Lifecycle: { "status": "open", "edition": "2026 second call", "cadence": null, "duration": "multi-year joint research; exact term in call PDF", "renewable": null, "dates": { "deadline": "2026-07-22T14:00:00+09:00" } } Funding and benefits: { "cash": { "early_career_capacity_building_max_per_person_per_year": 3900000, "currency": "JPY" }, "total_pool": null, "benefits": [ "joint research funding", "optional Indonesian early-career researcher doctoral capacity-building support" ] } Eligibility and filters: { "countries": [ "Japan", "Indonesia" ], "applicant": "joint teams with eligible Japan-side and Indonesia-side principal investigators", "age": null, "education": null, "institution": "both PIs must submit matching proposals to JST and BRIN", "exclusions": [] } Application: { "opens": "2026-05-21", "deadline": "2026-07-22T14:00:00+09:00", "decision": "January 2027 tentative", "start": "April 2027 tentative", "end": null, "url": "https://www.jst.go.jp/aspire/nexus/en/koubo/country/indonesia.html", "materials": [ "joint English proposal", "Japan-side appendix", "optional capacity-building proposal", "institution-head confirmation" ], "selection_stages": [ "document review", "online interview", "joint funding decision" ] } Past editions and people: { "people": { "program_leaders": [ { "name": "Kiyohiko Igarashi", "role": "Japan-side program officer" }, { "name": "JST", "role": "Japan funder" }, { "name": "BRIN", "role": "Indonesia funder" } ], "latest_recipients": [], "past_recipients": [], "coverage": "No complete named recipient roster was published in the reviewed sources." }, "history": { "launched": null, "editions": [ { "edition": "first call", "outcome": "Bioproduction projects published" } ], "statistics": [] } } Known evidence gaps: [ "base project maximum", "number of awards" ] Source conflicts: []