MINERVA is a 6 month in-house research scheme in Japan, designed to support its research and policy analysis of EU-Japan economic and industrial issues.

Experts selected by the EU-Japan Centre will undertake research work on a selected priority topic of the Centre, which should result in a consistent policy report (70-100 pages), to be owned by the Centre.

Apart from research on a pre-determined topic, the Expert will be expected to support the daily analytical activities of the Centre, including media monitoring, policy briefings, seminar reports, etc.

Reports are issued every year, produced by experts in two slots: April - September and October - March.

Experts will be awarded a grant worth 2500 EUR/month (paid in JPY) during 6 months, to cover basic daily expenses and accommodation in Tokyo.

Experts selected from outside Japan will receive an additional travel subsidy of up to 1000 EUR.

Apply here for the 2nd slot 2020 of the programme -  October 2020 to March 2021.

More information on the call is available here. 

Inquiries: minerva [at] eu-japan.gr.jp

The call was published on eu-japan.eu website here. © Copyright EU-Japan Centre 2020