This program is supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), through its Asia Africa Science Platform Program(AASPP).
The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), or Gakushin for short, is an independent administrative institution, established by way of a national law for the purpose of contributing to the advancement of science in all fields of the natural and social sciences and the humanities. JSPS plays a pivotal role in the administration of a wide spectrum of Japan's scientific and academic programs. While working within the broad framework of government policies established to promote scientific advancement, JSPS carries out its programs in a manner flexible to the needs of the participating scientists.
JSPS URL: http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/index.html
AASPP URL: http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-asia/e-acore/aaplat.html