BRIDGE Fellowship Program FY2025

Call for BRIDGE Fellowship Program FY2025 has opened!

Application deadline: January 10, 2025

This program provides former JSPS fellows with an opportunity to re-visit Japan to create, sustain and/or strengthen research collaboration with Japanese colleagues.

Duration

(1) A period of 14-30 consecutive days.

(2) Revisits are to start from 1 July, 2025 through 31 March, 2026.

Eligibility

To be eligible, a researcher must meet all of the following requirements:

(1) Be a researcher who is employed as an active researcher working at a university or a research institute.

(2) Be a researcher who has experienced research in Japan under a JSPS program and is currently a board member or a regular member of either JSPS Alumni Club in Sweden (SAC), Finland (ACF), Denmark (ACD) or Norway-Japan Academic Network (NJAN).

(3) Agreement by the host researcher to all seven items of support stipulated in Form B

*Researchers who have already been supported under the BRIDGE Fellowship Program within the last 5 years (FY2020-FY2024) are ineligible for this award.

What we offer

(1) A round-trip air ticket

(2) Daily maintenance allowance of ¥13,000

(3) Overseas travel insurance coverage

(4) Research support allowance of up to ¥100,000.

*This allowance covers cooperative research-related expenses. Application is made by the host researcher through his/her institution.

Application Documents

• Reference: Application Guidlines (PDF)

To submit:

• Form A　Application for JSPS BRIDGE Fellowship Program (word)
• Form B　Agreement by Host Researcher (word)

Submission

Please submit your application documents (Form A and B) to JSPS Stockholm Office via email: sto-info@overseas.jsps.go.jp

*Please use the subject line “Application for BRIDGE Fellowship Program 2024” when sending the email.