- Austral ia ▁Research ▁Cooper ative ▁Program ▁is ▁inaugur ated ▁▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁- ▁Award ▁of ▁Gr ants - in - A id ▁for ▁Scient ific ▁Research ▁is ▁begun ; ▁F ure ai ▁Science ▁Program ▁is ▁inaugur ated ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁- ▁J SP S ▁Award ▁for ▁E min ent ▁Scient ists ▁is ▁inaugur ated ▁▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁- ▁J SP S ▁L ia ison ▁Office ▁in ▁Stockholm ▁is ▁opened ▁▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁- ▁ 2 1 st ▁Century ▁CO E ▁Program ▁is ▁inaugur ated ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁" Global ▁CO E ▁( Cent ers ▁of ▁Ex cell ence ) ▁Program " ▁▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁- ▁Research ▁Center ▁for ▁Science ▁system ▁is ▁established ; ▁J SP S ▁is ▁re - est ab lished ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁administrative ▁institution . ▁ ▁Program s ▁The ▁Japan ▁Society ▁for ▁the ▁Prom otion ▁of ▁Science ▁plays ▁a ▁p iv otal ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁a ▁wide ▁spectrum ▁of ▁Japan ' s ▁scientific ▁and ▁academic ▁programs . ▁In ▁world , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁highest ▁amount ▁of ▁fund ing ▁available ▁to ▁post do ctor al ▁fell ows . ▁Over ▁this ▁ 7 0 - year ▁period , ▁J SP S ▁has ▁initi ated , ▁implemented ▁and ▁admin ister ed ▁an ▁array ▁of ▁domestic ▁and ▁international ▁scientific ▁programs . ▁ ▁J SP S ' s ▁operation ▁is ▁supported ▁in ▁large ▁part ▁by ▁annual ▁subs id ies ▁from ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Government . ▁Its ▁main ▁functions ▁are : ▁ ▁To ▁fost