JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in Japan FY2025
Applications from the Czech Republic are managed by the International Cooperation Department of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
The application deadline on the Czech side is April 28, 2025.
Successful applicants must begin their fellowship no later than November 30, 2025.
Eligibility
Applicants who have obtained their doctoral degree within six years from the start date of the fellowship (i.e., on or after April 2, 2019; see Application Guidelines) are eligible to apply.
The duration of the fellowship is 12 to 24 months.
Application Documents
- Application Guidelines
- Application Form (in section 20, mark all 3 rows in the left column with a checkmark)
- Guidelines for Completing the Application Form
- List of Eligible Japanese Host Institutions
Required Attachments (all documents must be in English or Japanese):
- PhD certificate + translation into English.
- Letter of acceptance/invitation from the prospective host researcher in Japan.
- Letter of recommendation from a current or previous supervisor.
Submission Details
Submit the application, including all attachments, to:
RNDr. Zdeněk Kresl
International Cooperation Department
Office of the Czech Academy of Sciences
Národní 3, 110 00 Prague 1
Label the envelope: "JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship 2025."
Additional Information
Further details are available here, or you can contact RNDr. Zdeněk Kresl (kresl@kav.cas.cz; +420 221 403 299).
We would appreciate it if applicants could notify us of their decision to submit an application:
- Mgr. Ondřej Daniel, Ph.D., University Consultant for MSCA PF, ondrej.daniel@ruk.cuni.cz
- Mgr. Adéla Jiroudková, Head of OVaV, adela.jiroudkova@ruk.cuni.cz