UN University – Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) is currently accepting applications for its Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this fellowship and apply for it.
About UNU-IAS Postdoctoral Fellowships
UNU offers Postdoctoral Fellowships to provide young scholars and policymakers, especially from the developing world, with a multidisciplinary context within which to pursue advanced research and training that are of professional interest to the successful applicant and of direct relevance to the research agenda of their selected thematic programme.
Benefits of UNU-IAS Postdoctoral Fellowships
- Airfare: a round-trip air ticket (based on JSPS regulations)
- Maintenance allowance: JPY 362,000 per month
- Miscellaneous: a settling-in allowance of JPY 200,000 and overseas travel insurance
UNU-IAS Postdoctoral Fellowships Requirements
- Applicants must hold a doctoral degree at the time of application (received on or after 2 April 2020 with the period of maternity/paternity leave subtracted, counting 4 weeks as a month) or be scheduled to receive a doctoral diploma by the end of July 2026 after passing the dissertation defense.
- Applicants must be citizens of countries that have diplomatic relations with Japan.
- Japanese nationals (including dual citizenship holders) and permanent residents of Japan are not eligible to apply.
- Those who have previously been awarded a Standard or Pathway Fellowship under the JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in Japan are also not eligible.
Application Date and Process
- Interested and eligible candidates are invited to fill out the application form by 31 January 2026 (23:59 JST). The form must be filled out in English.
Application Deadline
31 January, 2026
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