The Ministry of Science & Innovation (MSI) and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding in June 2005 and subsequent Guidelines for Implementation were adopted by the JSPS and the Royal Society of New Zealand in April 2006.
Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme
NZ and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme for Foreign Researchers provides opportunities for young postdoctoral researchers from New Zealand to conduct, under the guidance of their hosts, co-operative research with leading research groups in Japanese universities and other research institutions. The programme aims to help such researchers advance their own research, while contributing to the advancement of research in Japan and New Zealand.
Postdoctoral Fellowships are offered to New Zealand researchers under the Memorandum of Understanding between the JSPS and the New Zealand Ministry of Science and Innovation (MSI). The application process is administered by the Royal Society of New Zealand (RSNZ).
Fellows must commence their fellowship in Japan during the period 1 April 2012 to 30 November 2012.
Exchanges of Scientists
The objective of the Guidelines for Implementation is to support the exchange of short-term visits of New Zealand Scientists to Japan and for Japanese Scientists to New Zealand. The number and duration of the visits will depend upon the participant’s respective research programme but there shall be up to seven short-term (14 to 60 days) exchanges and one long-term exchange (61 days to 10 months). The exchanges must take place between 1 July 2012 and 31 March 2013.
The sending country will nominate candidates for the exchange visits and these will be subject to approval by the hosting country. The hosting country will cover the costs of the visiting researchers including international travel, domestic travel costs, and a maintenance allowance.
Workshops/Seminars
The objective of the Guidelines for Implementation is to support up to one workshop/seminar per year that results in the exchange of research knowledge of New Zealand Scientists to Japanese Scientists and vice versa. The duration of the workshop/seminar will depend upon the respective program but it is expected that the duration of a workshop/seminar would be no longer than 5 working days.
Applications are now closed.
