Fluent Networks

Summary

DAAD is an association of German institutions of higher education and their student bodies. Since it was founded in 1925, we have supported many students and researchers in Germany and abroad. We also support the internationalization of German universities and provide information and advisory services to institutions of higher education and other academic exchange stakeholders. The DAAD office in Tokyo, founded in 1978, has been playing an important part in the development of academic exchange between Germany and Japan. Its budget is derived mainly from the federal funding for various ministries, primarily the German Federal Foreign Office, but also from the European Union and a number of enterprises and organizations.

Program for ECRs

Research Grants (short-term/ long-term)

DAAD research grants provide foreign doctoral candidates and young academics and scientists with an opportunity to carry out research and continue their education in Germany. The grants also promote the exchange of experience and networking amongst colleagues.

Who can apply:
PhD students (Completing the master degree no longer than 6 years ago, beginning the doctoral study no longer than 3 years ago) and junior researcher (Completing the PhD degree no longer than 4 years ago)

Value:
1,200 euro/month, Travel allowance, health insurance etc.

Duration of the funding:
1-6 months (short-term), 7-48 months (long-term*)
*only doctoral candidates can apply for the long-term program

https://www.daad.jp
https://www.facebook.com/DAADTokyo/
https://twitter.com/DAADTokyo
https://www.instagram.com/daad.japan/

Summary

The International Science Club of Osaka (ISCO) was established in 1963. ISCO has since promoted personal exchanges between scholars, researchers and business people, in the Kansai region (Osaka-Kyoto-Kobe area), provided important information related to the science and technology fields. Current science and technology information are available through lectures, seminars, and exchange with overseas scientists and experts. ISCO has 500 members. Study groups travel overseas to visit foreign labs and industrial facilities every year. A group to study Industry 4.0 in Germany was formed with the help of Kyoto University in 2018.

Program for ECRs

Exchange meetings for young researchers and business people in different fields

Young researchers introduce their research, and exchange opinions with people in different fields, to discover new needs and applications.

International Exchange

Through presentations on international research exchange activities by ECRs, ISCO offers opportunities to learn about trends in various research activities. This provides young researchers with training opportunities to present their research activities to stakeholders in different fields and industries in an easy-to-understand manner, and ISCO members with opportunity.

http://www.isco.gr.jp/

Summary

The Nakatani Foundation was established in 1984 by Mr. Taro Nakatani, the founder of Sysmex Corporation. This foundation conducts activities to aim at promoting the broad development of biomedical engineering measuring technologies and also train and support of young researchers engaged in science technology thereby contributing to Japan’s economic and social development and the improvement of people’s lives.

Program for ECRs

In addition to subsidizing the advanced researches of biomedical engineering measuring technologies, Nakatani foundation believes in fostering younger generation and has established various programs. Grant Program for Technology Exchanges offers financial support for young researchers, including graduate students, to conduct their research overseas. Global Research Internship program, Nakatani RIES (Summer) and Advanced (Spring), provides opportunities for undergraduates to have research experience in abroad. This two-way program provides an opportunity for undergraduates from Japan, US and Europe to spread a circle of communication and start thinking of future career as researcher. For graduate student, Nakatani Foundation offers scholarship also.

https://www.nakatani-foundation.jp/en/

Summary

Yamaoka Memorial Foundation was established in 2016. Magokichi Yamaoka, the founder of YANMAR, had a great gratitude to Germany. We will connect it to the next generation.

For the young people who will lead the next generation, we will create a place for Japanese-German cultural exchange in the fields of science, art and sports, and contribute to the realization of a sustainable society.

Program for ECRs

Provides humanities subsidies to young researchers in Japanese and German the youth culture and lifestyle research.　Specifically, the following four fields are targeted. 　Research Grant: ¥ 300,000

1. Trends in culture and consumer activities surrounding fields such as film, music, manga, and art.
2. Trends in daily-life features such as fashion, eating habits, and residential preferences.
3. Changes in lifestyles surrounding areas such as education, work, love, and marriage, etc.
4. Changes in social acceptances and movements relating to issues such as immigration, minorities, gender, and environment.

A symposium is held as a report on research results to deepen personal exchange among researchers with participants.

https://yamaoka-memorial.or.jp/en/

Summary

For over 175 years Springer Nature has been advancing discovery by providing the best possible service to the whole research community. We help researchers uncover new ideas, make sure all the research we publish is significant, robust and stands up to objective scrutiny, that it reaches all relevant audiences in the best possible format, and can be discovered, accessed, used, re-used and shared.

As a research publisher, Springer Nature is home to trusted brands including Springer, Nature Portfolio, BMC, Palgrave Macmillan and Scientific American.

Program for ECRs

Springer Nature provides a wide spectrum of platforms to support early career researchers (ECRs) worldwide. Nature Portfolio provides training such as Nature Masterclasses and Nature Research Academy for researchers, to help them develop the foundations necessary to be more competitive in today’s academic landscape. Nature Careers is another excellent platform that not only highlights career opportunities in research, but also blogs and editorials to help guide ECRs through graduate school and into their professional careers. We also support researchers with Nature Research Awards, which together with our partners, recognize the impact of ECRs and motivates their continued success in their career.

In addition, as part of our support for students who are aiming to become researchers and ECRs, we support the 3MT Competition and the High School Chemistry Grand Contest, as well as organize SDGs-related events and seminars related to publishing.

https://www.natureasia.com/en/ and
https://www.springernature.com/gp
https://www.facebook.com/NatureJapan and
https://www.facebook.com/SpringerJapan/

Summary

The German Centre for Research and Innovation Tokyo (DWIH Tokyo) is a forum for German universities, non-university research institutions and research-based companies in Japan.

DWIH Tokyo belongs to a global network of six German Centres for Research and Innovation. It is the central exchange and cooperation platform for Japanese and German research institutions, universities, and research-based companies, as well as for the interested public. Since its establishment in 2010, it has been supported by the German Federal Foreign Office. It has been coordinated by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), since 2017.

Program for ECRs

DWIH Tokyo organizes professional events on focal topics of innovation and research. It operates as an exchange platform for players in science and business: universities and non-university research institutions, intermediary and funding organizations, and research-based companies. By utilizing research competitions, DWIH motivates exchange and interconnectedness between German and Japanese innovators.

On its website and via its online newsletter, DWIH Tokyo provides updates on developments in science, research, and innovation in Germany and Japan. It also informs about current events, funding opportunities and announcements on cooperative ventures through social media.

https://www.dwih-tokyo.org/en/
https://www.facebook.com/dwihtokyo/
https://twitter.com/DWIH_Tokyo
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0r5k2Nro4OUp6-CFxtoIgQ

Summary

The Goethe-Institut is the cultural institute of the Federal Republic of Germany with a global reach. In Osaka and Kyoto, German courses and exams at all levels are offered, while various cultural and residence programs promote creative cultural dialogue between Japan and Germany. The library in Kyoto provides information on German culture and society as well as events as a place for communication.

Program for ECRs

Kamogawa Talk “Promoting dialogue between science and art/culture”

A series of discussion events jointly organized by the Goethe-Institut Osaka Kyoto and Kyoto University with the aim of facilitating exchange between German and Japanese young generation and promoting dialogue between science and art/culture. This series started in December 2019. With the concept of “Art meets academia”, it invites academics, students, creators and all interested in an open discussion about inventions and phenomena in art, culture and society.

https://www.goethe.de/ins/jp/en/sta/osa.html
https://www.facebook.com/goetheinstitut.osaka

Summary

Some Japanese in the United States had gathered to make a community of researchers in 2012, which was later incorporated as a community of Japanese researchers living in the United States and incorporated as UJA, Inc. in 2016. 
We have three missions: (1) to support those who wish to study abroad, (2) to provide mutual support for career development in Japan or other countries, and (3) to exchange information and collaborate across educational, scientific, and government agencies.

Program for ECRs

・UJA Paper Award

We give out a number of honorary awards to young Japanese researchers who have published excellent papers. The origin of these awards was the IT-IJC Outstanding Research Paper Award with Dr. Eichi Negishi, 2010 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, who served as a chair of the judging committee. Currently, the award is open to researchers working worldwide and recognizes outstanding scientific papers based on the following principles:

1. to support outstanding researchers
2. to nationally and internationally disseminate the content of cutting-edge papers
3. to promote interdisciplinary research exchanges between researchers with different expertises.

https://www.uja-info.org/
https://www.facebook.com/UJAW2015/

Summary

The Cheiron Initiative was established in 2019. It conducts comprehensive support activities not only for researchers but also for their families. In order to support researchers, we disseminate information on studying abroad with their families, as well as providing financial support through a subsidy system that can be used by the researchers’ families, and collaborate with research support groups and family support groups.

Program for ECRs

・Cheiron-GIFTs (Cheiron Grant Initiative for Families enabling Tomorrow’s Science)

This is a brand-new grant system for researchers and their families who belong to or are going to belong to an university or research institution outside Japan. We support families of the researchers who are in the fields of basic science, advanced technology, philosophy and art, and who are aiming to succeed around the world and desire to lead in Japanese society.

Eligibility: Researchers’ family (including researchers themselves) accompanying researchers who belong to or intend to belong to universities, research institutes and similar facilities outside Japan * Please check the website for details.
– Amount: 100,000 up to 400,000 yen for multiple families /year

https://www.cheiron.jp/home-eng
https://www.facebook.com/cheironjp/