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Call: Japanese-German Center Berlin

Junior Experts Exchange Program 2024

[Deadline: 2024/09/30] This program targets young Japanese and German experts in natural sciences from public research institutions and private companies with an interest in German-Japanese research cooperation.

Call: DAAD

DAAD Scholarships 2025 from Japan to Germany

[Deadline: depending on program] Do you plan to study or do research in Germany in 2025? Various DAAD scholarships for individual students and young researchers from Japan are now open for application!

Call for internship offers: DAAD

RISE Worldwide 2025

[Deadline: 2024/09/30] Are you interested in hosting a German research intern at your institution in Japan? In the past years almost 4,000 undergraduate students from German universities interned abroad as research assistants through the RISE Worldwide programme, which is now in its 16th year. And once more research groups from all over the world that are interested in hosting a research assistant from Germany in the summer of 2025 are invited to submit project offers to RISE Worldwide.

Call: DAAD

ERA Fellowships – Green Hydrogen 2025

[Deadline: depending on degree] The DAAD scholarship program „ERA Fellowships – Green Hydrogen“ supports German and international Master and PhD students as well as for Postdocs in any topics related to Green Hydrogen. Funded are study, research, or internships in Germany and around the world.

Call: German Accelerator

Japan Market Discovery Program

[Deadline: 2024/08/30] German Accelerator is currently accepting applications for Japan Market Discovery program.

Call: Scaler8 Japan

From Tokyo to Germany: International Expansion Programmes for Start-Ups

Expand your business by applying to Scaler8 Japan’s international expansion programmes, which support high-potential start-ups in Tokyo to expand into Germany!

Funding for university cooperation

DAAD Project Funding (June 2024, central call for proposals)

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) promotes cooperation projects between German and international  universities with various programs. Many of these can be used for joint research projects between German and Japanese universities. On June 12, the popular programs PPP and PAJAKO for cooperation with Japanese universities were announced as part of the central call for proposals.