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Falling Walls Labs in Japan

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.

Call: RWTH Aachen University

Advanced Research Opportunities Program

[Deadline: 2023/03/31 or 2023/09/30] Are you a doctoral student or postdoc and would love to experience life and work in a state-of-the-art German research ecosystem for some time? The AROP program at the RWTH Aachen University offers travel grants and scholarships for international doctoral candidates and postdocs.

Call: DAAD Tokyo

Kigaru ni Austausch Presentation Coaching (Spring 2023)

[Deadline: 2023/04/02] Apply by April 2, 2023 to learn how to present in English like a professional with the guidance of bilingual expert Atsuko Kohata!