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Call: DASHH

The DASHH Call for Applications 2025 is open now until October 31, 2025

[Deadline: 2025/10/31] Looking for an exciting PhD position? Apply to one of the 13 positions advertised at DASHH: Data Science in Hamburg – Helmholtz Graduate School for the Structure of Matter!

Call for Abstracts: HUOK

Workshop on “Gender equality in STEM worldwide” in Kyoto (November 27–29, 2025)

[Deadline: 2025/09/26] From November 27–29, 2025, a workshop will be held on the topic of “Gender equality in STEM worldwide – innovative approaches to make STEM inclusive.” Interested scholars and early-career researchers from Japan and the region are cordially invited to participate in the workshop.

Call: DAAD

DAAD Scholarships 2026 from Japan to Germany

[Deadline: depending on program] Do you plan to study or conduct research in Germany in 2026? A variety of DAAD scholarships for individual students and young researchers from Japan are now open for application!

Call: JDZB

Junior Experts Exchange Program

[Deadline: 2025/09/14] 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. Tailor-made visits to thematically suitable research / university institutes and companies in the other country will give the opportunity to establish contacts with a potential for future research cooperation. The overarching theme for 2025 is “Battery Research for Carbon Neutrality.”

Call for Poster Presentations

DWIH Tokyo Symposium – Innovations for an Aging Society (October 7)

[Deadline: 2025/07/31] The German Centre for Research and Innovation Tokyo (DWIH Tokyo) invites researchers, professionals, and innovators from Germany, Japan, and around the world to present their work at the upcoming symposium: Global Health: Innovations for an Aging Society on October 7. The poster session will provide a platform to showcase innovative research, pilot initiatives, and fresh ideas that address the societal and healthcare challenges of aging societies.

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 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.