JSPS-RONPAKU PhD Scholarships for African Students 2022

The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) has been carrying out the RONPAKU (Dissertation PhD) Program since 1978.

The aim of JSPS RONPAKU (Dissertation PhD) Program is to provide tutorial and financial support for promising researchers in Asia and Africa or other specified countries who wish to obtain their Ph.D. degrees from Japanese universities through the submission of a dissertation without matriculating a doctoral course.

Grantees under the program (RONPAKU fellows) are required to conduct their dissertation research under the joint supervision of an advisor in Japan and an advisor in their home country, and are expected to obtain their PhD degree within a maximum period of three years. RONPAKU fellows are required to visit a Japanese university to conduct research under the direct supervision of their advisor in Japan. The advisor may visit the RONPAKU fellow’s home university or research institution when deemed necessary to supervise the fellow’s research together with his/her home advisor.

About Japan Society for the Promotion of Science(JSPS)

The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science was founded in 1932 as a non-profit foundation through an endowment granted by Emperor Sh?wa. JSPS became a quasi-governmental organization in 1967 under the auspices of the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture (Monbusho), and after 2001 under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. In 2003, JSPS entered a new phase with its conversion to an Independent Administrative Institution. This new administrative configuration is intended to become a step towards improving the effectiveness and efficiency... read more

JSPS-RONPAKU PhD Scholarships

Aim and Benefits of JSPS-RONPAKU PhD Scholarships

(1) Total funding provided to Japanese host university Maximum of 3.6 million yen (Up to 1.2 million yen per fiscal year) (2) The following expenses can be covered by the above funding: Travel expenses (RONPAKU fellow’s visits to Japan, advisor’s visit to fellow’s country), goods/materials, other dissertation related expenses (3) Payment procedure JSPS will enter into a contract with the Japanese host institution commissioning it to carry out the RONPAKU program’s operation.

Requirements for JSPS-RONPAKU PhD Scholarships Qualification

The candidate must be a researcher

• Who has not obtained a PhD degree from a university
• Who wishes to obtain a PhD degree from a Japanese university through the submission of a dissertation
• Who has already achieved substantial research results and is likely through dissertation research under the program to successfully obtain a PhD degree, and who is nominated by a home advisor and the president of his/her affiliated university/research institution
• Who has nationality in an applicable country (listed in Section 3)
• Who is employed full time at a university or research institution in his/her home country or will be appointed to such a position by 1 April 2023
• Who is 45 years of age or younger as of 1 April 2023

Interview date, Process and Venue for JSPS-RONPAKU PhD Scholarships

• This program is administered based on the annual budget, paid and executed each Japanese fiscal year (from 1 April to 31 March).
• This Program Last maximum of 3 years starting from 1 April 2023

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Applications for this program are received via JSPS’s electronic application system. Only applications submitted by the applicant’s (Japanese advisor) affiliated institution together with the required documents (listed in ? below) by the deadline will be accepted.(Applications submitted individually by applicants or candidates or submitted by postal mail will not be accepted.) For details on using the system, please refer to the electronic application system guide at https://www-shinsei.jsps.go.jp/ (in Japanese).

For more details,visit JSPS website