Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and the Australian Academy of Science: Postdoctoral Fellowships

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• Be an Australian citizen, or Australian permanent resident, living in Australia at the time of application. Persons of Japanese nationality, dual nationality where one is Japanese, or researchers who have permanent residency in Japan are not eligible to apply.
• Hold a doctorate degree which must have been received on or after 2 April 2014, or be scheduled to receive a doctorate degree before the fellowship goes into effect.

If a doctorate degree has not been awarded at the time of application, the PhD thesis needs to have been awarded and a letter is required from the candidate’s institute stating the date that they will officially receive the degree. MD (medical doctor) holders without a PhD are ineligible.

Successful candidates must start the fellowship in Japan between 1 April 2020 and 30 November 2020. For further information see the Australian Academy of Science website.

Selection criteria

Applications are invited from suitably qualified researchers in any field of the physical sciences, life sciences, engineering technology and medicine. Preference will be given to applicants in the following research subfields:

Strongly desirable research subfields -

• materials engineering / biology / clinical medicine / industrial biotechnology / environmental biotechnology

Desirable research subfields -

• agriculture / forestry / fisheries / veterinary science

Applications are submitted online. The Australian Academy of Science will assess and rank the applications and provide the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science with a nomination list of recommended applicants.

For further information contact grants@science.org.au or visit the Australian Academy of Science website.

It is expected that the Academy will be able to notify applicants of its nominations in early 2020.

In addition to the “Japan Society for the Promotion of Science fellowships”, the Australian Academy of Science offers further research and travel funding including:

- "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scientist Travelling Research Award", with a value of $5,500.
- "The Max Day Environmental Science Fellowship Award", with a value of $20,000.
- "The Margaret Middleton Fund for endangered Australian native vertebrate animals", with a value of $15,000.
- "The Thomas Davies Research Grant for Marine, Soil and Plant Biology, with a value of $25,000.
- "Mike Smith Student Prize for History of Australian Science or Australian Environmental History", with a value of $3,000.
- "The WH Gladstones Population and Environment Fund", with a value of $12,000 per annum.