Comprehensive · Source does not publish faculty profile
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Entry requirements published; check international conditions
Funding
Standard pathway publishes JPY 362,000 monthly maintenance, JPY 200,000 settling-in allowance, round-trip airfare and overseas travel insurance; terms vary by pathway
Deadline
8 January 2027, 17:00 JST (FY2027 Short-term PE round 2, from host institution to JSPS); round 3: 4 June 2027, 17:00 JST
Duration
12–24 months for Standard; 1–12 months for Short-term (PE)
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureCandidate-defined orthopaedic or musculoskeletal research at an eligible Japanese host institution; JSPS accepts all humanities, social-science and natural-science fields and does not provide a preselected orthopaedic placement
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
Indonesian citizenship alone does not establish Short-term PE eligibility. Check the PE residence or research-history conditions, or the separate Standard/Short-term PA route. This is research funding, not permission to practise medicine in Japan.
?Confirm directly with host
Clinical role
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific. Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
—Not applicable to this pathway
Medical registration
Registration and licensing requirements are not published by the cited source.
—Not published
Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY76% of core application fields verifiedChecked 2026-10-10 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-08
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadline8 January 2027, 17:00 JST (FY2027 Short-term PE round 2, from host institution to JSPS); round 3: 4 June 2027, 17:00 JST
Commencing dateFor FY2027 Short-term PE round 2: arrival between 1 August 2027 and 31 March 2028
Application route / cycleThree rounds a year for the Short-term (PE) programme. For FY2027: round 1 closed 25 September 2026; round 2 closes 8 January 2027 (results mid-May 2027, arrival 1 August 2027-31 March 2028); round 3 closes 4 June 2027 (results late September 2027, arrival 1 December 2027-31 March 2028). 20 awards per round. Applications go through the Japanese host institution.
Short-term PE: eligible-country citizenship or permanent residence, or the specified continuous research history in an eligible country; consult JSPS for the full conditions
Short-term PE: satisfy the published doctoral-degree or near-completion requirement, prior-award restrictions and residence rules
An eligible Japanese host researcher and institution submit the PE open-call application
Standard and Short-term PA are separate routes; PE deadlines and eligibility must not be applied to them
Application documents
Published by official source
Host-researcher electronic application
Candidate Form 2
One-page recommendation letter in English or Japanese
Institutional approval before JSPS submission
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A Japanese research-funding pathway for an independently arranged orthopaedic or musculoskeletal project. The next scheduled Short-term PE deadline is 8 January 2027; candidates must check scheme-specific eligibility and the host institution’s earlier cutoff.
Intended for: Researchers with an eligible Japanese host; Standard, Short-term PE and Short-term PA have different eligibility and submission routes
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Funded cooperative research with a Japanese host, airfare and insurance, maintenance support and access to a separate Grant-in-Aid application for eligible cooperative-research expenses
HOST INSTITUTION
About Eligible Japanese university or research institution selected with a host researcher
The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) runs Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan that place overseas researchers with host investigators at Japanese universities and research institutions. Programme types accommodate different career stages and durations for cooperative research under host guidance; programme details belong on linked programme pages.
The cited evidence does not provide a programme-specific faculty roster that OrthoFellow can safely publish. Open the official source or submit an institutional correction; names and portraits are never inferred from department membership.
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