Overview
JSPS is accepting its FY2027 first open call for Short-Term (PE) fellowships enabling eligible North American and European PhD students or recent PhD researchers to conduct research in Japan.
Complete research opportunity details
The fellowship supports collaborative research at eligible Japanese host institutions for 1 to 12 months across humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. Applications are submitted by a host researcher in Japan through the host institution. Host institutions may set internal deadlines substantially earlier than the JSPS deadline.
Eligibility requirements
Candidates must satisfy the Short-Term (PE) nationality/residency or continuous-research conditions for eligible North American and European countries and have an excellent research record. They must either have a foreign doctoral degree within the program's six-year window or be enrolled in a foreign doctoral program and expect the PhD within two years of the fellowship start. Prior recipients of specified JSPS postdoctoral fellowships and people holding a Japanese resident card with a mailing address in Japan at the JSPS deadline are not eligible. A qualified Japanese host researcher and institution are required.
Tips for this postdoctoral opportunity
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Match your research background to the project, laboratory, supervisor and required methods rather than applying only from the title.
- Prepare a focused academic CV, transcripts, publications and research statement or proposal when requested by the official call.
- Confirm funding duration, stipend/salary, tuition coverage, start date and eligibility for international applicants.
- Contact a supervisor before applying only when the official instructions recommend or require it.
Verification notes
Verified on JSPS current FY2027 open-call and Short-Term (PE) program pages on 2026-09-08 UTC. JSPS states 17:00 JST on 25 September 2026; normalized to 08:00 UTC. The Japanese host institution may impose an earlier internal deadline.
Job and Scholarship is the discovery and verification layer. Confirm eligibility, dates, salary/funding and application instructions on the original source before submitting anything.
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