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Call: JSPS / DAAD / DFG

【JSPS】JSPS Bilateral Joint Research Projects/Seminars FY2026 Call Opened

[Deadline: 2025/09/03, 17:00 JST] Bilateral cooperative programs aim to form sustained networks of bilateral research teams (etc.) evolved from individual scientist exchanges. JSPS provides financial support to excellent Japanese scientists, including young scientists, implementing such bilateral joint research projects and seminars with research teams from counterpart countries. The FY2026 application call is currently open for submissions.

Call: DAAD

2025 DAAD Green Hydrogen Research Tour

[Deadline: 2025/06/15, 23:59 CEST] The DAAD invites advanced doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers from the European Research Area (ERA) and eligible countries to meet with colleagues at renown German institutions that are actively contributing to green hydrogen research, in order to get first-hand information and insights into promising research results and technological developments towards the green hydrogen economy.

Call for applications: 1st Japan-Germany Frontiers of Engineering (JAGFOE) Symposium

Advanced Materials and Systems for Sustainable Society

[Deadline: 2025/06/29] 1st Japan-Germany Frontiers of Engineering (JAGFOE) Symposium: Advanced Materials and Systems for Sustainable Society (November 25-28, 2025, Tokyo, Japan) The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation invites early career researchers in the fields of engineering and applied sciences to apply to participate in a symposium jointly organised with the Engineering Academy of Japan, the Volkswagen Foundation, DWIH Tokyo and acatech.

Call: EIG CONCERT-Japan

Oceans: Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

[Deadline: 2025/07/22] This EIG CONCERT-Japan joint call for proposals is titled Oceans: Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation and focuses on research on climate change mitigation through blue carbon ecosystems for CO₂ removal and understanding ocean processes to enable climate change adaptation in marine environments.

Call: JSPS-DFG 2025

Japanese-German Joint Call for Proposals in “Condensed Matter Physics”

[Deadline: 2025/06/03] To facilitate the support of collaborative work between German and Japanese research groups, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) have opened the possibility for joint Japanese-German project proposals in the research fields of Condensed Matter Physics and Statistical Physics, Soft Matter and Biological Physics (topics falling under the responsibility of the elected DFG review boards (Fachkollegien) 3.21–3.22).

Call for Applications

Falling Walls Lab Sendai 2025

[Deadline: 2025/06/09] Which wall will your research break? Pitch your innovative idea in just 3 minutes, showcasing a breakthrough that creates a positive impact on science and society. Share your innovative ideas at the FALLING WALLS LAB, win a trip to the global finale in Berlin!

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.