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Call: HIAS

HIAS-Call (2025-26)

[Deadline: 2024/04/15] The Hamburg Institute for Advanced Study (HIAS) provides individual fellowships offering scholars and artists the opportunity to pursue their projects on-site in Hamburg (3-10 months).

Call for Abstracts: GJETC

Second Young Scientists Dialogue

[Deadline: 2024/01/31] The German-Japanese Energy Transition Council (GJETC) strives to enhance the binational exchange between researchers investigating energy matters related to Japan and/or Germany. It focuses on exploring energy solutions and policies that are in line with climate change mitigation commitments while it must be ensured that these are compatible with security of energy supply, social well-being and international competitiveness. With its Second Young Scientists Dialogue, the GJETC seeks to widen its perspective by inviting young scientists (age under 40 years) with a particular focus on the Energy Transition in Germany and/or Japan to share their ideas with the Council members.

Call: Research Academy Ruhr

Research Explorer Ruhr

[Deadline: 2024/02/15] Research Explorer Ruhr is a two-week Summer Academy for international early postdocs. The program runs from June 16 – 29, 2024. Participating universities: Ruhr University Bochum, University of Duisburg-Essen, TU Dortmund University.

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!

DWIH Tokyo funding for events in Japan

DWIH Tokyo offers financial subsidies to its Supporters for events in Japan. The events have to be organized or co-organized by the German institution (DWIH Tokyo Supporter).

Funding for university cooperation

DAAD Project Funding

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.

Call: DFG, JSPS etc.

Open Research Area for the Social Sciences Eighth Call for Proposals 2023

[Deadline: 2023/11/14, 23:00 CET] The eighth round of the Open Research Area (ORA) is based on an agreement between ANR (France), DFG (Germany), ESRC (the UK), and SSHRC (Canada). There is a possibility for cooperation partners in Japan to obtain a special funding from a Japanese funding agency. The scheme will provide funding for integrated projects by researchers coming from at least three of the four subscribing countries – in any combination of three or more countries.