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 April 1^st, 2019 and March 31, 2020. 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 International, Postdoctoral and Professional Affairs, no later than January 11, 2019.