JSPS Alumni Club Award (JACA)
bestowed by the German JSPS Alumni Association (JSPS Club) for the promotion of scientific exchange between Japan and the German-speaking area.
According to its statutes, the aim of the JSPS Club is to promote scientific exchange between Japan and the German-speaking area. The JSPS Club primarily focuses on personal and professional support for the JSPS fellows, the promotion of personal and scientific contacts, active participation in the establishment of fellowship programs, cooperation with scientific and science-funding organizations, as well as collection and dissemination of information in the fields of science, society, and culture.
The activities of the JSPS Club, its members and many friends and supporters significantly contribute to the establishment and continuation of contacts within the sciences as well as between science and society. With around 450 members from many different disciplines in the natural and engineering sciences and the arts, the JSPS Club offers a unique and diverse network of scientists with a connection to Japan and the German-speaking region.
Our goal: By bestowing and presenting the JSPS Alumni Club Award (JACA), the German JSPS Club honors outstanding contributions in exchange, cooperation or network building between Japan and the German-speaking area.
The award is annually presented to up to 2 individuals. Nominations of early-career scientists who have already made significant contributions to exchange between Japan and the German-speaking region are particularly encouraged.
- The award includes a round-trip airfare from Germany / Switzerland / Austria / Luxembourg to Japan or vice versa.
- Furthermore, awardees receive a travel allowance (2nd class) of up to 500 EUR.
Restriction: The journey should be started within 9 months after receiving the award.
JACA Ceremonies
Award 2024 to Dr. Kōji Ishikawa
Award 2023 to Professor Dr. Sonoko Dorothea Bellingrath-Kimura
Award 2022 to Dr. Holger Thies
Award 2021 to Professor Dr. Shigeyoshi Inoue
Award 2020 to Professor Dr. med. Beate Heissig
Award 2019 to Professor Dr. Peter Hennicke
Award 2018 to Professor Dr. Masato Inoue (in German)
Award 2017 to Dr. Iris Mach (in German)
Award 2016 to Professor Dr. Nozomi Satō (in German)
Award 2015 to Professor Akitoshi Kawamura (in German)
Award 2014 to Dr. Ken Yokawa und Dr. Johannes Müller (in German)
Award 2013 to Apl. Professor Dr. Carmen Schmidt und Dr. Seigo Shima (in German)