Q. In which country do you hold citizenship?: 2. Canada, Switzerland, Norway, Russia, or an EU member country
Q2. Which statement best describes your educational background?: 3. received a PhD degree within the last 6 years
Q2-3. Which statment best describes your current status?:
3. Associate Professor or equivalent
Q2-3-3. In which country do you hold citizenship?: 2. Canada

Based on the answers provided you are likely eligible for:

Invitational Fellowship (Long-term)

• Outline
  • This program allows researchers employed in Japanese universities and other research institutions to invite overseas researchers with excellent records of research achievements to collaborate with Japanese colleagues in carrying our research through long-term visits.
• Duration
• 2 to 10 months
• Approximate Number of Fellowships
• 60
• Eligibility
• Be a citizen or a permanent resident of a country that has diplomatic relations with Japan (JSPS treats Taiwanese and Palestinian researchers in this manner). To be eligible researchers of Japanese nationality residing overseas must have lived in the other country for approximately 10 years and been actively engaged in research in that country throughout the period.
• Be a researcher who holds a full-time position in an overseas university or research institution, or holds an equivalent position in an overseas university or research institution (i.e. equivalent to a university professor, associate professor or assistant professor in Japan), or holds a PhD received 6 years or longer ago.
• Terms of Award
• Round-trip air ticket (payment in kind)
• Overseas travel insurance
• Monthly living stipend
  ¥387,600
• Research support allowance
  up to ¥150,000

Invitational Fellowship (Short-term)

• Outline
  • This program allows researchers employed in Japanese universities and other research institutions to invite overseas researchers with excellent records of research achievements to collaborate with Japanese colleagues in carrying our research through long-term visits.
• Duration
• 14 to 60 days
• Approximate Number of Fellowships
• 180
• Eligibility
• Be a citizen or a permanent resident of a country that has diplomatic relations with Japan (JSPS treats Taiwanese and Palestinian researchers in this manner). To be eligible researchers of Japanese nationality residing overseas must have lived in the other country for approximately 10 years and been actively engaged in research in that country throughout the period.
• Be a researcher who holds a full-time position in an overseas university or research institution, or holds an equivalent position in an overseas university or research institution (i.e. equivalent to a university professor, associate professor or assistant professor in Japan). Emeritus professors are also eligible.
• Terms of Award
• Round-trip air ticket (payment in kind)
• Overseas travel insurance
• Daily living stipend
  ¥18,000
• Research support allowance
  up to ¥150,000

Pre/Postdoctoral Fellowship (Short-term): Open Recruitment

• Outline
  • This program provides opportunities for young pre- and postdoctoral researchers from the US. Canada and Europe to conduct cooperative research with leading research groups in Japanese universities and other research institutions under the guidance of a host researcher.
• Duration
• 1 to 12 months
• Approximate Number of Fellowships
• 150
• Eligibility
• Be a citizen or a permanent resident of the US, Canada, European Union countries, Switzerland, Norway or Russia. Hold a doctorate degree received within the past 6 years, or be enrolled in a doctoral course and scheduled to receive a PhD within 2 years.
• Terms of Award
• Round-trip air ticket (payment in kind)
• Overseas travel insurance
• Monthly living stipend
  PhD holders ¥362,000, Non-PhD holders ¥200,000
• Settling-in allowance
  ¥200,000 for 3 or more months of tenure
• Research support allowance
  up to ¥70,000 X the number of months of tenure

Postdoctoral Fellowship (Standard): Open Recruitment / Norminating Authority

• Outline
  • This program provides opportunities for young postdoctoral researchers from overseas to conduct cooperative research with leading research groups in Japanese universities and other research institutions under the guidance of a host researcher.
• Duration
• 12 to 24 months
• Approximate Number of Fellowships
• 340
• Eligibility
• Be a citizen of a country that has diplomatic relations with Japan (JSPS treats Taiwanese and Palestinian researchers in this manner).
• Terms of Award
• Round-trip air ticket (payment in kind)
• Overseas travel insurance
• Monthly living stipend
  ¥362,000
• Settling-in allowance
  ¥200,000
• "Grant-In-Aid for JSPS Research Fellow" (Tokubetsu Kenkyuin Shorei-hi)
  up to ¥1,500,000 per year (total of ¥3,000,000 for 2 years)

Summer Program:

• Outline
  • The JSPS Summer Program is implemented as a component of the JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in Japan. It provides opportunities for young pre- and post-doctoral researchers from North America and Europe to receive an orientation on Japanese culture and research systems and to pursue research under the guidance of host researchers at Japanese universities and research institutes over a period of two months during the summer.
• Duration
• 2 months
• Approximate Number of Fellowships
• 100
• Eligibility
• Those who have previously been awarded a fellowship under a JSPS Fellowship Programs are not eligible.
• Be enrolled in a university graduate program or hold a doctorate degree when the program goes into effect, which must have been received within six years prior to April 1 of the said year (not required to hold full-time position.)
• Have received in advance acceptance from their host researchers
• Aspire to become a researcher in future
  
• Terms of Award
• International travel (Round-trip airfare)
• Maintenance allowance
  ¥534,000
• Insurance
• The Research Support Allowance at the host Institution
  ¥158,500