JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Overseas Researchers 2027

The JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Overseas Researchers support early-career postdoctoral researchers to conduct cooperative research in Japan with leading research groups at Japanese universities and research institutions under the guidance of a Japanese host. The British Academy acts as an overseas nominating authority and nominates a designated number of candidates to the JSPS-funded scheme. Awards run for between 12 and 24 months and include travel, a monthly maintenance stipend and research-related funding. Candidates from all fields of the humanities and social sciences are eligible to apply.

Round-trip air ticket; monthly maintenance stipend (¥362,000); settling-in allowance (¥200,000); research grant for cooperative research expenses.

Applicants must be ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands; hold a doctorate when the Fellowship goes into effect (received within six years prior or scheduled before the Fellowship begins); and have arranged a research plan with a Japanese host researcher employed at a Japanese university/research institution.

Submit an online application via the British Academy’s Flexi-Grant system with references and a Head of Department statement and institutional approval by the stated deadline.