Japan-U.S. Brain Research Cooperative Program

in Japanese

Recruitment for the 2026 fiscal year

Japan-U.S. Science and Technology Cooperation Program:
Call for FY2026 Brain Research Programs

To whom it may concern

The Japan-U.S. Science and Technology Cooperation Program is a research and development program operated jointly by the governments of Japan and the U.S. as part of the revised Japan-U.S. Agreement on Science and Technology, concluded June 20, 1988. The program has been carried out since 2000 with the purpose of promoting research cooperation and exchange between Japan and the U.S. targeting a broad range of researchers in the area of brain science research - from basic research to clinical research. The program is run according to the Guidelines on the Implementation of the Japan-U.S. Science and Technology Cooperation Program, as drawn upon January 6, 2001 by the Director Generals of Japan’s Science, Technology and Academy Policy Bureau, the Research Development Bureau and Research and the Development Bureau of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
These guidelines also determine which administrative body will be responsible for each program on the Japanese side. The National Institute for Physiological Sciences, one of Japan’s National Institutes of Natural Sciences, is responsible for the planning and implementation of cooperative programs in brain research.
 
Overleaf is a brief outline of the 2026 programs, for which we are now accepting applications. Programs may be subject to change pending final budget decisions.

1. Programs

(1) Researchers dispatched to the US [PDF ・Form1]　
(2) Group joint study project [PDF ・Form2]　
(3) Information exchange seminars [PDF ・Form3]　
(4) Training course dispatch to the US [PDF ・Form4] 

* Application Procedures

＊ If you want to edit the application documents, you can download word document format (.doc) or the rich text format (.rtf).

2. Application Guidelines

Please visit program homepage for details and application forms (http://www.nips.ac.jp/jusnou/eng/).
 Notification of results is scheduled for late December 2025 to early January 2026.
 

3. Enquiries

International and Research Support Section
International Relations and Research Cooperation Division
Okazaki Administration Center
National Institutes of Natural Sciences
38, Nishigonaka, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8585 JAPAN
Tel: +81-(0)564-55-7137 Fax: +81-(0)564-55-7119
E-mail:japan-us-brcp#orion.ac.jp

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