"JSPS External Review Report" was issued.(PDF File 1.22MB)

Monthly Fellowship Amount & TenureMonthly Fellowship Amount (FY 2002): ¥468,000Tenure: Three years from April 1st of the year of fellowship acceptance.Research ExpensesQualification will be given to SPD Fellows to apply for the Grants-in-Aid forScientific Research (JSPS Fellowship for Young Scientists) or LaboratoryResearch Expense Grants programs, and based on examination of theirapplications ¥3 million per year will be awarded.Selection of SPD FellowsThe selection of SPD fellows will be conducted by the Selection Committeefor Postdoctoral and Other Fellowships, which is comprised of eminentresearchers on the front lines on Japanese science (39 committee membersand approximately 1,300 experts on call) based on reviews of the writtenapplications and interviews.Each application will be reviewed by a three-person panel comprised ofmembers of the Selection Committee and experts, who will be assigned inaccordance with the applicant’s proposed field of research, under thefollowing conditions: (1) the reviewers should not be associated with researchinstitutions where the applicant is presently working, has previously worked,or is planning to work; (2) each reviewer should be assigned approximately30 applications per year, and no more than a maximum of 50 applications peryear; and (3) the three panel reviewers should be affiliated with differentresearch institutions.The policies for the selection of SPD fellows will include the following twocriteria: (1) the applicant should have world-class research capabilities andoutstanding research results, and there should be sufficient grounds toexpect that the applicant has the potential to develop into an excellentresearcher who can bear the future of science; and (2) the applicant’sresearch plan should be specific and superior.The evaluations during the applicant reviews will be based on acomprehensive judgment regarding: (1) the applicant’s research results; (2)the applicant’s research plan; and (3) an evaluation of the applicant’sresearch capabilities, future potential, and academic credentials. Theevaluations of each of these criteria will be made using a four -grade scale(whereby “A” = especially outstanding, “B” = outstanding, “C” = average, and“D” = below average).At the four discipline -specific panels (humanities and social sciences,mathematics, chemistry and biology) to be held in early October, selectionsshall be made as to which PD applicants to be interviewed based on theabove evaluations of the documents submitted by the applicants and in214