2022 Call for the Young Researchers' Exchange Programme with the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
The 2022 call for proposals for the young researchers' exchange programme with JSPS is now open. The application deadline is 30 June 2022.
The Leading House Asia at ETH Zurich and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) have together established an instrument for funding the exchange of early career scientists between Japan and Switzerland. Doctoral students (Master’s students and early career postdocs in exceptional cases) at Swiss institutions from all scientific fields – including social sciences and humanities – can apply for stays of 3–6 months in Japan. The programme will cover airfare and a living allowance in Japan.
The 2022 call for proposals is now open. For a first-hand insight into the experience of doing a research stay in Japan, please read former fellow Irina Ritsch's grantee story.
Timeline 2022
4 April: Call Launch
30 June: Application Deadline
July-October: Review Process
Early November: Decision
Mid-December: Earliest Start
Application process
The Switzerland-based prospective applicant must apply to ETH Zurich as the Leading House Asia. The submission of the application takes place in two compulsory steps (as stated in the call guidelines):
1) Submission of your application details via the application form online.
2) Upload of your application form with the requested appendices in one single pdf document via the application form online.
Applications that do not follow the compulsory two steps, and/nor respect the one single pdf document guideline will be automatically dismissed.
DownloadGuidelines for Switzerland-based candidates (PDF, 151 KB)
DownloadResearch plan for Switzerland-based candidates (DOCX, 64 KB)
DownloadFAQs (PDF, 143 KB)
Japan-based candidates external pageapply directly with JSPS