Switzerland and Japan are currently accepting applications for the Call for Young Researchers' Exchange Programme between the two countries. The instrument funds 3 to 6-month research visits in the partner country and is open to all scientific fields–including social sciences and the humanities. The programme will cover airfare and a living allowance in the respective countries. Switzerland-based early-career researchers can apply to ETH Zurich for a stay in Japan and Japanese researchers to JSPS for a stay in Switzerland.

For Switzerland-based researchers
Eligibility: doctoral students (and in exceptional cases post-doctoral and Master students) from Swiss universities, universities of applied sciences and public research institutes are invited to apply. The call is open to all scientific disciplines.
Funding: grants will cover travel costs and a monthly living allowance for a research stay at a Japanese university or research laboratory.
Deadline: 30 June 2021
COVID-19: this call is launched for research stays with a starting date in mid-December 2021 or later.
Further information including application forms: https://ethz.ch/en/the-eth-zurich/global/eth-global-news-events/2021/04/call-for-young-researchers-exchange-programme-with-japan.html

For Japan-based researchers
Please note that the eligibility criteria as well as the deadline for application differ from the above stated information. Details can be found on the JSPS website. https://www.jsps.go.jp/j-pd/pd_user-haken.html

The call is announced by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich) as the Leading House for collaboration with Asia and the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).