Japan Society for the Promotion of Science s International Programs JSPS Strasbourg Office http://jsps.u-strasbg.fr/ 1
Postdoctoral Fellowships For Post-doc research in Japan Long-Term Program Duration Fields of research Eligible countries Long-term 12 months - 24 months All Academic fields All countries that have diplomatic relations with Japan Candidate Should hold a PhD since 6 years or less Application in Belgium Application in Japan 2 fellowships per year 400 fellowships per year (2 sessions) 9
Postdoctoral Fellowships For Pre/Post-doc research in Japan Short-Term Program Duration Fields of research Eligible countries Candidate Short-term 1 month - 12 months All Academic fields 32 countries (European Union, Countries, Norway, Switzerland, Canada and USA) Should hold a PhD since 6 years or less or Enrolled in a doctoral course and scheduled to receive a PhD within 2 years Application in Japan 60 fellowships per year (6 sessions) 10
Postdoctoral Fellowships Financial Supports (1) (For Fiscal Year 2008) Initial Support Allowance Long-term 200,000yen= 1750 Short-term 200,000yen= 1750 For more than 4 months stay Monthly Allowance 364,000yen= 3170 Post-doc / 364,000yen = 3170 Pre-doc / 200,000yen = 1750 Travel expenses 58,500yen/Year = 505 58,500yen = 505 Research Fund Host researcher can apply for a research-grant maximum: 1,500,000yen/Year = 13.000 12 81,000yen = 700
Postdoctoral Fellowships Financial Supports (2) A round - trip air ticket Insurance For Injury, Sickness medical expenses Support for Japanese Language Class (For long-term fellow) Period: Within the tenure of the fellowship. Support from JSPS: Up to 150,000 JPY = 1200 13
Flow of Procedure of JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship <Application in Japan (all programs)> Candidates contact Host Researchers Host Researchers present the applications to their Research Institutions JSPS Tokyo evaluates the applications and takes the final decision 11
How to search Host Institutions in Japan? NII ( National Institute of Informatics ) - Institute/Subject database - Researcher database - Resource database Web Site: http://ge.nii.ac.jp/genii/jsp/index-e.jsp JSPS Tokyo Web site : http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-inv/short_set09.htm Directory Database of Research and Development Activities Web site : http://read.jst.go.jp/index_e.html 14
Bilateral Programs JSPS Memoranda of of Understanding Joint Joint staff staff meetings and/or and/or routine routine communications Fonds Fonds National de de la la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS) (FNRS) Research Foundation- Flanders(FWO) Apply Support Apply Support Japanese researchers Joint Research Projects Beligian researchers 17
Flow of Procedure of JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship <Application in Belgium (Postdoc. Fellowship Long-term)> Candidates from all Research Institutions apply to FNRS FNRS evaluate the applications 1 fellowships per year (2 for all Belgium) JSPS Tokyo takes the final decision 11
JSPS Strasbourg Office Maison Universitaire France-Japon 42a, Avenue de la Forêt-Noire, 67000 Strasbourg (Tel) +32 (0)3-68-85-20-17 E-mail : jsps@japon.u-strabg.fr JSPS Tokyo: http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/index.html 20
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La Canon Foundation in Europe accorde 15 bourses par an pour des chercheurs européens et Japonais Critères d éligibilité : - Les candidats doivent être détenteurs d un diplôme de doctorat ou de master depuis moins de 10 ans (exceptions possibles) ; - Toutes les disciplines scientifiques ; - Disposer d une institution d accueil : lettre du laboratoire d'accueil et programme de recherche. Durée : les bourses sont octroyées pour une période de 3 mois à 1 an ; Conditions financières : le montant des bourses varie entre 22.500,00 et 27.500,00 par an (calculé au pro rata en fonction de la durée du séjour). Formulaire et règlement : http://www.canonfoundation.org/download.html
Canon Foundation in Europe Contact: Canon Foundation in Europe P. O. Box 2262 1180 EG Amstelveen The Netherlands Tel. +31 20 545 8934 Email : foundation@canon-europe.com (Adresse visiteurs et service courrier Bovenkerkerweg 59-61 1185 XB Amstelveen The Netherlands) Date limite pour les candidatures : 15 septembre 2010 (décision communiquée en décembre). La Fondation Canon favorise la mobilité des chercheurs plutôt que le prolongement de missions en cours. 13