Postdoctoral Fellowships Standard
Supports Japan researchers with structured pathways in postdoctoral research from planning to deployment.
The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Standard Postdoctoral Fellowship is Japan's principal government-funded mechanism for bringing overseas early-career researchers to conduct collaborative research at Japanese universities and research institutions. Administered by JSPS — a statutory funding organisation established under Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science a…
Collaborative postdoctoral research between an overseas researcher and a Japanese host.
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