Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) provides opportunities for pre-/post-doctoral researchers from abroad to engage in cooperative research under the guidance of their hosts with leading research groups in universities and other Japanese institutions.
JSPS has several types of programs to accommodate researchers in every stage of their career. Unspecified Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Topic-Setting Program to Advance Cutting-Edge Humanities and Social Sciences Research Program for Constructing Data Infrastructure for the Humanities and Social Sciences University-Industry Research Cooperation Societally Applied Scientific Linkage and Collaboration Bilateral Programs The Japanese-German Graduate Externship International Joint Research Program A3 Foresight Program Core-to-Core Program Global Research Council (GRC) HOPE Meetings Nobel Prize Dialogue Frontiers of Science Symposium Young Researcher Support for Attending Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan Invitational Fellowships for Research in Japan JSPS RONPAKU PROGRAM Research Fellowships for Young Scientists Overseas Research Fellowships Overseas Challenge Program for Young Researchers Leading Initiative for Excellent Young Researchers (LEADER) INTER-UNIVERSITY EXCHANGE PROJECT Top Global University Project World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI) International Prize for biology JSPS Prize JSPS Ikushi Prize Research Integrity JSPS Overseas Offices JSPS Fellows Plaza Research Center for Science Systems Center for Science Information Analysis(CSIA) Promoting Gender Equality in JSPS Programs Science Dialogue Program for Forming Japan’s Peak Research Universities (J-PEAKS) Program for Strengthening Data Infrastructure for the Humanities and Social Sciences Program for Research and Development Management Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize Others