Mitacs is now accepting applications for the Mitacs-JSPS Summer Program, which supports researchers in Canada to undertake 10-week research projects in Japan in Summer 2020.
The program is open to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in all disciplines at Canadian academic institutions. The deadline to apply for the Mitacs-JSPS Summer Program is November 27, 2019.
If you have any questions about the Mitacs-JSPS summer program, contact international@mitacs.ca.
- Open to: graduate students and postdoctoral fellows at Canadian universities in all disciplines
- Citizenship: Canadian citizens and permanent residents
- Funding: JSPS arranges round-trip airfare and insurance. Mitacs and JSPS provide an allowance for the student or postdoctoral fellow (equivalent to 534,000 yen in total). Host supervisors are eligible for a research support allowance.
- Destination: universities and research institutes in Japan
- Project length: 10 weeks; June 9 – August 19 2020 (10 weeks). Dates are tentative and subject to change.
Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to read more about the program on the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) website.
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