Internal competition for the international scholarship offered by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)

• JPY 362,000 per month (CAD 4,300) for holders of a PhD at the beginning of the fellowship
• JPY 200,000 per month (CAD 2,300) for non‐holders of a PhD at the beginning of the fellowship

The fellowship in Japan must begin between September 15, 2018 and March 31, 2019. It can then last up to 12 months, regardless of beginning date.

One of two:

• uOttawa postdoctoral researchers who obtained their PhD outside of Japan on or after April 2, 2012

OR

• uOttawa doctoral students scheduled to obtain their degree within two years of the fellowship’s beginning

And all three:

• Be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada. Or else, hold a Master’s or PhD degree obtained in Canada, and have since conducted research in Canada for at least three  years, and hold citizenship of a country that has diplomatic relations with Japan
• Have held no prior JSPS postdoctoral fellowship
• Not be a citizen or permanent resident of Japan

Your application must include the following documents, written in English (JSPS requirement):

• A research plan of one page, specifying the intended length of stay in Japan (for this competition, uOttawa encourages long stays)
• A letter of recommendation from your PhD supervisor
• A letter of acceptance from your host in Japan
• A copy of your PhD degree diploma, or a letter stating the date when you expect to obtain it
• Your curriculum vitæ.

Please send the above documents to Patrick Lalonde (postdoc@uottawa.ca), Coordinator for Internal, Postdoctoral and Professional Affairs, no later than May 4, 2018.