Scholarship Database

For your long-term stay in Germany, you can find information on DAAD funding opportunities for students, graduates, doctoral candidates and university lecturers as well as on offers from other selected funding organisations in the DAAD scholarship database.

Important note for students and researchers from Ukraine:
DAAD scholarship takes time. Most application deadlines for scholarships are between summer and fall. As a rule, funding does not begin until the winter semester of the following year.

Programme Description

Annually, the Canon Foundation in Europe grants up to 15 fellowships to European researchers to enable them to continue their studies in Japan. The same applies to PhD researchers based in Japan in relation to their studies in Europe. This offers the scholarship holders the unique opportunity to exchange skills and knowledge while at the same time promoting cultural and scientific understanding between the two regions. The research grants cover a wide range of topics - from molecular biology and garden architecture to automotive studies and genealogy.

Target Group

European and Japanese researchers

Academic Requirements

Applicants should have obtained at least a Master's or PhD degree within the last 10 years of applying to the Canon Foundation. Exceptions are possible.

Number of Scholarships

up to 15 annually

Duration

minimum period of 3 months up to maximum of 1 year

Scholarship Value

Canon Fellows from Europe are free to choose their host institutes and hosts in Japan. The same freedom is given to Japanese Canon Fellows coming to Europe. The financial support for Research Fellows may amount up to 30,000 EUR per year and pro-rata for different periods.

Application Papers

You will find all application forms and further information on the application procedure here.

Application Deadline

Applicable deadlines will be published on the website.

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If your status and / or country of origin is not on this list, you cannot apply for this funding programme. In order to only see funding programmes for which you can apply, please select your status and your country of origin in the list of results.