Overview
Short-term JSPS fellowship for eligible PhD students and early postdoctoral researchers from Europe and North America to conduct collaborative research with a host at a Japanese university or research institution.
Complete research opportunity details
The FY2027 first open call for the JSPS Short-term (PE) Postdoctoral Fellowship is open. Fellowships last 1 to 12 months and cover research in the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. Financial support stated by JSPS includes a round-trip air ticket under JSPS rules, monthly maintenance allowance of JPY 362,000 for PhD holders or JPY 200,000 for non-PhD holders when research begins, a JPY 200,000 settling-in allowance for fellows with at least three months' tenure, overseas travel insurance, and a research-support allowance available to the host for cooperative research expenses.
Eligibility requirements
Candidates must meet JSPS Short-term (PE) nationality/residence and research-history rules. The current program page lists eligible countries as the United States, Canada, EU countries, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway and Russia. Candidates must have obtained a doctorate from a foreign graduate school within the program's six-year window as of the applicable fiscal-year date, or be enrolled at doctoral level and expected to receive a PhD within two years from the fellowship start. A Japanese host researcher at an eligible institution submits the application through the host institution.
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 against the current JSPS FY2027 open-call page and the official Short-term (PE) program page. JSPS gives the deadline as 25 September 2026 at 17:00 JST (08:00 UTC). Host institutions may set earlier internal deadlines. Funding amounts and eligibility quoted here are from the current official program page.
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