Invitation to NRLM To invite foreign researchers to NRLM, several fellowship programs are implemented; such as AIST Fellowship Program, STA Fellowship Program, and ITIT Fellowship Program. The STA Felowship Program is supported by the Science and Technology Agency, and the AIST and ITIT Fellowship Programs are supported by the Agency of Industrial Science and Technology. The objectives of these programs are to offer opportunities for young foreign researchers in the fields of science and technology to conduct research at Japan's national institutes. The ITIT Fellowship Program has the specific feature that the researchers are invited from the developing countries.