For the first time in seven years, the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) has an open call for their Summer Award.

The program offers an individual the opportunity to spend two months of the summer conducting research at a Japanese university under the guidance of a host scientist.

The award includes a stipend, airfare, medical insurance, and a small research budget. All U.S. pre- and (recent) post-doctoral researchers in the sciences and humanities are eligible. The full list of criteria and application materials can be found at https://jspsusa.org/wp/fellowship/summer/ An online info-session will be held this afternoon, Oct 17 at 4pm EDT. The registration link for the info-session is available at the URL listed above. The deadline for the Summer Award application is Thursday, January 4th.