Call for JSPS US and Canada AA Seminar Program FY2023

The JSPS Washington Office is pleased to announce the application call for the 2023 year JSPS US and Canada Alumni Association Seminar Program. This program was established for the members* of the US and Canada JSPS Alumni Association to support academic seminars organized by Association members to promote the objectives of the Association.

We are now accepting proposals for seminars to be held between October 2023 and February 2024.

The deadline for application materials to be received by the JSPS Washington Office is July 14, 2023.

For more information, including instructions about the submission process, please visit the JSPS US and Canada AA Seminar Program Application Procedure web page.

*Regular members only (Please refer to the Bylaws of the US and Canada JSPS Alumni Association ARTICLE 4: Membership)


Also, we are planning to hold an online info session for this year’s seminar program. We will invite two speakers, Dr. Zhiqiang (John) Zhai and Dr. Fred Ariel Hernandez, who organized the seminar program last year. 

They will talk about their experiences after the overview of the seminar program. Please visit and see their reports from here

It would be appreciated if you could register from the link below. 


[Information Session for US and Canada Alumni Association Seminar Program FY2023] 

Date: Wednesday, June 14th ,2023, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm (EDT)/8:00 am – 9:00 am (PDT) 

Format: Online 

Presentation material is available here.

Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. 

  Email: was-seminar@overseas.jsps.go.jp 

We look forward to seeing you at the info session.