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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 Standard Award Short Term Award 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 Short Term Long Term 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