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Become a host for a JSPS Research Fellow
The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Research Fellows require academic support and a point of contact at their host institution during their stay in Japan. If you work at a university or selected national research institution in Japan, you can act as a host for outstandingly qualified postdocs in all disciplines from Germany.
JSPS awards up to 17 short-term (1–12 months) and up to 12 standard (12–24 months) postdoctoral fellowships annually. Fellows requesting funding for six months or longer are selected by the Humboldt Foundation; the remaining fellowsare selected by the DAAD.
Please refer to our website or the JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship programme information to find out exactly what is required of applicants
The research proposal
First, applicants must coordinate their independently developed research proposal with you. The proposal outline should come to approximately five pages in total (including bibliography) and cover the following questions:
- What is the current state of research (evidenced by approx. five relevant publications from the research area; one page max)?
- What questions are to be examined? What is the significance of these questions for the advancement of the research area?
- What scientific methods are to be used to achieve the objectives of the proposal (substantiated by references, where applicable)?
Alongside the applicant’s previous academic career, the quality of their key publications and their prospects for the future, a further criterion that plays a crucial role in the independent peer reviewers’ and Selection Committee’s evaluation of an application is the originality of the research proposal. It is therefore important that the applicant has developed the research proposal her- or himself.
Your statement
To enable you to submit a meaningful statement on the applicant’s qualifications and on the proposed research, you will generally require the following documents:
- research outline
- CV
- list of publications
- publications
- the names of the expert reviewers
Your statement is crucial to the review process and very important to the Selection Committee. Your expertise should therefore focus on the applicant’s creative potential and the innovative idea underlying the intended research.
In drawing up your assessment please refer to the list of questions for the statement by the host (PDF) and answer these questions in the order given, where possible. Upload the completed document in English together with the signed confirmation of research facilities and support (DOC) to a secure area associated with the application; the applicant will send you the corresponding link to this area by email. Your statement will, of course, be treated as confidential.
Please note
The applicant cannot submit an application online until your host’s statement andthe signed confirmation of research facilities and support have been provided. Wetherefore recommend that you upload the necessary documents as soon as possible once you have been notified by the applicant.
As soon as we have received and formally reviewed the application documents in their entirety, we will forward them to external peer reviewers and notify you and the applicants of the scheduled selection date. Selection meetings are held three times a year (in February, June and October); the selection procedure takes between four and seven months. After the selection meeting we will inform you of the outcome as quickly as possible by email. The final decision is made by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
If the application is unsuccessful, we may provide you with reasons for our decision. Please request this information informally by email. You and the applicant will receive a letter with the outcome of the application approximately five weeks after the decision has been made. When integrating your guest researcher into your working group you undertake to
- abide by the Principles of Scientific Ethics
- comply with the Rules of Good Scientific Practice
- observe the regulations relating to the prevention of arms-relevant technology transfer
- stay alert to the danger of illegal or undesired knowledge transfer.
Information for the JSPS Research Fellowship (standard): No outbound travel to Japan is permitted between 1 December and 31 March of the following year.