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Call: DAAD

Postdoctoral Researchers International Mobility Experience (PRIME)

The DAAD is accepting applications for the „Postdoctoral Researchers International Mobility Experience“ (PRIME) programme. The programme supports postdoctoral researchers of all nationalities and funds a research stay of 18 months.

Call: JST / AMED

Funding opportunity for Japanese-German collaborations

[Deadline: 2023/8/17] the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED), have launched calls for the program Adopting Sustainable Partnerships for Innovative Research Ecosystem (ASPIRE) to fund large-scale international collaborative joint research projects and promote researcher’s mobility.

Call for applications

Falling Walls Labs in Japan

[Deadline: 2023/06/30 and 2023/07/18] Can you pitch your research project in 3 minutes? Join the Falling Walls Labs (FWL) in Japan and win a spot in the finale in Berlin (Germany)!

Call: Tohoku Forum for Creativity

Thematic Programs for 2025 (Tohoku Forum for Creativity)

[Deadline: 2023/09/30] The Tohoku Forum for Creativity (TFC) is currently seeking proposals for the Thematic Programs for the 2025 academic year (April 2025 – March 2026) in all fields of research. If selected, reseachers will receive financial support of up to 10 million yen. Applications from researchers in Europe are welcome.  

Call: German Federal Ministry for Research and Education (BMBF)

International Funding Announcement for Quantum Technologies (BMBF)

[Deadline: 2023/11/15] The BMBF has published the funding announcement “Quantum International – International Cooperation in Quantum Technologies”, which is also open to partners from Japan.

Call: JDZB

Junior Experts Exchange Program 2023 “Green Hydrogen Technologies”

[Deadline: 2023/05/07] After a break of three years due to the pandemic situation, the Junior Experts Exchange Program will be resumed in 2023!

Call: International Journalists` Programmes (IJP)

1st German-Japanese Fellowship Programme

[Deadline: 2023/05/15]  Within the framework of the German-Asian Journalists’ Fellowship Programme, grants have been awarded annually since 1995 to German and Asian journalists. Due to geopolitical shifts and reflecting the importance of Japan as host of the G7 meeting, IJP, for the first time, will offer a fellowship project exclusively for Japan in 2023. This programme will put a strong focus on economics, geopolitics, environment/energy, and new technologies. A total of five journalists from Japan and five from Germany will have the opportunity to participate in a two-month stay abroad in the respective countries.