Sakura Science Exchange Program invites aspiring youth for a short period of time and promotes the exchange in the field of science and technology.
Individual application cannot be accepted. Overseas and Japanese organizations jointly plan the program, and the Japanese organization sends applications to JST within the designated period.
Application Calendar
During the Application period in fiscal year 2023, there are 4 deadlines to screen the application documents.
Schedule for FY2023 is as below. Please note that this schedule is subject to change, and the 3rd and 4th Application periods could be canceled due to budgetary or program managing reasons.
| Start Acceptance |
Application Deadline |
Result Notification |
Program Implication |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1stPeriod | January 30th, 2023 |
February 28th, 2023 | Middle of April | From the end of May, 2023 to March 15th, 2024 |
| 2ndPeriod | March 1st, 2023 | May 16th, 2023 | Early of July | From the middle of August, 2023 to March 15th, 2024 |
| 3rdPeriod | May 17th, 2023 | August 31st, 2023 |
Middle of October |
From the end of November, 2023 to March 15th, 2024 |
| 4thPeriod | September 1st, 2023 | November 2nd, 2023 |
Middle of December | From the end of January, 2024 to March 15th, 2024 |
Eligibility Criteria for the program
1. Countries or regions for invitation
Basically, all countries and regions are eligible for invitation.
2. Requirements for invitees
The invitee must meet the following requirements when coming to Japan.
- Affiliation / Age
(i) High school students, Technical college students
(ii) University students, Graduate students, Postdoctoral fellows, Faculty members, and persons who are engaged in work related to science and technology at public institutions and are below 40 years old.
- Experience of staying Japan In principal, invitation by Sakura Science Exchange Program must be the first stay Japan for the invitee.