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Nominations open for Japan International Award for Young Agricultural Researchers
Deadline: 17 May 2025
Nominations are now open for the Japan International Award for Young Agricultural Researchers to increase motivation among young researchers who are contributing to research and development in agriculture, forestry, fisheries and related industries in developing regions and show outstanding performance and research achievements that may lead to future innovation.
Areas of Research
- The award covers research areas in agriculture, forestry, fisheries and related industries in developing regions, including the food industry sector and the field of environment.
Prize Information
- The award winners will be invited to Japan to receive their awards personally and present their research results and achievements and will also receive a cash prize of US$5,000 each from JIRCAS.
Eligibility Criteria
- Candidates should be researchers who have the nationality of a developing country and/or territory, are under 40 years old as of January 01, 2025, belong to a non-Japanese research institute or a non-Japanese university, are engaged in research and development in agriculture, forestry, fisheries and related industries in developing regions, and fall under any of the following criteria:
- Those who have shown outstanding performance in research and development in agriculture, forestry, fisheries, or related industries for a developing region, and who show great promise.
- Those who have shown outstanding achievements in research and development that will lead to future technological innovation in agriculture, forestry, fisheries or related industries for a developing region, and who show great promise.
Selection Criteria
- The Selection Committee will give consideration to the following perspectives in evaluating and judging the applicants’ performance and research achievements for this award:
- The research and development has shown abundant originality.
- Achievements in the research and development have been objectively evaluated, e.g., by being published in academic or technical journals.
- The research and development has shown consideration for the development of agriculture, forestry, fisheries or related industries in developing countries in terms of dissemination and commercialization.
- The research and development has shown potential for great development and for leading to future technological and methodological innovations, even when it might not be fully completed or not diffused enough at the present time.
Application Requirements
- Only one researcher can be recommended from each institute, including its branches.
- If a research institute recommends two candidates or more, the Secretariat will ask the institute to choose one. If the research institute does not respond by the due date, all applications from that institute will be excluded.
- The application must include supporting materials that substantiate the candidate’s achievements, such as the applicant’s most important research papers (three items), technical handbooks, patent applications or utility models, newspaper articles etc., and the entire publication list directly related to the applicant’s research.
- Applications that are insufficient or incorrect will be excluded from the evaluation.
For more information, visit JIRCAS.
Apply for Toyota Foundation: International Grant Program 2025
Deadline: 31 May 2025
The Toyota Foundation is inviting applications from countries and regions in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia, including Japan to enable people working to solve common issues in Asia to acquire new perspectives through mutual exchange and learning, thereby broadening the possibilities for the future.
Theme
- “Common Issues and Mutual Exchange in Asia – From Learning to Empathy”
Funding Information
- Total amount of grant funding: 80,000,000 yen
- Grant amount (maximum per project):
- One-year project: JPY 5,000,000
- Two-year project: JPY 10,000,000
- Duration: One year (Nov 2025 – Oct 2026) or Two years (Nov 2025 – Oct 2027)
Expected Outcomes
- Internationality: Set common issues for two or more target countries/regions, and carry out activities in each country/region.
- Transboundary: The team is made up of members from multiple sectors, and in addition to investigating and analyzing existing initiatives.
- Interactivity: Activities incorporate interactions between people in the field (local supporters, people involved, local residents, etc.) and foster mutual understanding.
- Foresight: Gain insight into important issues that society is likely to face in the future and go beyond conventional frameworks.
Eligible Countries
- East Asia: Japan, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Mongolia, South Korea, Taiwan.
- Southeast Asia: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam.
- South Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.
Eligibility Criteria
- Diverse team based in multiple target countries. Team members could include those with practical experience and knowledge on addressing issues in the target countries, such as practitioners, researchers, creators, policy makers, and journalists and other media representatives.
Application Requirements
- The applicant (representative and project members) must meet the following requirements:
- The representative must be someone whose primary place of residence is in Japan.
- A track record of research, activities, creation, policy proposals, etc. related to the target field in multiple target countries and regions.
- Have practitioners, stakeholders, researchers, and creators in the target field in multiple target countries and regions.
- Operate projects across multiple target countries and regions, based on a network of diverse stakeholders.
For more information, visit The Toyota Foundation.
Apply for NEF Research Grant Program
Deadline: 14 October 2025
The Nagao Natural Environment Foundation is seeking applications for its Research Grant Program to support academic and scientific research aimed at understanding nature, ecosystems, and biodiversity and contributing to conservation actions based on scientific data in developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
The programme is designed to enhance the research capability of young researchers in that region, and applicants are limited to individual researchers who prepare proposals, not to groups or organisations. They expect their applicants to take this opportunity to improve their skills and knowledge and enrich their experience through their research work.
Funding Information
- The maximum grant size in this programme is one million (1,000,000) Japanese yen per project, with a maximum duration of two years.
Role and Responsibilities
- If granted, recipients should:
- conduct the approved research project following ethical standards as a responsible scientist;
- submit a detailed progress report, with photographs taken and a financial report, within one year after implementation of the approved research project; and
- submit a detailed final report, with photographs taken and a financial report, upon completion of the approved research project.
Eligible Projects
- A proposed research project must:
- be scientific research contributing to the nature conservation of the country where the applicant currently works or studies;
- focus primarily on living organisms;
- be carried out in the country where the applicant currently works or studies;
- involve fieldwork for data collection;
- be the applicant’s own research work (team project is ineligible);
- achieve its objective(s) and submit interim and/or final reports within a scheduled project period of not less than one year and not more than two years; and
- be exclusively funded by the NEF Research Grant Programme.
Eligible Countries
- The target countries in the Asia-Pacific region include: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Fiji, Indonesia, Kiribati, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Vietnam.
Eligibility Criteria
- An applicant must:
- be a national of developing country in the Asia-Pacific region;
- be either of the following:
- a researcher with at least three years of research experience and sufficient achievement in their field of study, working full-time at a research institution or relevant organisation in one of the countries listed, or
- a full-time doctoral student enrolled at a research institution in one of the countries listed;
- have research experience and skills sufficient to conduct and manage the proposed research project;
- be able to communicate in English;
- not have another application to the NEF;
- not have another ongoing NEF-funded project at the time of application submission; and
- not have had another NEF-funded project for the past two years.
Evaluation Criteria
- The NEF Secretariat will check applications to ensure all the requirements are fulfilled. Only qualified applications will be examined by the NEF Selection Committee based on the following criteria:
- relevance and importance to nature conservation;
- clearness of objectives and research questions/hypotheses;
- originality and quality of the proposed research;
- appropriateness and concreteness of methodology to achieve objectives and answer research questions/hypotheses;
- feasibility of the research design and schedule.
Application Requirements
- Applicants are required to submit the five documents below:
- two copies of a completed Application form, one in MS Word and the other in PDF;
- a filled budget and timetable in excel;
- a filled applicant’s background; and
- one recommendation letter.
For more information, visit Nagao Natural Environment Foundation.
Japan Foundation Small Grant Program
Deadline: 10-May-25
The Japan Foundation is seeking applications for its grant program to cover partial expenses to implement projects concerning Japan, in the field of Arts & Culture and Japanese Studies.
International cultural exchange to promote deeper understanding of Japan including projects to enhance Japanese studies in Thailand.
Priorities
- Promotion of deeper understanding of Japanese arts and culture among the people of Thailand and this region
- Joint-research and conferences whose results will be published
- Projects that would further promote and expand the horizon of Japanese studies in the field of humanities or social sciences
- Lower priority will be given to the projects based on existing partnerships, such as agreements between universities and sister institution relationships
- Potential for development into new projects
- Innovative approaches or pioneering elements in the themes and contents
Funding Information
- The Japan Foundation, Bangkok’s contribution will not exceed 50,000 Baht.
Qualifying Projects
- Projects concerning Japan (Arts and Culture/Japanese Studies) International art and cultural exchange events implemented in Thailand, Cambodia and Laos such as art exhibitions, performing arts or film screenings to promote deeper understanding of Japanese arts and culture among the people in Thailand and this region. This category also includes projects to enhance Japanese studies in Thailand, Cambodia and Laos such as joint-research, conferences, seminars and intensive courses.
Ineligible Projects
- The following projects are not eligible:
- Projects dealing solely with topics in the field of natural science
- Commercial activities, missionary activities, political activities and election campaigns
- Activities in support of specific doctrines or claims
- Capital fund and endowment drives, debt reduction, donations, public relations campaigns, advertising, creation or support of awards or grants
- Purchase of land
- Design, construction or maintenance of buildings or monuments
- Projects that focus on developing weapons and military technology
- Procurement of equipment
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants should be non-profit organizations (e.g. universities, research institutes and academic associations, NGO/NPOs) located in Thailand, Cambodia or Laos.
- In principle, the project should be carried out in the country where the Applicant is based.
- Applicants should carry out the project as an institution and should cover a part of the cost.
- The project should be implemented and completed within a Japanese fiscal year (from April 1 to March 31 the following year).
- Applicants must have a bank account capable of accepting grants from the Japan Foundation, Bangkok. A bank account may also be opened before remittance. In case the bank account is the account of individual, certified letter will have to be submitted to state the relationship between applicant organization and individual.
Non-eligibility
- Applications from individuals or for-profit organizations are not accepted.
- In principle, organizations that have continually received support from the same program for the past three fiscal years are not eligible to submit applications for the fourth fiscal year. This is a measure to avoid giving ongoing support to the same applicants and to distribute grants to as many applicants as possible.
For more information, visit Japan Foundation.
Japan Foundation Fellowship for Arts and Culture in Asia (Visual Arts)
Deadline: 31 May 2025
Applicants are now invited to submit applications for the Japan Foundation Fellowship to develop human resources in the field of visual arts to those who cultivate and nurture transnational collaborating/co-creating projects in Japan, ASEAN countries, and Timor-Leste.
Benefits
- Airfare: Round-trip discount economy-class airfare.
- The most direct route will be provided in principle.
- Insurance:
- Overseas traveler’s insurance policy (the insurance coverage will be determined by the Japan Foundation).
- Payment Method
- In principle, Long-term Fellows will receive remittance monthly, and Short-term Fellows will receive the total sum in one remittance.
- About necessary visa application
- If a visa is required for the destination of your activity or for transit, it is the responsibility of Fellow to obtain a necessary visa. Before applying for a visa, please check in advance whether a visa is required and what type of visa is needed for your activity. Some countries may take a long time to obtain a visa, so please apply at your earliest convenience.
- The Japan Foundation will provide the necessary facilities, such as issuing certificates in Japanese and English, for obtaining visas.
Funding Information
- A maximum of 300,000 JPY for activities conducted in Japan and Singapore, and a maximum of 200,000 JPY for activities conducted in other countries (the amount varies according to the duration of the Fellowship).
- Stipend
- Short-term
- Japan, Singapore: 21,400 JPY/per diem
- Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand, Philippines, Brunei, Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Laos, and Timor-Leste: 14,400 JPY/per diem
- Long-term
- Japan, Singapore: 513,600 JPY/per month
- Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand, Philippines, Brunei, Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Laos, and Timor-Leste: 345,600 JPY/per month
- Short-term
- Short-term (10 days-59 days)
- Long-term (60 days-180 days)
Eligible Activities
- Activities/Projects planned to be conducted in Japan, 10 ASEAN member countries (Indonesia, Cambodia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Brunei, Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Laos), and Timor-Leste. Activities/Projects may be conducted in two or more of the above countries.
- Applicants outside Japan must include Japan as one of the countries (except for applicants who hold nationality or permanent residency of Japan).
- Activities/Projects that take place where the applicant holds nationality, citizenship, or permanent residency, or where the applicant currently resides or where s/he is based in (hereinafter Country of Residence) are not eligible for the fellowship.
- The travel must be continuous; you cannot go back to a country you have already traveled to during the Fellowship Period.
- Projects that, in relation to art-related fields, aim to conduct research, study, and/or creative activities, to build network platforms, and so on.
- The projects should necessitate an applying candidate of the filed, who is based in Japan, member countries of ASEAN, or Timor-Leste, to stay for a certain period of time in countries other than where they are based.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible individuals
- Individuals who are active in the eligible areas mentioned above (Those include but are not limited to artists, researchers, curators, administrators, coordinators, educators, conservators, art-handlers, and practitioners).
- Nationality and permanent residency
- Applicants need to meet both of the following criteria:
- Applicants must reside in Japan, 10 ASEAN member countries, or Timor-Leste.
- Applicants must hold nationality (or citizenship / permanent residency) in Japan, 10 ASEAN member countries, or Timor-Leste.
- Applicants need to meet both of the following criteria:
- Other necessary conditions
- Applicants must be in good health, both physically and mentally.
- Applicants must be proficient in either Japanese or English.
- Should a language other than English or Japanese be required to pursue the proposed project, the Japan Foundation may request additional document(s) proving the applicant’s language proficiency.
- Possess a bank account that can accept remittance from Japan (the Japan Foundation Headquarters) prior to or by the time of the remittance. The name of said bank account’s holder must be the same as the applicant’s.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Those who intend to conduct activities other than the above-mentioned Eligible Areas.
- Undergraduates; master’s degree candidates; those intending to enroll in undergraduate or master’s courses at universities in research destinations; or graduates who are to pursue Ph.D. courses in research destinations.
- Those who intend to use this Fellowship for political or religious purposes.
- Those who intend to work for profit-making or fund-raising purposes.
- Those whose main intention is to enhance their language ability.
- Those who receive other grant programs of the Japan Foundation in the same fiscal year.
Application Requirements
- Applicant
- Honorific title and name: You should write this both in the Latin alphabet and your native language.
- Nationality/area: Select your nationality. Please only select one if you have two or more applicable to you.
- Residential address/Contact: Give the address of your current residence and your contact information. Please promptly notify your nearest JF overseas office or JF Headquarters of your current address and contact information.
- Project Summary
- Proposed term of the Fellowship: The commencement date of the Fellowship is the Fellow’s “Arrival date” in the first activity destination, and the completion date of the Fellowship is the Fellow’s “Departure date” from the final activity destination. The Fellowship must begin between October 1, 2025, and March 31, 2026. The term of the Fellowship must be between the minimum and maximum days stipulated in 5-(1) of the Application Instruction.
- Project abstract: Give a summary of the project in 200 words or less in English (400 words or less in Japanese).
- Qualifications
- Language ability: Check the column corresponding to the level of your Japanese language/English-language proficiency. Should the proposed activity require another language, specify the language, and check the column accordingly.
- Application for other grants: Applicants who are submitting requests to other funding organizations must list the names of these organizations and the length of the term requested, as well as the dates that awards will be announced. Indicate the results if already known.
- Acceptance Forms: List the names of two individual(s) and/or institution(s) to whom you are sending the Acceptance Form.
- Cooperating organizations/individuals in Japan: In order to conduct activities of transnational collaboration, cooperating organizations/individuals are important.
For more information, visit Japan Foundation.
RFAs: Japan Foundation Indo-Pacific Partnership Research Fellowship Program
Deadline: 16 June 2025
The Japan Foundation is pleased to announce its Indo-Pacific Partnership Research Fellowship Program with the purpose of building partnerships and intellectual networks in the Indo-Pacific region.
This program is designed to promote international research and collaborative activities on common policy issues that require cooperation and engagement within and beyond the Indo-Pacific region, with the purpose of contributing to the maintenance and strengthening of a free and open international order in the Indo-Pacific region, bringing about peace and prosperity to the entire region.
The program aims to encourage a new generation of researchers, experts, and practitioners who share the same concerns to build a new platform for intellectual cooperation, and to support the formulation of new policy proposals, visions, and initiatives from the Indo-Pacific region with a long-term, future-oriented perspective to contribute to resolving the issues.
Goals
- Addresses shared global challenges;
- Addresses the needs of the Indo-Pacific over time;
- Promotes Indo-Pacific collaboration and cross-national teams;
- Develops new perspectives on and policies for regional cooperation.
Benefits
- Round-trip discount economy class international airfare (only for Fellow)
- Accommodation and research allowance
- A one-time lump-sum payment for relocation expenses
- Additional allowance for dependent family members that accompany the fellow overseas for a minimum of 3 continuous months
- Overseas travel insurance
Funding Information
- A one-time lump-sum payment of 300,000 JPY will be provided for relocation allowance.
- The Fellowship can cover between 4-12 months of research. Fellowship period must begin between February 1 and December 31, 2026.
- The Fellowship period may be divided into two blocks, if necessary, but must be completed within 15 months of the start of the fellowship.
- At least half of the fellowship tenure period must be in Japan for non-Japan-based fellows or in one of the other three countries (India, Australia, or the U.S) for Japan based fellows.
Eligible Expenses
- Round-trip discount economy class international airfare between the Fellow’s base country and the two (or more) countries where the research activities take place (hereafter “country of activities”) will be provided.
- If the fellowship is divided into two parts, two airfares (each a round-trip/multi-country airline ticket) will be provided. In principle, the Japan Foundation will support two airfares at most.
- Itineraries may consist of one multi-country trip; two single-country trips; two multi country trips; or a combination of one single-country trip and one multi-country trip.
- Accommodation and research allowance will be determined based on a per diem basis.
- Additional allowance will be provided for dependent family members that accompany the fellow overseas for a minimum of 3 continuous months, at a rate of 10% of the regional per diem for one dependent, or 20% for two or more dependents.
- Insurance:
- For travel to Japan by non-Japan-based Fellows, the Japan Foundation will provide overseas travel insurance for the duration of their stay in Japan.
- For travel to India, Australia and the U.S., Fellows are required to arrange travel insurance on their own, and reimbursement will be determined according to the regulations of the Japan Foundation, depending on the destination and the duration of the stay.
- Insurance for travel to countries other than the above four countries is the responsibility of the Fellow.
- Insurance for any accompanying family members is also the responsibility of the Fellow.
- Payment Method and Schedule:
- The Fellowship allowances and expenses, in principle, will be transferred to a bank account. Fellows must have a bank account in their name that can receive remittances from Japan (Japan Foundation headquarters) for the fellowship or be able to open one before accepting the fellowship funds.
- In principle, one-time lump-sum payment will be remitted one month prior to the start date of the Fellowship, and the first payment of the allowance will be remitted at the end of the month prior to the start date of the fellowship. Any subsequent payments will be made at the end of each month on a monthly basis.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be citizens of Japan, Australia, India, or the U.S.A., or must have at least five years of strong and serious professional experience at an institution in one of these four countries.
- Applicants must hold a Ph.D., the highest academic degree in their field of expertise, or a Master’s Degree with five or more years of professional work experience in a field related to their proposed research.
- If the proposed project requires language proficiency, the applicant may be required to provide additional documentation to prove adequate language proficiency to complete the project.
Application Requirements
- Submit the following application documents:
- Executive Summary
- Project Statement Form
- Information on Applicant and Project Proposal
- Curriculum Vitae
- Confidential Reference Letters (At least two are required)
For more information, visit Japan Foundation.
The Toyota Foundation launches Domestic Grant Program
Deadline: 5-Jun-25
The Toyota Foundation has launched the Domestic Grant Program with the theme of “Promoting a self-governing society based on new ideas in the new normal”.
Grant Categories
- Creation of a system and human resource development that contributes to further promoting an autonomous society in Japan
- With the aim of promoting an autonomous society throughout Japan, they support and promote the movement to create a foundation for autonomous society in each region, as well as creating mechanisms and systems that will have an impact on society as a whole, and developing the human resources who will carry them out.
- Building a foundation for promoting local autonomy
- Starting from the “lifestyle” of each individual, they will reexamine local resources and relationships between people, and through repeated dialogue with various stakeholders, foster a system of autonomy, participation, and cooperation within the community to realize the ideal state.
Funding Information
- For Category 1
- Subsidy amount: Maximum 15 million yen per item
- Total Grant Amount: Approximately 45 million yen
- For Category 2
- Subsidy amount: Maximum 6 million yen per item
- Total Grant Amount: Approximately 45 million yen
Duration
- For Category 1:
- 3 years
- For Category 2:
- 2 years
Project Requirements
- Category 1
- An initiative that crosses fields/areas and is based on a collaborative and cooperative system that transcends boundaries such as occupation type, attributes, and physical distance.
- Through research and practice based on a perspective that questions and doubts existing systems and traditional methods, the initiative aims to disseminate and spread throughout Japan.
- Based on the analysis and verification of existing initiatives in specific regions and the creation of a strategy to spread to other regions, the initiative must be put into practice and deployed in two or more new regions during the grant period.
- Category 2
- The project must be an effort that crosses fields/areas and involves a collaborative and cooperative system that transcends boundaries such as occupation, attributes, and physical distance.
- The project must include a perspective of verifying and analyzing “knowledge” that can be disseminated and applied to other regions through practice in the target area and that promotes a transformation of people’s values.
For more information, visit The Toyota Foundation.
Grant for Environmental Research Projects (Japan)
Deadline: 30 June 2025
The Sumitomo Foundation is offering grant to address the global environmental issues, one of the most critical issues facing humanity.
Funding Information
- General Research
- Budget total ¥70 mil
- Amount per project Max ¥5 mil
- Grant Period (to be selected) 1 year or 2 years
- Special Subject Research
- Budget total ¥30 mil
- Amount per project Max ¥10 mil
- Grant Period (to be selected) 2 years or 3 years
Eligible Expenses
- Direct expenses for the proposed research project are applicable except the followings:
- Remuneration for services rendered by the Applicant and the Collaborator(s).
- Administrative expenses incurred by research institutes to which the Applicant and the Collaborator(s) belong.
- Expenses to purchase any instrument, apparatus or equipment for general use such as PC, Server, Printer, Camera and so on.
Ineligible Projects
- Research projects for profit making or those likely to lead to profit making.
- Research projects entrusted by a third party.
- Research projects which have been substantially completed.
Eligibility Criteria
- Any applicant (sole researcher or representative of research group) who falls under either or described below is qualified to apply.
- Regardless of the nationality, anyone who belongs to a university, a college or a research institution in Japan with an approval from an authorized person representing the affiliation to apply for this grant program.
- Anyone other than above who has Japanese nationality or a permission for permanent residence in Japan. Provided that anyone who belongs to a profit-making organization fully or even partially is not eligible to apply.
- The Applicant should be responsible for carrying out proposed research project and managing the whole process including financials and reporting.
- Anyone cannot apply for duplicates of their grant programs including this grant program, while the Applicant can be a collaborator of other applicants.
- Any applicant under the grant by the Foundation is not eligible until its completion.
For more information, visit The Sumitomo Foundation.
RFPs: Grant for Basic Science Research Projects (Japan)
Deadline: 30 June 2025
The Sumitomo Foundation is offering grant to promote Basic Science research projects which are deemed imperative but have insufficient funds and particularly seeds research projects by young researchers, where innovative ideas are expected.
Funding Information
- Budget Total: ¥200 million
- Amount per project: Max ¥5million
- Grant Period: (to be selected) 1 year or 2 years
Eligible Expenses
- Direct expenses for the proposed research project are applicable except the following expenses.
- Remuneration for services rendered by the Applicant and the Collaborator(s).
- Administrative expenses incurred by research institutes to which the Applicant and the Collaborator(s) belong.
- Expenses to purchase any instrument, apparatus or equipment for general use such as PC, Server, Printer, Camera and so on.
Ineligible Projects
- Research projects for profit making or those likely to lead to profit making.
- Research projects entrusted by a third party.
- Research projects which have been substantially completed.
Eligibility Criteria
- Young researchers aged 45 or younger as of April 1, 2025, who falls under either or described below is qualified to apply.
- Regardless of the nationality, anyone who belongs to a university, a college or a research institution in Japan with an approval from an authorized person representing the affiliation to apply for this grant program.
- Anyone other than above who has Japanese nationality or a permission for permanent residence in Japan. Provided that anyone who belongs to a profit-making organization fully or even partially is not eligible to apply.
- If there is a disruption in the research period due to taking maternity/paternity leave or childcare leave, age requirements will be considered, so please contact the secretariat before applying.
- The Applicant should be responsible for carrying out proposed research project and managing the whole process including financials and reporting.
- Anyone cannot apply for duplicates of their grant programs including this grant program, while the Applicant can be a collaborator of other applicants.
- A grantee of FY2024Basic Science Research Project Grant or a grantee before that who is still under the grant due to the extension can apply for the continued project of the same research subject. Please describe the interim status of your research project and the reason of applying for the continued research project in the application form. However, this treatment is allowed only once. Additionally, applicants must meet the age requirement mentioned above.
For more information, visit The Sumitomo Foundation.
