JSPS LONDON: JSPS London Short Term Award, 1 December 2009

Fellowships for Study in Japan across many disciplines

JSPS London Short-Term Award

Call for Applications with Fellowships to Start Between May 2010 to the end of March 2011

Closing Date: 17:30, Tuesday 1 December, 2009

JSPS would like to inform you of our first call for applications for the JSPS Short-Term Award Programme for fiscal year 2010. JSPS is the leading research funding agency in Japan, established by the Japanese Government for the purpose of contributing to the advancement of science. JSPS plays a key role in the administration of various scientific and academic programmes, whilst expanding bilateral exchange between Japan and the United Kingdom.

The Short-Term Award provides the opportunity for pre and post doctoral UK researchers and European and North American researchers based in the UK to visit Japan for 1 to 12 months to undertake cooperative research with leading research groups at Japanese Universities and Institutions. The programme is designed to provide researchers with first-hand experience of the research and living environment in Japan.

Eligible research fields are not limited: computer, engineering, health, biological, life, natural and physical sciences, mathematics, humanities and social sciences etc. The closing date for applications is Tuesday, 1 December, 2009 and successful applicants are asked to start their fellowship between May 2010 and the end of March 2011.

Electronic versions of all the application materials and any other information relevant to the Fellowships is available in the 'Postdoctoral Fellowship for Foreign Researchers (Short-Term)' section of the JSPS website.

If you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact  the JSPS London Office on

020-7255-4660 or by e-mail to: short-termaward@jsps.org

http://www.jsps.org/

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