JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for STEM subjects
Application Deadline: Wednesday 18th March 2026
Fellowships are expected to commence between 1 September to 30 November 2026.
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) is the leading research funding agency in Japan, established by the Japanese Government for the purpose of contributing to the advancement of science. Our Postdoctoral Fellowship for Foreign Researchers (Standard) provides the opportunity for researchers based outside of Japan to conduct collaborative research activities with leading research groups at Japanese universities and research institutions for visits of between 12 to 24 months.
Eligible applicants should be a UK resident and currently based at a UK university or research institution. The applicant needs to have finished their PhD at the time of applying to start their fellowship in Japan or have obtained their PhD on or after 2nd April 2020.
Eligible research fields must be within the remit of natural and physical sciences, which includes but is not limited to biological research, chemistry, engineering, mathematics and physics.
Funds can cover:
- round-trip air ticket
- monthly maintenance allowance of 362,000 JPY
- settling-in allowance of 200,000 JPY
- overseas travel insurance (medical only)
- a research grant, “Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research” (Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Research Fellow), is available to cover cooperative research-related expenses. An application for this grant is made by the Japanese host researcher through their institution.
Please note that the duration of the fellowship may not be divided into multiple stays.
Applications for this fellowship should be submitted to The Royal Society as our nominating authority. Please visit this web page for further information:
https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/grants/jsps-postdoctoral/