Additional application now accepted through Monday, August 10 2026!
In accordance with the objectives of the Arctic Challenge for Sustainability-3 (ArCS III) project, we implement programs for the support of early career professionals. The ArCS III project provides funding to graduate students, early career researchers belonging to Japanese universities and other research institutions, as well as young practitioners from public and private institutions, to support their participation in international conferences for making presentations and collecting information, as well as their stay at overseas universities and research institutions for conducting research and expanding contacts along with fieldwork trips. We expect that these programs will stimulate further research and other activities by early career professionals and will help them expand their personal network at the international levels.
For more information, visit Application Guide for 2026 Second Call
Visit the link below for more information, including the interviews of the participants of the previous project (ArCS II)
We hope the stories of their experience will be instructive.
Voices of the participants of the Overseas Fellowship program *Japanese only
https://www.nipr.ac.jp/arcs2/outreach/fellowship-interview2020/
Application Period
Application period: 13 July 2026 – 10 August 2026, noon (12 PM) JST
Travel period: September 2026 – February 2027
2026(Second Call) Application guide and forms
- ArCS III 2026-Second Call Application Guide
- ArCS III 2026 Application Form (Form A)
- ArCS III 2026 Travel schedule and budget plan (Form B)
- ArCS III 2026 Checklist for Application Documents (Form C)
Research Fields, project types, program period
- Research Field：All fields related to the Arctic
- Project types
- Visiting overseas academic, public, or private organizations etc. related to the Arctic for discussions, information exchange
- Participation in international conferences, taking courses for collection information, building contact networks, acquiring new knowledge and skills etc.
※Applicants for funding to participate in an international conference are required to give a presentation at the conference in question.
- Program period：One month or less
Number of fellowships to be awarded
A limited number
Selection criteria and notification of the results
The ArCS III Hokkaido University Secretariat and “the panel of judges” assesses the applications and makes the selection. The applicants will receive notification of the result approximately 1 month after the end of the application period by e-mail (sent to the e-mail address specified in the application form
Contacts
ArCS III Hokkaido University Secretariat (Overseas Fellowship Program)
Arctic Research Center, Hokkaido University, Northern Campus research Bldg. No2
(Frontier Research Center for advanced Material and life Science) 2F
001-0021, Japan, Hokkaido, Sapporo, Kita-ku, Kita 21Jo, Nishi 11Chome
E-Mail：arcs3_HU(at)arc.hokudai.ac.jp
