Application

ASPIRE Fellowship

ASPIRE supports young Australian researchers’ stay in Japan, working with colleagues at Sci.Tokyo, U Tokyo, KAGRA/ICRR, NAOJ, etc. For a short stay, we provide airfare and travel expense of ca 280 AUD per day. For a longer stay, we provide airfare and travel expense of ca 8,000 AUD per month or a little less if you use an on-campus accommodation.

Condition to apply to the ASPIRE fellowship

  • The researcher must currently belong to an institute in Australia
  • The researcher must have at least 6 months of experience in GW science
  • The researcher must know which research subject he/she/they likes to do in Japan

Application for for ASPIRE fellowship

We are happy to invite senior researchers as well. Please contact us if you are interested.

Travel support to visit Australia

ASPIRE can support your travel from Japan to Australia. The standard travel expense to visit Australia is 14,100 JPY for accommodation and 4,000 JPY for per diem. If the average accommodation fee exceeds the standard, the accommodation fee can be reimbursed based on actual expenses.

Application form for researchers in Japan to visit Australia

If you like to visit your colleagues from Australia in other countries, ASPIRE can also support your travel. Please let us know.

Travel report

We would like to ask all the ASPIRE travelers to fill in the form below after the completion of your travel.

Report: from Japan to Australia
Report: from Australia to Japan
Report: domestic travel in Japan

Job application

We look for a talented researcher who likes to work with us on the development of NEMO, KAGRA+, or any other advanced technologies. Please email us in the address shown below.