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April 2017

Chika ItoiSection chief of overseas fellowship divisionJSPS Tokyo

Overview of JSPS and Preparing for Your Research Trip

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Prime Minister

MEXT

Researchers

Universities and Research Institutes

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Cabinet Office

METI MHLW Other Ministries

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Council for Science, Technology and Innovation (CSTI)

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Researchers

Universities and Research Institutes

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What is JSPS?

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Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

= = Gakushin►Established in 1932

‒ through an endowment by Emperor Showa.

JSPS at a Glance

Rooster: Harbinger of new knowledge that promises a brilliant future for humankind.

►Japan’s core funding agency

►The entire spectrum of academic fields

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1. Create world-class knowledge in diverse fields

2. Build robust international cooperative networks

3. Foster the next generations and enhance the education/research functions of universities

4. Build evidence-based science-promotion systems and strengthen linkage with society

1. Create world-class knowledge in diverse fields

2. Build robust international cooperative networks

3. Foster the next generations and enhance the education/research functions of universities

4. Build evidence-based science-promotion systems and strengthen linkage with society

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Major Objectives

3. Foster the next generations and enhance the education/research functions of universities

2. Build robust international cooperative networks

1. Create world-class knowledge in diverse fields

4. Build evidence-based science-promotion systems and strengthen linkage with society

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►Bottom-up approach

– based on the free ideas of researchers.

– through open calls

►Competitive funding

– evaluate through peer review.

►Fair and transparent screening

– based on academic merit.

Application → Selection

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UK-Japan Research Collaboration

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Have you read them?

Preparation

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Support for JSPS Fellows

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Return air ticket (based on JSPS’s regulations)

Overseas travel insurance

Postdoctoral Fellowship(Short-term)

Postdoctoral Fellowship (Standard)

Invitation Fellowship(Long-term)

Invitation Fellowship(Short-term)

Monthly maintenance allowance: PhD ¥362,000 (£2,580)Non-PhD ¥200,000 (£1,420)

Research support allowance: ≥ ¥70,000 (£500) /mo.

Monthly maintenance allowance: ¥362,000 (£2,580)Grant-in-aid for JSPS Fellows: ≥ ¥1.5 million (£10,700)

Monthly maintenance allowance: ¥387,600 (£2,760)Research support allowance: ≥ ¥150,000 (£1,070)

Daily maintenance allowance: ¥18,000 (£128)Research support allowance: ≥ ¥150,000 (£1,070)

Terms of Award *£1 = \140

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Applying for a visa is your personal responsibility!

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VISA

Postdoctoral Fellowship(Short-term)

Postdoctoral Fellowship (Standard)

Invitation Fellowship(Long-term)

Invitation Fellowship(Short-term)

≤ 90 days: Not required≥ 91 days: Required

Required

≤ 90 days: Not required≥ 91 days: Required

Not required

"Researcher""Professor"

"Researcher""Professor"

"Researcher""Professor"

JSPS Summer Program Not required

Application Status

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Visa Section at Japanese Embassy, London

Tel: 020 7465 6565http://www.uk.emb-japan.go.jp/

VISA

near Green Park

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Residency management system (from 9 July 2012)

- Fellows who will stay in Japan for 3 months or longer

A resident card will be issued at the airport.

You must bring the card to a municipal office and notify it of your address within 14 days.

Residents Card

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Immigration Bureau of Japanhttp://www.immi-moj.go.jp/newimmiact_1/en/

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Not required to enroll in the Japanese National Pension System if your stay in Japan is less than 5 years.

Fellows from the UK should continue their enrollment in the UK Pension System.

National Pension

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HM Revenue & Customshttp://www.hmrc.gov.uk/nic/japan.htm

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JSPS’s Insurance

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• Fellows who will stay in Japan for 3

months or longer are obliged to join the

national health insurance program.

• Application for enrollment in the program

is made at your local municipal office.

• Allowances of JSPS fellowship ≠ Salary

National Health Insurance Card

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• Allowances of JSPS fellowship ≠ Salary

National Health Insurance

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Preparation against Earthquakes

•Actions to ensure

(1) Protecting yourself

(2) Taking refuge

•Provide information in advance to your host researcher and institution on how to contact you in case of an emergency.

Risk Management - Earthquakes

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http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-plaza/

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Orientation for Postdoc fellows (Standard)

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Dr. Nicola A. CLARK from UKJSPS Postdoctoral Fellow at Nagoya University

Lecture Title: “What can a sea shell tell us about climate?”

16 October 2015, Ichikawa Gakuen Ichikawa Senior High School, Chiba

Science Dialogue

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Other follow up services

JSPS-Nethttps://www-jsps-net.jsps.go.jp/

WebsitesJARC-NEThttps://www-jarcnet.jsps.go.jp/

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JSPS Quarterly

Publications

Other follow up services

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Other follow up services

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JSPS Fellows Plaza

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14 Stephenson Way, London, NW1 2HD,United Kingdom

020 7255 4660

enquire@jsps.org

Thank you !

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Postdoctoral Fellowship:gaitoku@jsps.go.jp

Invitation Fellowship:invitation@jsps.go.jp