)

Institutional Program for Young Researcher Overseas Visits
(組織的な若手研究者等海外派遣プログラム)

Outline

Support is provided for systematic programs offered by Japanese research institutions that provide opportunities for young researchers to conduct research at overseas institutions.

Term

2-3 years

Support

\25-85 million

Invite Overseas Researchers to Japan

Program
(Japanese Name)

East Asia and Pasific Summer Instiutte (EAPSI ) Summer Program
(JSPSサマープログラム)

Outline

Program to provide opportunities for young pre- and post-doctoral researchers from North America and Europe to pursue research under the guidance of host researchers at Japanese universities and research institutes over a period of two months during the summer.

Program
(Japanese Name)

JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Foreign Researchers
(外国人特別研究員(一般、欧米短期))

Outline

Fellowships to invite excellent overseas researchers to Japanese universities/institutes to conduct joint research under guidance of Japanese hosts

Postdoctoral Fellowship for Foreign Researchers

Program
(Japanese Name)

JSPS Invitation Fellowships for Research in Japan
(外国人招へい研究者(短期・長期))

Outline

Fellowships to invite excellent overseas researchers to Japan to do joint research, give lectures, hold discussions, etc.

Invitation Fellowship Program for Research in Japan

Program
(Japanese Name)

JSPS Award for Eminent Scientists
(外国人著名研究者招へい事業)

Outline

Program to invite researchers with distinguished records of achievement to Japan to offer expert guidance and advice