The British Academy 2025 JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Overseas Researchers in Japan (Fully-funded)

The scheme provides funding for early career postdoctoral researchers to conduct cooperative research in Japan, with leading research groups in Japanese universities and other institutions, under the guidance of a Japanese host.

The British Academy is an overseas nominating authority for this scheme, which is funded entirely by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). In this capacity, the British Academy nominates a designated number of candidates each year.

• Table of Content
• About British Academy
• British Academy Fellowship
• Aim and Benefits of British Academy Fellowship
• Requirements for British Academy Fellowship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for British Academy Fellowship
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About British Academy

The British Academy for the Promotion of Historical, Philosophical and Philological Studies is the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and the social sciences. It was established in 1902 and received its royal charter in the same year. It is now a fellowship of more than 1,000 leading scholars spanning all disciplines across the humanities and social sciences... continue reading

British Academy Fellowship

• Category Fellowship
• SponsorBritish Academy
• City to study -
• School to study -
• Course to study Not specified
• Application Deadline December 11, 2024

Aim and Benefits of British Academy Fellowship

The aim of the programme is to help early career researchers advance their own research while contributing to the progress of research both in Japan and abroad.

Benefits

JSPS provides the following support:

• A round-trip air ticket for the Fellow;
• A monthly maintenance stipend of¥362,000;
• A settling-in allowance of ¥200,000;
• A research grant ('Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research') for cooperative research-related expenses, applied for by the Japanese host researcher through his / her host institution.

Requirements for British Academy Fellowship Qualification

• Be ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands;
• Hold a doctorate degree when the Fellowship goes into effect, which must have been received within six years prior to the award, or be scheduled to receive a doctorate degree before the Fellowship goes into effect;
• Have arranged in advance a research plan with a Japanese host researcher employed at a Japanese university/research institution;
• Submit applications in time for them to be considered before the research is due to begin – awards will not be made retrospectively.

Candidates from all fields of the humanities and social sciences are eligible to apply.

 

Interview date, Process and Venue for British Academy Fellowship

• Deadline date: 11 Dec 2024 - 17:00 GMT

• Earliest start date: 1 Apr 2025

Awards are for a period of between 12 months minimum to 24 months maximum. 

 

Application Deadline

December 11, 2024

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to British Academy on britishacademy.flexigrant.com to apply

Applications must be submitted online using the British Academy’s grants application system, Flexi-Grant.

Application, reference/Head of Department statement and current UK institution application approval deadline: Wednesday 11 December 2024 (17:00 UK time).

For more details visit: The British Academy website.