Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Due Dates (Anticipated): September 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Free participation; domestic round-trip travel, lodging, and meals covered under JSPS regulations
Summary: HOPE Meetings support graduate students and early-career researchers through dialogue with Nobel laureates and interdisciplinary exchange.
Key Information: The advertised domestic call is for doctoral students and researchers who obtained their PhD less than five years ago.
Description
The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) runs HOPE Meetings with Nobel Laureates to develop future scientific leaders in the Asia-Pacific and African regions. The residential meetings bring outstanding graduate students and early-career researchers into dialogue with Nobel laureates and other distinguished scientists. Interaction with peers across the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences aims to broaden participants’ intellectual perspectives and deepen their personal development.
The advertised 18th meeting features planned speakers in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, and related fields. Activities include laureate lectures, small-group discussions, participant poster presentations, and team presentations. The program emphasizes international and interdisciplinary exchange and the development of scientific and technological communities across the participating regions.
