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© 2013 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
JSPS 2013-2014www.jsps.go.jp/english
Contents
Message from JSPS President, Dr. Yuichiro Anzai................................................................................................................. 1
Organization, JSPS’s Institutional Transition.......................................................................................................................2
Budget.................................................................................................................................................................................................3
1 Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI)........................................................................................................42 Topic-Setting Program to Advance Cutting-Edge Humanities and Social 3 Sciences Research.............................. 1 13 Social Scientific Survey of Great East Japan Earthquake........................................................................................... 1 34 World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI)................................................................................. 14
Creating Diverse World-Level Knowledge1
1 Promoting International Joint Research...................................................................................................................... 1 62 Forming International Research-Support Networks.................................................................................................223 Mobilizing the World’s Best Brains while Fostering Internationally Vigorous, Young Researchers.........................2 7
Building Robust International Cooperative Networks2
1 Research Fellowships for Young Scientists....................................................................................................................3 32 Dispatching Young Researchers Abroad.......................................................................................................................35
.1) Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research Abroad................................................................................................................35
.2) Program for Advancing Strategic International Networks to Accelerate the Circulation of Talented Researchers...............36
.3) Strategic Young Researcher Overseas Visits Program for Accelerating Brain Circulation...................................................3 73 Enhancing the Education and Research Functions of Universities.............................................................................39
.1) Global COE Program......................................................................................................................................................39
.2) Program for Leading Graduate Schools..........................................................................................................................40
.3) Grants for Excellent Graduate Schools...........................................................................................................................4 1
.4) Project for Establishing University Network for Internationalization (Global 30).................................................................4 1
.5) Re-inventing Japan Project...........................................................................................................................................42
.6) Project for Promotion of Global Human Resource Development......................................................................................44
Fostering the Next Generation while Enhancing the Education and Research Functions of Universities3
1 Research Center for Science Systems............................................................................................................................462 Global Science Information Center..............................................................................................................................483 Information Services......................................................................................................................................................494 Circulation and Promulgation of Research Results to Society...................................................................................50
.1) HIRAMEKI☆ TOKIMEKI SCIENCE......................................................................................................................................50
.2) Science Dialogue.........................................................................................................................................................50
.3) Program for Publishing Noteworthy Contributions to Science and Technology................................................................5 15 University-Industry Research Cooperation.................................................................................................................526 Donations....................................................................................................................................................................... 54
Building an Evidence-Based Science-Promotion Systems and Strengthening Linkage with Society4
1 International Prize for Biology..................................................................................................................................... 552 JSPS Prize........................................................................................................................................................................563 Ikushi Prize.....................................................................................................................................................................58
Awards of Recognition5
List of Programs................................................................................................................................................................. 60List of JSPS’s Overseas Counterpart Institutions............................................................................................................. 62Map of JSPS Overseas Offices and Counterpart Institutions.......................................................................................... 64Researchers Exchanged from 2010-2012......................................................................................................................... 66
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Message from JSPS President
The k ind of super lat ive knowledge that contr ibutes to deve lop ing a robust human
society is born out of a continuum of original, cutting-edge research activities carried out
by re s e a rc h e r s ce a s e l e s s l y s t r i v i n g t o a d va n ce s c i e n ce a c ro s s a s p e c t r u m o f t h e
humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Such scientific thrust is the engine that
dr ives the internat ional competit iveness of a nat ion’s industry and that e levates i ts
persona within the global community. For Japan, it also plays an essential role in building
a knowledge-based society.
The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science was established with an imperial endowment in 1932. Since
then, JSPS has, as Japan’s premier funder of scientific research, initiated and carried out a vast array of programs
indispensable to advancing science. Last year marked both JSPS’s 80th anniversary and the final year of its 2nd
5-year Mid-term Objectives and Plan as an independent administrative institution. At that juncture, JSPS paused
to give fresh consideration to its functions and role and, for that purpose, formed a committee to brainstorm
JSPS’s future v is ion. Concomitant ly, we ref lected back over the past f ive years of JSPS’s operat ion. Whi le
compiling a report on our activities on JSPS’s activities during that last mid-term period, we moved forward in
drafting JSPS’s next Mid-term Objectives and Plan. Putting it into action from this fiscal year, JSPS has taken a
new step ahead in its program’s thrust and direction.
Our 3rd Mid-term Objectives and Plan is designed to further strengthen JSPS’s role in shouldering responsibility
for Japan’s scientific future. It rests upon four pil lars: (1) Creating world-class knowledge in diverse fields; (2)
Bui lding robust international cooperative networks; (3) Fostering the next generations and enhancing the
education/research functions of universities; and (4) Building evidence-based science-promotion systems and
strengthening linkage with society.
Undergirded by these program pillars, JSPS is redoubling its efforts to advance science through its Grants-in-Aid
for Sc ient i f ic Research and other funding in i t iat ives , to develop young researchers through i ts Research
Fel lowships for Young Scient ists and other ta lent-foster ing programs, to promote internat ional sc ient i f ic
exchange, and to support the reform and globalization of Japanese universities.
This f iscal year, JSPS has a lso carr ied out major reforms of i ts own organizat ion with an eye to effect ively
i m p l e m e nt i n g t h e p o l i c i e s s et fo r t h i n i t s 3 rd M i d -te r m O b j e c t i ve s a n d P l a n . O f p a r t i cu l a r m e nt i o n i s t h e
establ ishment of two new ent i t ies with in JSPS’s organizat ion: A Human Resource Development Program
Department that centralizes JSPS’s programs for fostering young researchers and other capable personnel, and
a Global Science Information Center that strengthens JSPS’s program-related survey and analysis functions.
In this new period, we wi l l str ive vigorously to carry forward JSPS’s program in an even-more eff ic ient and
effective manner, while steadfastly undertaking to meet JSPS’s new mid-term objectives. At the same time, we
will apply the full strength of JSPS’s organization to meeting the needs of researchers and students aspiring to
careers in sc ience, on one hand, and to sat isfy ing the publ ic ’s mult i faceted expectat ions for benef its from
sc ient i f ic advancement , on the other. Armed with the power that “knowledge” g ives us in address ing the
challenges of coming periods, we will do our utmost to enhance Japan’s contribution to global society.
As we work to move this agenda forward, I ask for your greatly appreciated guidance, support and cooperation.
Dr. Yuichiro Anzai
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Organization
Organization
President
Yuichiro Anzai
Executive Directors
Makoto Asashima Jumpei Watanabe
Inspector Generals
Keiko Nishikawa Michihisa Kyoto
Advisory Council
Academic Advisory Board
ChairHiroyuki
Yoshikawa
Academic AdvisorsLeo Esaki
Motonori Hoshi Hiromitsu Ishi
Makoto NagaoTsuneo Nakahara
Ryoji NoyoriKumao Toyoshima
Research Center for Science Systems
Makoto Kobayashi
Director
Michio Muramatsu
Deputy Director
Motoya Katsuki
Deputy Director
Makoto Maejima
Deputy Director
Toshio Kuroki
Senior Adviser
Shiro Ishii
Special Adviser
Global Science Information Center Director: Makoto Maejima
JSPS Overseas Office
Osamu Shimomura
WashingtonUSA
Masayuki Izutsu
San FranciscoUSA
Keiichi Kodaira
BonnGERMANY
Kozo Hiramatsu
LondonUK
Hideo Akutsu
StockholmSWEDEN
Hiroyuki Miyamoto
StrasbourgFRANCE
Kuniaki Yamashita
BangkokTHAILAND
Osamu Wada
BeijingCHINA
So Hasegawa
CairoEGYPT
Soichiro Shiraishi
NairobiKENYA
Administration Department International Program Department
International Policy Planning Div.
Research Cooperation Div.
Bilateral Cooperation Div.
Overseas Fellowship Div.
JSPS Fellows Plaza
Human Resource Development Program
Department
University Cooperation Program Div.
Research Fellowship Div.
Overseas Training Program Div.
Research Program Department
University-Industry Cooperation and Research Program Div.
Research Aid Div. I
Research Aid Div. II
Planning and Analysis Division
Research Integrity Office
General Affairs Div.
Policy Planning, Information and Systems Div.
Budget Div.
Accounting Div.
As of April 2014
JSPS’s Institutional Transition
December 1932 : JSPS established as a foundation through an endowment of ¥1.5 million by the lateEmperor Showa.
September 1967: JSPS converted into a quasi-government organization.October 2003 : JSPS converted into an independent administrative institution.
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Budget
JSPS’s budget for the 2014 fiscal year totals ¥301.4 billion. This amount is divided into direct funding of ¥259.8
billion and indirect funding of ¥41.6 billion. The indirect funds are provided in MEXT’s budget for program
selection and assessment functions performed by JSPS.
The chart below gives a breakdown of the main items of the budget, which is 99.8% subsidized by the Japanese
government.
Budget transition FY 2009-2014
29.2 28.1 29.3 29.3 29.2 28.0
127.8 129.8 141.1113.3
135.1 129.2
40.017.5
10.10.2
0.0
1.8
2.01.5
2.01.6
1.1 1.1
0.80.7
0.9
55.5
78.8
97.0 99.7
30.1
45.1
42.936.0
32.8
0.0
2.5
1.0
2.61.6
0.4
90.9
77.1
43.051.6
45.6
41.6(282.1)
(322.2)(334.7)
(323.4)
(301.4)
(342.6)
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 20140.0
50.0
100.0
150.0
200.0
250.0
300.0
350.0
400.0
Unit: billion yen
(FY)
Indirect funding
Researcher Overseas Visit Fund
Leading-edge Research Promotion Fund
Multi-year Fund for Grants-in-Aid
From Commissioned Programs, etc
Strategic Young Researcher Overseas Visits Program
Grants for Strategically Advancing Cutting-edge R&D
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
Government subsidies for JSPS as an IndependentAdministrative Institution
FY 2014 Budget by program
Direct funding
Government subsidies for JSPS as an IndependentAdministrative Institution
28.0
Research fellowships for young scientists 19.5
International scientific cooperation programs 6.4
Research application programs 0.5
Research Center for Science Systems 0.6
General administration 1.0
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research 129.2
Strategic International Research Promotion Program 2.0
From Commissioned Program, etc 0.9
Multi-year Fund for Grants-in-Aid 99.7
Total 259.8
Indirect funding
Program for Establishing COEs 18.4
Acceleration Program for University Education Rebui ding (AP) 1.0
WPI Program 9.6
Global 30 12.6
Total 41.6
Grand Total 301.4
A "Multi-year Fund for Grants-in-Aid" was established in FY 2011. Its FY 2014 budget is ¥99.7 billion.
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Position of Grants-in-Aid within the framework of Japan’s S&T-research policy
Research Components
Scientific research based on researcher's creative ideas【curiosity-driven research】
R&D on policy imperatives【mission-oriented research】
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Research advanced by universities andinter-university research institutes
Openly recruited research for purposesset by ministries
Government-led national projects
Strategically advanced R&D by research organizations
A wide variety of research activities are carried out at
universities and research institutes across Japan. In
large part, that research is supported by Grants-in-
Aid, or Kakenhi as they are commonly called. These
grants comprise 60% of all the Japanese
government’s competitive funding. Kakenhi is the
most extensive research-funding system in Japan, not
only in the total amount and number of grants but also
in the scope of research fields covered—a full range of
creative and pioneering research from basic to
applied fields across the humanities, social sciences,
and natural sciences.
FeaturesPurpose
1 Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI)
1 Creating Diverse World-Level Knowledge
⁃ The KAKENHI system is specifically designed to
seed curiosity-driven research and then nurture it
through its budding and blooming stages.
⁃ Grants-in-Aid are awarded based on a rigorous
screening process, in which applicants are graded
on their ability to conceive and articulate research
plans that are not only cutting edge but also rich in
originality.
⁃ The KAKENHI program has been revamped and
allows researchers flexible use of their grants
across fiscal years throughout the entire duration
of their projects.
KAKENHI Logo
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Contents
(1) Grant Categories
Various grant categories are provided based on the
objective and nature of the research. Under these
categories, grant administration, including
application calls, screening and grant disbursement,
is currently divided between MEXT and JSPS.
Categories ObjectiveIssuer
M: MEXTJ: JSPS
Status FY2013 Period for accepting FY2013
applications
Provisional decision to grant FY2013 funding*4Applied Selected
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
Specially PromotedResearch
Internationally appraised reseach expected to produce outstanding results· 3-5 years· About ¥500 million is used as a yardstick for the upper grant limit of one project; however, no specific lower or upper limit is set.
J 112 15 9/1~11/9 4/26
Scientific Researchon Priority Areas *1, 3
Highly responsive research on issues of urgent societal needs that require global collaboration· 3-6 years· 20-600 million yen yearly per area
M 2 2 - 4/1
Scientific Research on Innovative Areas *2
(Research in a proposed research area)Joint research in new disciplines that contributes to elevating Japan’s scientific standard and fostering young researchers· 5 years· 10-300 million yen yearly per area
Review: M
Grantfunding:
J
(Proposed research area)
5,398 1,191 9/1~11/9
6/28
(Openly recruited area)
4/1
Scientific Research *5, 6
[S] Leading-edge research by a researcher or a small group of researchers· As a rule 5 years· 50-200 million yen per project
J 585 87
9/1~11/9
5/31
Creative and pioneering research by a researcher or a group of researchers· 3-5 years· [A] 20-50 million yen per project· [B] 5-20 million yen per project· [C] Up to 5 million yen per project
J
(A) 2,300 541
4/1
(B) 10,205 2,523
(C) 33,871 10,127
Challenging Exploratory Research *5
Research at an early stage with highly challenging goals based on unique concepts· 1-3 years· Up to 5 million yen per project
J 13,865 3,582
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists *3,5,6
[S] Research carried out by an individual researcher of up to age 42· 5 years· 30-100 million yen per project
J - - - 4/1
[A, B] Research carried out by an individual researcher of up to age 39· 2-4 years· [A] 5-30 million yen per project· [B] Up to 5 million yen per project
J
(A) 1,779 394
9/1~11/9 4/1
(B) 20,330 6,079
Research Activity Start-up
Start-up research mainly conducted by newly tenured researchers and restart research for researchers returning to the lab after taking maternity and/or infant-care leave· Up to 2 years· Up to 1.5 million yen per year
J 3,645 908 3/1~5/10 8/30
Encouragement ofScientists
Research carried out by an employee of an educational or reserch institution or a corporation or any other individual· 1 year· Up to 1 million yen
J 3,876 712 10/1~12/7 4/1
Grant-in-Aid for Special Purposes *1 Urgent and critical research subjects M
Grant-in-Aid for Publication of Scientific Research Results
Publication ofResearch Results *2
Publishing scientific research resultsReview: M
Grantfunding: J
101 57
9/1~11/16
4/17
Strengthening International Dissemination of Information
Funding of an effort to further enhance international dissemination of information, in order for academic societies, such as scientific associations, to contribute to international academic exchange.
J[A][B]
[Open Access]115 53
4/17 (B)
5/16 (A, Open Access)
Scientific Periodicals *3 Publication of international academic journals J - - -
4/10Scientific Literature Books on research results J 686 2709/1~11/16
Databases Compiling and networking databases J 163 71
Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows
Research by JSPS pre- and postdoctoral fellows(Japanese and overseas researchers)· Up to 3 years
J
1st recruitment 2,672 2,672 2/25~2/28 4/26
2nd recruitment 45 45 6/3~6/6 7/30
3rd recruitment 58 58 9/2~9/5 10/11
4th recruitment 145 - 9/30~10/3 mid-Nov
*1 MEXT makes selections and disburses grants for projects under the categories "Scientific Research in Priority Areas" and "Grant-in-Aid for Special Purposes".*2 MEXT makes selections and JSPS disburses grants for projects under the category "Scientific Research on Innovation Areas" and "Publication of Research Results".*3 No new invitation for applications is conducted for "Scientific Research on Priority Areas", "Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientis (S)" and "Scientific Periodicals".*4 "Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research" selected in or before FY2012 will receive informal decision to grant the funding in April 1, 2013. For projects under "Specially Promoted
Research" selected in or before FY2012, it was April 26, 2013.*5 For projects under "Scientific Research (C)", "Challenging Exploratory Research" and "Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)" selected in or after FY 2011, all funding is allocated
through the Multi-year Fund.*6 For projects under "Scientific Research (B)" and "Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A)" selected in or after FY 2012, those with total funding of ¥5 million or less come under the Multi-year Fund.
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Configuration of grant categories
Securing diversity of research based on researchers' free ideas
Self-reliance support for young researchers
Grant-in-Aid for Young ScientistsUp to age 39 2-4 years
(A) ¥5 million to ¥30 million per project
(B) Up to ¥5 million per project
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-upUp to 2 yearsUp to ¥1.5 million per year
Grant-in-Aid for JSPS FellowsUp to 3 yearsUp to ¥1.5 million per year
Grant-in-Aid for Specially Promoted Research3-5 years ¥500 million or more per project Internationally appraised research
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research onInnovative Areas
[Research in a proposed research area] 5 years¥10 million to ¥300 million yearly per areaCreating new domains by interlinkingresearch fieldsCreating new domains or markedlyadvancing existing domains throughjoint research
Creative and pioneering research by a researcher(s)
(B) ¥5 million to ¥20 million per project
(C) Up to ¥5 million per project
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S)As a rule 5 years¥50 million to ¥200 million per project Marked advancement of creative and cutting-edgeresearch
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), (B) or (C)3-5 years (A) ¥20 million to ¥50 million per project
Forming new research areas, challenging research
Promotion of internationally appraised reseaerch
Note: Research categories under which new application calls are issued in FY 2013.
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging ExploratoryResearch
1-3 years Up to ¥5 million per project
Research at an early stage with highlychallenging goals
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Some projects under categor ies
Scientific Research (B) and Grant-in-Aid
for Young Scientists (A) are covered by
the Multi-year Fund in FY2012.
Only newly selected projects
from FY2011 are placed under
the multi-year Fund.
Budget transition
193.2 197.0 200.0
263.3 256.6 238.1
220.4230.7 231.8
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¥billion
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FY2013 budget : ¥238.1 billion
(FY 2013 disbursed budget : ¥231.8 billion)
* In 2011, a Multi-year Fund was established within the Grants-in-Aid
program. Therefore, the FY 2011 and subsequent budgets include
funds that will be disbursed in out years. Looking at the program
budget in terms of annual funds disbursed, the FY 2012 budget was
¥230.7 billion while the FY 2013 budget is ¥231.8 billion, for a ¥11.0
billion increase year on year.
Budget
FY2014:¥227.8 billion
Number of applications and grants awarded
137,000 138,000 138,000 141,000144,000
57,000 59,000 65,00072,000 76,000
104,000 104,000
97,000 99,000 96,000
24,000 26,000 24,00030,000 29,000
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40,000
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80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 (FY)
Proposals submitted Proposals selected
New proposals submitted New proposals selected
Selection ratios of new proposals
FY 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Selection Ratios(%) 22.7 24.9 24.8 30.4 30.3
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(2) Screening and Evaluation Process
JSPS’s screening process begins with a document
review of the applications, followed by a panel review
based on the document review results.
In FY2013, document reviews are carried out by
5,300 researchers and panel reviews by 700. They
are chosen from a JSPS database through a process
conducted fairly and impartially by the program
officers of JSPS’s Research Center for Science
Systems. The names of the examiners are released
after the screening process is completed.
A list of selected projects, annual research-progress
report and research-results reports are posted and
databased in the KAKEN Database on the website of
the National Institute of Informatics (NII).
Website http://kaken.nii.ac.jp/en/
Procedural flows from application screening through project evaluation
Screening(JSPS's Committee on
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research)
Self-evaluation(Researcher)
Evaluation(Academic Societies)
Evaluation of Research Progress
Follow-up Evaluation
[Example of moderately funded programs]Scientific Research (B) ¥5-20 million 3-5 years
[Example of largely funded programs]Specially Promoted Research About ¥500 million is the yardstick, but no upper or lower limits are set 3 - 5 years
Carried out to assess the degree to which the project objectives have been achieved to date andissue a progrsess report
● Annual summary report of achievements● Post-project report of results Disseminated by a database on the website of NII● Researcher presentations at domestic and overseas academic societies● Application for intellectual property rights
Carried out the year prior to project completion, with results used in the following screening processes:● Document reviews, Hearings and On-site inspections
Call for Applications
Start Research / Release of Scientific Research Results
Evaluation (JSPS's Committee on Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research)
Carried out 5 years after projects end to assess the outcomes and ripple effects generated by the researchresults● Document reviews
● Document review (first stage)● Panel review by organized committee (second stage)
If requested, unsuccessful applicants areprovided their approximate ranking vis-à-visthe screening results.
● Document review● Hearing candidates selected● Hearing● Panel Review
If requested, unsuccessful applicants areprovided their approximate rankingvis-à-vis the screening results.
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System Enhancements to Facilitate Grant-in-Aid Usage
(1) Introduction of Multi-year Fund (FY 2011-)
Before FY2011, Grants-in-Aid were issue on a single
fiscal year basis, requiring researchers to divide their
research plans into one-year segments when applying
for a grant. Now, this Multi-year Fund gives them the
flexible use of their grants over the entire duration of
multi-year projects.* Projects covered by the Multi-year Fund
Projects selected in or after FY 2011 under Scientific Research (C), Challenging Exploratory Research, and Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
* Projects partially covered by the Multi-year Fund (total of ¥5 million or less)Projects selected in or after FY 2012 under Scientific Research (B) and Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A)
⁃ By requesting funding scheduled for the next
fiscal year(s) to be carried forward, research can
make optimal use of their grants in pace with
progress of their work.
⁃ The use of grant funds may be carried over into
the next fiscal year without having to do advanced
processing. Without having to think about the end
of fiscal years, researchers can advanced their
work by carrying unused funds over into the next
fiscal year(s).
⁃ Researchers can advance their work without
having to do end-of-year accounting. As this
system eliminates the fiscal-year framework,
orders placed for goods or services in one year
may be delivered in the next.
Image of (1) Multi-year Fund grant usage
1st fiscal year 2nd fiscal year 3rd fiscal year 4th fiscal year
¥1 million ¥1 million ¥1 million ¥1 million
¥1 million¥700 thousand ¥800 thousand
Amount that can be moved forward Carried over without any processing
¥1 million
¥300 thousand ¥200 thousand
Initial scheduledgrant usage
Actual usagebased on needs
¥300 thousand (moved forward) ¥200 thousand (carried over)
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(2) Establishment of “Adjustment Fund” (FY 2013- )
To make more flexible the funding of projects that do
not fall under the Multi-year Fund, an “Adjustment
Fund” has been established.* Projects covered by the Adjustment Fund
· Projects under Specially Promoted Research, Scientific Research on Innovative Areas, Scientific Research (S) and (A), Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (S), and Research Activity Start-up
· Projects selected in or before FY 2010 under Scientific Research (C), Challenging Exploratory Research, and Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
· Projects selected in or before FY 2011 under Scientific Research (B) and Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A)
⁃ When researchers with projects under the below-
listed categories wish to use grant funds allocated
for out years, they may use this Adjustment Fund
to move forward funds for use in the current fiscal
year.
⁃ The Adjustment Fund may also be used to carry
over grant funds into the next fiscal year. With this
system, unused funds in one fiscal year are
returned temporarily to the Treasury and then
redeemed from the next year ’s Adjustment Fund
in an amount of up to 90%.
Image of (2) Adjustment Fund grant usage
1st fiscal year 2nd fiscal year 3rd fiscal year 4th fiscal year
¥10 million ¥10 million ¥10 million ¥10 million
¥10 million
In 1st year, ¥3 million is added toinitially scheduled amount ofAdjustment Fund
In 2nd year, ¥3 million reducedfrom initially scheduled amount
In 3rd year, ¥2 million of unusedfunds is returned to Treasury,and ¥1 million is requested to becarried over to the 4th year.
In 4th year, ¥1 million is carried overand ¥1.8 (90 percent of the returnedamount to Treasury in 3rd year) isadded to the initially scheduledamount of the Adjustment Fund
¥7 million ¥7 million
Amount that can be moved forward Amount that can be used in the next fiscal year
Adjustment Fund Adjustment FundTo Treasury
¥10 million
¥3 million (Adjustment Fund) ¥1.8 million (Adjustment Fund)
Initial scheduledgrant usage
Actual usage basedon needs
¥3 million (reduced amount) ¥2 million (unused amount)
¥1 million (carried over)
¥1 million (carried over)
(3) Improvement of Specially Promoted
Research (FY 2013- )
A new system that provides funding based on "Acts
Incurring Liabilities on the Treasury" is applied to
projects under Specially Promoted Research from FY
2013. Under it, the government bears the amount of
funding that can be set for the entire duration of a
project, from its first to last year.
⁃ The system is designed to make it easier for large
project grants in this category to be used in a more
stable, effective and efficient manner vis-à-vis the past.
⁃ It allows research-support personnel to be hired
stably without a break in their multi-year
employment.
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(1) Purchasing Joint-Use Equipment with a
Mixture of Grant-in-Aid Funds (FY 2012- )
From FY 2012, the program has greatly relaxed its
restriction on Grants-in-Aid disbursed to different
projects to be used in purchasing joint-use
equipment. This was done to increase the efficiency
of research grant utilization and to promote the joint
usage of equipment and facilities.
The ability given researchers by the system to pool
their funds in purchasing highly specific, expensive
equipment that would be difficult for one of them to
afford gives researchers a greater degree of freedom
in the use of their research funds. Allowing research
this option increases their prospects of making
greater research advances.
In addition, the joint purchase of commonly used
equipment with mixed funds from Grants-in-Aid and
other competitive systems is permitted as long as
such joint usage does not impede the
implementations of the Grant-in-Aid funded research.
(2) Measures to Prevent the Misuse of Grants-in-Aid
Measures are taken to prevent the misuse of grant
funds, including (1) obligating host institutions to
administer awarded Grants-in-Aid, (2) limiting
application eligibility, (3) providing and widely
circulating clearly articulated rules, and (4)
submitting “Self-Assessment Checklist” to MEXT.
Other measures are taken to preclude grantees from
placing prepayment deposits with vendors. In
addition to conducting thorough inspections of
incoming deliveries, each research institution is
instructed to circulate rules to vendors, obtain their
understanding and cooperation in preventing the
practice of prepayment deposits, and make them
aware of the severe penalties, including the stoppage
of orders, which may be levied if they accept such
unauthorized deposits.
On 13 March 2013, revisions have been made to the
appropriateness and severity of penalties imposed of
person who misuse grant funds particularly with
regard to application eligibility.
Other System Enhancements
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Based on a report by Subdivision on Science, Council
for Science and Technology, titled “Promotion of the
Humanities and Social Sciences Addressing Risk
Society and Matured Intellectual Society,” issued in
July 2012, this program has been established to
contribute to advancing the Humanities and Social
Sciences in three areas: (1) Joint research that will
yield breakthroughs through close linkages with
other fields of science; (2) joint research aimed at
making societal contributions; and (3) international
joint research that contributes to advancing the
Humanities and Social Sciences.
Purpose
2 Topic-Setting Program to Advance Cutting-Edge Humanities and Social Sciences Research
Contents
The program is carried out in three subsets: (1) "Area
Cultivation", (2) "Responding to Real Society" and (3)
"Global Initiatives". The research itself is recruited in
two categories: Topic-setting research on themes
related to the research areas selected by the Program
Committee, and openly recruited research on themes
proposed by researchers themselves. This dual
structure is established to advance joint research in
the most cutting-edge fields and cross-fields of the
humanities and social sciences.
Selected Projects under "Responding to Real Society"
Topic-setting research (2 projects)
Research Areas Research Themes Core-Researcher Affiliation
Structure of Japanese Society Based on Dynamic Trends of a Population
A Policy Evaluation and Recommendation for the Measures for Declining Birth Rate in Japan
Masahiro AbeProfessor, Faculty of Economics, Chuo University
The Ideal Method of Social System Enabling Appropriate Correspondence for an Emergency
A Social Scientific Research on Effective and Prompt Measures for a National Emergency
Makoto SaitoProfessor, Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University
Openly recruited research (11 projects)
Research Areas Research Themes Core-Researcher Affiliation
Creation of the Regional Potential by the Enhancement of Humanities and Social Science for Tourism
Border Tourism: Local Initiatives and the Making of a Region
Akihiro IwashitaProfessor, Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido University
Empirical Study on Tourism Using Private Properties as Cultural Resources
Mina AndoResearcher, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts
A Study of Academic Regional Tourism Based on Academic Resources and Knowledge
Hiroshi HoriiCEO, Academic Research Unit, AMANE.LLC
Evaluation Analysis on a Regulatory Reform
Current Status and Issues regarding Regulatory Reforms toward Expanding Employment Opportunities in Bankruptcy Law and Labor Law
Hisashi IkedaAssociate Professor, Graduate School of Law, Hokkaido University
The future of the public-private mixed provision of healthcare in the context of pressures of the deregulation reform
Tomoyuki KatoProfessor, Graduate School of Law, Hokkaido University
Benefit Analysis on Regulatory Reform of Property Market byAbolishing the Protection Rule of Short Time Tenancy
Hideo FukuiProfessor, Graduate School of Policy Studies, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
Evaluation on an Social and Economical Effection through Education Policy
An Empirical Study of the Effects of Education and Cognitive Ability at Compulsory Education Levels on Learning, Employment, and Earnings among Youth.
Hideo AkabayashiProfessor, Faculty of Economics, Keio University
Scientific Practice on an Enforcing the Endogenous Activity of the Community and Specialist towards Realization of Convivial Society
A Barrier-Free Mental Health Care by Development ofInternet-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy and a Support Network
Haruhiko Shimoyama
Professor, Graduate School of Education, The University of Tokyo
Urban Planning Centered Around Hospitals Yukiko Ito
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Tokyo Gakugei University
Developing a Culture of Care in a Mutually Supporting Local Community: A Clinical Philosophy Project
Shinji HamauzuProfessor, Graduate School of Letters, Osaka University
A Study on Roles as Disaster Prevention Revival Resources of the Social Welfare for the Elderly-People Facilities in the Stricken Areas
Takehiko OtsukaProfessor, Department of Architecture, Akashi National College of Technology
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Budget
FY 2014: ¥208 million
(1) Area Cultivation
Sought are research topics devised by researchers
from different scientific fields that can spur
unexpected jumps to new research domains and more
innovative yet durable methodologies.
(2) Responding to Real Society
Sought is close collaboration between researchers
and working level specialists from the planning and
implementation of the research to the dissemination
of its results. This linkage with the working level
specialists who bridge the research and its
application to society is essential in advancing
research that makes real societal contributions.
(3) Global Initiatives
Sought are dialogue and interaction between
Japanese and overseas researchers and the
generation of globally significant results through the
advancement of international joint researcher across
diverse fields of the humanities and social sciences
and the building of robust international networks.
(4) Program for Promoting Methodological
Innovation in Humanities and Social Sciences
by Cross-Disciplinary Fusing
This program, launched in FY 2009, is incorporated
as a component within this wider initiative.
Not bound by conventional fields of the humanities
and social sciences (HSS), this program seeks to
contribute to the development of new HSS disciplines
by advancing joint research that fuses diverse fields,
synergizing their various wellsprings of knowledge
and methodology.
Selected Projects under " Program for Promoting Methodological Innovation in Humanities and Social Sciences by Cross-Disciplinary Fusing"
Topic-setting research (2 projects)
Research Themes Core-Researcher Affiliation
Neurocognitive Approaches to Study Social and Political Behavior (Neuropolitics)
Junko Kato Professor, Graduate School for Law and politics, The University of Tokyo
Japanese Traditional View on Nature and Global Environmental Problem: A Proposal from Humanics for the Future
Tomoya AkimichiProfessor, Center for Coordination, Promotion and Communication, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
Openly recruited research (9 projects)
Research Themes Core-Researcher Affiliation
Behavioral and Neural Underpinnings of "Justice": CollaborativeResearch in Decision Science, Jurisprudence and Brain Science
Tatsuya Kameda Professor, Graduate School of Letters, Hokkaido University
Visualization of Public Communication - Structure of Political and Legal Judgments in Complex Societies
Hideaki ShiroyamaProfessor, Graduate School for Law and politics, The University of Tokyo
Reconstructing Macroeconomics based on the Methods of Theoretical Physics
Hiroshi Yoshikawa Professor, Graduate School of Economics, The University of Tokyo
Constructing System of Disaster Mitigation and Sustainable Recovery in Urban Area - A Study of Integrating Social/Human sciences with Natural Sciences toward New Frontier of Disaster Research
Kamon NitagaiProfessor Emeritus, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo
Substantiating Humanities and Social Sciences by the Methodology of Digital Humanities and Technology
Gen MuraiAssistant Professor, Graduate School of Decision Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Archaeological Proteomics Research Project on Glue Junko MiyajiAssiociate Professor, Graduate School of Humanities and Science, Nara Women's University
A Study on the Vulnerable People Suffered from Natural Disastersand Post-disaster Crisis as "Double Jeopardy" for Minimizing theDisaster Victims
Keiko Kitagawa Professor, Faculty of Culture and Education, Saga University
Research on Noh Katatsuke, Rules for the Notation of Dance Movements: Utilizing Insights Provided by Engineering Technology
Reiko Yamanaka Professor, Noh Theatre Research Institute of Hosei University
A suggestion of Telecommunication environment for Sign Language communities
Mayumi BonoAssistant Professor, Digital Content and Media Sciences Research Division, National Institute of Informatics, Research Organization of Information and Systems
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3 Social Scientific Survey of Great East Japan Earthquake
Purpose
Expectation mounts for a study to be conducted on
the Great East Japan Earthquake in a way that
analyzes it from a wide spectrum of scientific
perspectives and creates a record of the cataclysmic
event, while disseminating the results both in and
outside Japan and conveying lessons learned to
ensuing generations. (Seven Principles for the
Reconstruction Framework-Principle One)
Establishing an organic linkage among the
collaborating organizations, the project implements a
scientific study centered on the humanities and social
sciences—one designed to endure the test of time.
Where appropriate, it will also incorporate viewpoints
from the natural sciences. When completed, the study
will be compiled into a report.
Budget
Contents
FY 2014: ¥115 million
An executive committee is established within JSPS to
oversee the implementation of the study. It sets the
research policy and selects the items to be covered.
Its members are each assigned overall responsibility
for specific survey items. They assemble research
teams, advance the study, and draft their respective
parts of the report. The final report will be compiled
and published by the executive committee.
⁃ Project period: FY 2012-FY 2014
List of study topics
Study Topics Principal Investigators
Overall CoordinationMichio Muramatsu(Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University/Deputy Director, Reseach Center for Science Systems, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)
Government/PolicyYutaka Tsujinaka(Professor, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba)
Adminstration: National/LocalTakaharu Kohara(Professor, Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University)
S&T and Government/Administration
Hideaki Shiroyama(Director, Todai Policy Alternatives Research Institute, The University of Tokyo)
Macro-economicsMakoto Saito(Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University)
Envioronmental Economics/Disasters
Kazuhiro Ueta(Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Kyoto University)
Local Community and BondingEiichi Miyakoshi(Professor, Graduate School of Education, Tohoku University)
International RelationsKeiichi Tsunekawa(Vice President, The National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies)
Media/NetworkKen'ichi Ikeda(Professor, Faculty of Social Studies / Graduate School of Social Studies, Doshisha University)
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4 World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI)
Purpose
Contents
Features
Budget
Website
Based on provisions in the government’s third S&T
Basic Plan, issued in March 2006, and the
Comprehensive Strategy for Fostering Innovation
issued by the Council for Science and Technology
Policy in June of that year, the Ministry of Education,
Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
inaugurated this program in the 2007 fiscal year.
MEXT has commissioned JSPS to carry out grant
selection, using a procedure prescribed by the
ministry, along with performing project evaluations
and program administration.
The program provides both supplementary and
concentrated support for research in scientific fields
in which Japan has already reached a high global level.
By introducing system reforms and measures to
promote the taking of autonomous initiatives by
universities, the program seeks to elevate even
higher the level of research in these fields. At the
same time, it supports the creation of “globally
visible” centers of excellence that boast an excellent
research environment, one of a high enough standard
to readily attract frontline researchers from around
the world.
⁃ Eligible institutions
Universities, inter-university research institutes,
independent administrative institutions, and
public interest corporations
⁃ Selection results
Nine institutions have been selected as WPI
center: Five in FY 2007, one in FY 2010, and three
in FY 2012.
⁃ Project duration
Ten years, with a possible 5-year extension for
projects producing outstanding results (Interim
evaluation performed every five years).
⁃ Amount of grants
About ¥1.3-1.4 billion per year (New projects
selected in FY 2012 receive up to ¥700 million per
year.)
⁃ Follow-up
Each year, the WPI centers receive a site visit and a
hearing to determine the state of progress being
made in their research projects. When deemed
needed, improvements in their operations are
requested.
(1) Foster internationally conversant researchers
by globalizing the research institutes of
Japanese universities and Japan’s overall
research environment
⁃ The world’s top-level researchers are invited from
both Japan and abroad to work in the centers.
⁃ A robust management system, including a merit-
based pay scheme, is introduced.
⁃ A research environment in tune with international
standards is created through such means as
making English the working language at the
centers and introducing flexible support systems.
FY 2014: ¥16.6 billion
http://www.jsps.go.jp/wpi
(2) Cultivate novel seeds of innovation by forging
scientific advances
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Tohoku University Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR)Director: Motoko KotaniEstablish a World-Leading Research Organization in Materials Science(Adopted in FY2007)
Kyushu University International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (I2CNER)Director: Petros SofronisThe Grand Highway for a Carbon-Neutral Energy Fueled World(Adopted in FY2010)
The University of Tokyo Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU)Director: Hitoshi MurayamaCross-Disciplinary Research Center for Addressing the Origin and Evolution of the Universe(Adopted in FY2007)
University of TsukubaInternational Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (IIIS)Director: Masashi YanagisawaWorld-class insititute for sleep medicine, aiming to solve the mechanism of sleep/wakefulness by conducting basic to clinical research(Adopted in FY2012)
Kyoto UniversityInstitute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) Director: Susumu KitagawaCreating a new field of integrated cell-material science in the mesoscopic domain(Adopted in FY2007)
Tokyo Institute of TechnologyEarth-Life Science Institute (ELSI)Director: Kei HiroseGlobally-Advanced Interdisciplinary Research Hub for Exploring the Origins of Earth and Life(Adopted in FY2012)
Osaka University Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC)Director: Shizuo AkiraObservation of immune reaction - Unveiling dynamic networks of immunity -(Adopted in FY2007)
Nagoya UniversityInstitute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM)Director: Kenichiro ItamiChanging the world with molecules: Synthetic Chemistry and Plant/Animal Biology(Adopted in FY2012)
National Institute for Materials ScienceInternational Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA)Director: Masakazu AonoMaterials Nanoarchitectonics - New paradigm of materials development -(Adopted in FY2007)
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Purpose
Features
Programs
⁃ Raise the standard of Japanese research and
strengthen its international competitiveness by
supporting international joint research projects or
seminars
⁃ Address the international joint research needs of
emerging and still-developing countries, while
responding to changing global trends in scientific
research
⁃ Strengthen networks for multinational exchange
with top-level scientific research organizations in
partner countries, and support initiatives that
foster young researchers
⁃ Support efforts by Japanese universities and
research institutions to make themselves into
research and education hubs of the highest world
standard in fields of cutting-edge science
⁃ Assist Japanese universities and research
institutions to become leading research centers
and core research and education centers to solve
issues prevailing in the Asian and African regions.
(1) Implementing strategic and responsive
programs
⁃ Carry out various programs taking into
consideration with both the needs of Japan and
counterpart countries
(2) Forming Equal Partnerships and Responding
to New Scientific Exchange Needs
⁃ Support research collaborations in which
researchers from each country based on
agreements with counterpart funding agencies
⁃ Provide supports to Japanese researchers and
research organizations to carry out joint research
projects and seminars with countries that do not
have agreements with JSPS and to respond
changing global trends in scientific research
collaboration
(3) Securing and fostering young researchers
⁃ Provide opportunities for talented young
researchers to build working networks and
encourage them to participate actively in research
collaborations
(1) Supporting Bilateral Collaborations with
Partner Countries
JSPS advances international scientific exchange
between Japan and counterpart countries tailored to
meet diverse bilateral needs.
① Bilateral Collaborations (Joint Research
Projects and Seminars)
Support is provided for forming sustainable networks
by bilateral research teams created through exchange
among individual researchers.
Project proposals are solicited via the following two
program formats.
⁃ Joint Research Projects and Seminars in
cooperation with countries where counterpart
funding agencies have bilateral agreements with
JSPS
⁃ Open Partnership Joint Projects and Seminars
with all countries that have diplomatic relations
with Japan, plus Taiwan and Palestine
Dr. Dorothea Rueland, the Secretary General of German Academic Exchange Service and Dr. Yuichiro Anzai, President of JSPS (Tokyo, February 2012)
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Funding amount and period:
Joint Research Projects: ¥1-5 million per year for
1-3 years
Joint Seminars: ¥1.2-2.5 million per seminar of up
to one week in duration
Website
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-bilat/index.html
Bilateral Cooperation
ProposalSupport
ProposalSupport
Consultation
ProposalSupport Proposal Support
MoUs/Agreements
Joint Staff Meetingsand/or routinecommunication
OverseasResearchers
JapaneseResearchers
JSPS Counterpart Agency
Joint Research Projects
Joint Seminars
Joint Research Projects and Seminars based onagreements with overseas funding agencies
Researcher Exchanges
OverseasResearchers
JapaneseResearchers
JSPS Any Funding Agencies
Joint Research Projects
Joint Seminars
Open Partnership Joint Projects and Seminars
(Expected but not required)
The 16th Meeting of Japan-India Science Council (Tokyo, March 2013)
② Researcher Exchanges (Sending and
Receiving)
Support is given for visits by researchers to each
other ’s countries and attendant activities/exchanges
with an eye to building an infrastructure for the
sustainable development of networking and joint
research among researchers from Japan and other
countries.
Visit funding and period: International airfare and
maintenance allowance from 14 days to 2 years * Support may differ by country and counterpart agency.* Japanese researchers wishing to go abroad apply to JSPS, while overseas researchers wishing to come to Japan apply to JSPS counterpart agencies in their countries.
Website
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-bilat/researcher.html
③ Asian Science Seminars
This program works to raise the education/research
level of young researchers in Asian countries and to
build networks among them. Through cooperation
between JSPS and the National Research Foundation
of Korea, and Department of Science and Technology
(India) and with universities and other scientific
research institutions in these countries, seminars are
implemented that lodge young researchers together
in a school-like forum that engages them in lessons
and discussions on leading-edge trends in academic
research.
Website
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-asia_seminar/index.html
JSPS-DST Asian Academic Seminar: Manufacturing, Design and Innovation (India, December 2012) (Photo by the University of Tokyo)
④ Japanese-German Graduate Externship
Based on an agreement between JSPS and the
German Research Foundation (DFG), support is given
for implementing mutual graduate curricula
established between Japanese and German
universities for the purpose of exchanging doctoral
students, young researchers including postdocs, and
teaching professionals. In both countries, the
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doctoral students receive guidance in their research
and dissertations.
Website
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-jg_externship/index.html
(2) Advancing International Joint Research
In an effort to respond to global developments in
scientific research, JSPS works in cooperation with
overseas science-promotion organizations to
advance joint research carried out between excellent
researchers in Japanese universities and research
institutes and their counterparts in other countries. It
also uses this program to enhance and expand
training opportunities for young researchers.
① JSPS-NSF International Collaborations in
Chemistry (ICC Program)
This is an international joint research program carried
out in collaboration with the National Science
Foundation (NSF). It seeks to break new ground in yet-
uncultivated domains of chemistry by achieving new
levels and dimensions of research synergy.
Project funding Up to ¥15 million/year
SupportResearch grant, international travel, maintenance allowance, etc.
Project period 3 years
Website
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-bottom/01_a_outline.html
② JSPS-NSF Cooperative Program for
Interdisciplinary Joint Research Projects in
Hazards and Disasters
JSPS carries out this cross-disciplinary program
between Japan and the US in cooperation with NSF. It
works to advance an understanding on a range of
hazard/disaster-related aspects including the
fundamental processes that generate natural and
technological disasters as well as the causes,
interdependences, impacts, and cumulative societal
effects of such disasters. The program also seeks to
improve disaster prediction, damage mitigation, and
response and recovery capabilities.
Project funding Up to ¥5 million/year
SupportResearch grant, international travel, maintenance allowance, etc.
Project period 2 years
③ Partnerships for International Research and
Education (PIRE Program)
This is an international joint research program carried
out in collaboration with NSF to implement joint
research projects on issues difficult to solve by one
country alone related to sustainability in all fields of
the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences.
In carrying out the joint projects, a synergistic effect
is sought by such means as sharing resources and
research facilities.
Project funding Up to ¥5 million/year
SupportResearch grant, international travel, maintenance allowance, etc.
Project period 5 years
Website
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-bottom/01_c_outline.html
④ G8 Research Councils Initiative
This program is implemented through cooperation
among science-promotion agencies in seven of G8-
member countries; namely, JSPS in Japan, NSERC in
Canada, ANR in France, DFG in Germany, RFBR in
Russia, RCUK in the UK, and NSF in the US. This
initiative aims to support excellent research on topics
of global relevance which can best be tackled by a
multinational approach. Over the 5-year duration of
the program, proposals are openly solicited and
projects implemented under what will be three
selected themes.
The program funds consortiums of researchers from
at least three of the participating countries, who carry
out cross-disciplinary research on prevailing global
issues. Project funding is aimed at four main
objectives: (1) advancing knowledge and creating
innovation, (2) supporting top-class researchers, (3)
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NSF
NSERC
ANR RFBR
RCUK
DFG
JSPS
Issues addressed
through global
governance
Theme
1st Call (FY 2011):“Interdisciplinary Program on Application Software towards Exascale Computing for Global Scale Issues”2nd Call (FY 2012): “Interdisciplinary Program on Material Efficiency — A First Step toward Sustainable Manufacturing”3rd Call (FY 2013): “Coastal Vulnerability”
Project funding
Up to ¥15 million/year
SupportResearch grant, international travel, maintenance allowance, etc.
Project period
2-3 years
Carried out jointly with the Belmont Forum, the program’s 3rd call has two themes: “Coastal Vulnerability” and
“Freshwater Security.”
JSPS serves as the Japan secretariat for the call under the first them.
Participating is the Belmont Forum’s joint fund are CSIRO (Australia), FAPESP (Brazil), MoES (India) and NRF (South
Africa).
opening up the research experience for young
researchers, and (4) increasing multilateral
collaborations.
Website
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-bottom/01_b_gaiyo.html
⑤ A3 Foresight Program
JSPS, the National Research Foundation of Korea
(NRF) and the National Natural Science Foundation
of China (NSFC) work as a consortium in supporting
trilateral research projects that advance research on
both a global level and on common regional issues
while working to foster talented young researchers.
Ultimately, the program aims to build world-standard
research and education hubs with Japan, China and
Korea at their core in the Asian region. The research
theme for each fiscal year is decided via consultation
among the three agencies in the previous year ’s
A-HORCs meeting. (page 23)
In the following year, a Northeastern Asian
Symposium is held on the same theme. Assembling
researchers from the three countries, it provides a
platform for them to share information on the latest
advances in the subject field, while building networks
over which to carry out new international research
initiatives.
Website
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-foresight/index.html
A3 Workshop in Sapporo (Photo by Graduate School o f In format ion Sciences, Tohoku University)
Themes
FY2014: Method and Modeling for High Performance Scientific Computing
FY20 1 3: Biomaterial and Nano-Bio Technology
FY20 1 2: Plasma PhysicsFY20 1 1 : ICT: Next-generation Network and
Network SecurityFY20 1 0: Renewable EnergyFY2009: Cancer EpigeneticsFY2008: Advanced MaterialsFY2007: Climate ChangeFY2006: BiotechnologyFY2005: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Project funding ¥50 million/5 years
Project period Up to 5 years
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Education Hubs
Support is provided for the creation of high world-
standard/medium-scale education and research hubs
in Japan, used by Japanese scientific research
institutions to carry out large-scale multinational
research collaboration with similar hubs in other
countries. One important function of these
collaborations is to provide a matrix for promising
young researchers to build their own networks, while
giving them encouragement to participate fully in
research activities.
① Core-to-Core Program
Aimed at issues considered in Japan to be cutting-
edge and internationally important and at regional
issues to whose solution Japan can contribute, this
program supports collaborative research between
core research and education institutes in Japan and
other countries around the world, carried out in such
formats as joint research projects, seminars, and
researcher exchanges. The program merges the
former Core-to-Core Program, Asian CORE Program,
and Asia-Africa Science Platform Program into a
newly formatted initiative.
The newly revised Core-to-Core Program is
implemented in two components: “A. Advanced
Research Networks” and “B. Asia-Africa Science
Platforms.”
Website
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-c2c/index.html
A. Advanced Research Networks
Collaborative ties are established between top world-
class research centers in Japan that partner over the
long term with core research institutions around the
world in advancing research that is considered
leading-edge in Japan, while fostering the next
generations of trailblazing young researchers.
Projects under this program must be carried out with
at least two other countries and require counterpart
research organizations to secure matching funds
equivalent to JSPS’s grant.
Target researchResearch topics considered to be cutting-edge and internationally important in Japan
Target countriesTwo or more countries having diplomatic relations with Japan
Project funding ¥20 million/year
Project period Up to 5 years
Final presentation of group work at iCub Summer School (July 2012) (Photo by Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University)
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③ Asian CORE Program
Based on a principle of equal partnership among the
participating countries, this program works to build
Asian research hubs that conduct world-class
research while fostering upcoming generations of
talented young scientists. Projects are supported
with matching funds from science-promotion
agencies in the counterpart countries.
Website
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-acore/index.html
B. Asia-Africa Science Platforms
With an aim of contributing to the solution of
problems prevailing in the Asia and African regions,
Japanese universities and research institutes take
the lead in carrying out research collaborations with
research and education institutions in counterpart
countries. By establishing sustainable collaborative
relationships with the counterpart institutions,
medium-scale research-collaboration hubs are
created in various targeted fields within Asia and
Africa, which also foster the young researchers who
will mainstay future S&T advances in their regions.
In building scientific infrastructures in Asia and Africa,
counterpart institutions in the regions are not
necessarily required to secure matching funds when
carrying out collaborative research with Japanese
universities.
Target researchResearch topics of special importance or significance to Asia and/or Africa and considered to be of high priority within Japan
Target countriesTwo or more Asian and/or African countries having diplomatic relations with Japan
Project funding ¥8 million/year
Project period Up to 3 years
Academic exchange on the project for enhancement of joint research network on advanced Mg alloys at Yellow Sea rim region (Photo by Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University)
② JSPS Core-to-Core Program (old scheme)
Support is provided for building multinational
networks in leading-edge fields that will become
research hubs between core research institutions in
Japan and those in the world’s scientifically advanced
nations. Of particular emphasis is making Japanese
research institution into world-leading research hubs
in cutting-edge research fields—ones that proactively
advance large-scale research projects in collaboration
with top-level research organizations in the US,
Europe, and other Western countries.
Website
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-core_to_core/index.html
* In FY 2012, the JSPS Core-to-Core Program (old
scheme), Asian CORE Program and Asia-Africa
Science Platform Program (ended in FY 2013) were
merged into the newly established Core-to-Core
Program (page 20), which takes a fresh look at the
counterpart countries.
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Purpose
Form various networks to support international
research and cultivate an expansive environment in
which Japanese researchers and research institutions
can effectively carry out international research
activities
Programs
Features
(1) Strengthening Linkage with Science-
Promotion Agencies of Other Countries
① Global Research Council
The Global Research Council (GRC) was established
by NSF in May 2012 as a virtual forum that brings
together the heads of research councils from around
the world, including emerging nations for the purpose
of finding mutually acceptable paths to greater
international research collaboration. To discuss
common principles to promote international research
collaboration, the GRC holds annual meetings and
regional meetings. Its major achievement includes
the “Statement of Principles for Scientific Merit
Review” at the 1st annual meeting held in Washington
D.C. on 14-15 May 2012, and the “Statement of
Principles for Research Integrity” and the “Action
Plan towards Open Access to Publications” at the 2nd
annual meeting held in Berlin on 28-29 May 2013.
JSPS has been a member of its governing board since
GRC’s establishment.
Website
http://www.globalresearchcouncil.org/
The Second GRC Annual Meeting (Germany, May 2013)
(1) Collaboration with counterpart science-
promotion organizations
⁃ Engage in discussions with science-promotion
agencies of other countries on a broad range of
topics, including the solution of commonly
experienced funding issues
(2) Support for building networks among
researchers in- and outside Japan
⁃ Support activities carried out within alumni
communities of researchers who have participated
in JSPS programs
⁃ Provide an Internet-accessed database to
facilitate cooperation among researchers in- and
outside Japan
(3) Support for international research exchange
through JSPS’s overseas offices
⁃ JSPS’s ten overseas offices in nine countries
support efforts by Japanese researchers and
universities to form international networks
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GRC Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting (Sendai, Japan, December 2012)
In December 2012, a GRC Asia-Pacific regional meeting
was held in Sendai in preparation for the GRC annual
meeting to be convened in May 2013. At the meeting,
as a result of the discussion among the representatives
from the region’s funding agencies, the “Sendai
Statement on Responsible conduct of Research” was
adopted, and the “Discussion Summery of Open Access
Session” was endorsed, and the results were reported
at the GRC annual meeting in May 2013 contributing to
the adoption of the meeting’s statement of principles
and action plan.
GRC Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting was held in Sendai
② Heads of Research Councils of the G8
Countries (G8-HORCs*)
Meetings of the G8-HORCs are held once a year to
bring together top leaders of principal science-
promotion agencies in the G8-member countries (i.e.,
Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, UK,
and the US) for the purpose of holding free
discussions on topics of common interest. Based on
views exchanged in these discussions, JSPS launched
its joint research program called “G8 Research
Councils Initiative” (page 18), and other cooperative
initiatives.*HORCs: Heads of Research Councils
The 32nd meeting of G8-HORCs (Germany, May 2013)
③ Asian Heads of Research Councils
(ASIAHORCs)
To advance science aimed at solving problems shared
commonly among Asian countries while fostering the
region’s young researchers, this annual meeting is
held by the heads of science-promotion agencies
from ten Asian countries: Japan, China, India,
Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines,
Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. They engage in a
broad exchange of views and information including
science policy, research funding and international
collaboration in their respective countries. Since
2009, the members have been implementing annual
symposiums as a joint ASIAHORCs initiative.
Website
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/asiahorcs/index.html
The 7th meeting of ASIAHORCs (Indonesia, November 2013)
④ Heads of Research Councils in Asia (A-HORCs)
To promote high-level research activities in Asia with
Japan, China and Korea at their core, the heads of
leading science-promotion agencies in the three
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Alumni community
Established in 2010
CHINA
Established in 2013
PHILIPPINES
Established in 2010
THAILAND
Established in 2009
FINLAND
Established in 2009
BANGLADESH
Established in 2008
KOREA
Established in 2008
KENYAwith Eastern African countries
Established in 2008
EGYPT
Established in 2006
INDIA
Established in 2005
SWEDEN
Established in 2004
US
Established in 2004
UK
Established in 2003
FRANCE
Established in 1995
GERMANY
countries meet annually to discuss face-to-face S&T
policy trends and the state of international
collaboration in their respective countries. Initially
proposed by JSPS, these meetings have been held
each year from 2003. Discussions in them have
yielded various tangible outcomes including the
establishment of the “A3 Foresight Program” and
“Northeastern Asian Symposiums,” jointly
implemented by JSPS and its partner agencies in
China and Korea.
The 11th meeting of A-HORCs (China, September 2013)
(2) Strengthening Researcher Networks
① Forming a Researcher Community
To form and maintain a network between itself and
former JSPS fellows and among the fellows
themselves, JSPS supports the creation of an alumni
community through such means as issuing a
newsletter and conducting follow-up activities. At
present, alumni associations of former JSPS fellows
have been established in fourteen countries. These
associations hold seminars, symposiums and other
events to promote exchange between their members
and Japanese colleagues and to stimulate interest in
young researchers for doing research in Japan under
JSPS’s fellowship and other programs.
Website
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-plaza/20_alumni.html
The 18th Japanese-German Symposium “Art and Science” organized by German JSPS Club (Germany, April 2013)
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② BRIDGE Fellowship Program
Directed to the members of JSPS’s alumni
community, this program provides opportunities for
former JSPS fellows to revisit Japan for the purpose
of creating, sustaining or strengthening collaborative
relations with Japanese colleagues. While in Japan,
the BRIDGE fellows conduct joint research or
seminars, carry out training activities for young
researchers, give lectures, or build networks with
researchers by participating in conferences held in
Japan.
Website
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-plaza/bridge/index.html
③ Japan-Affiliated Research Community
Network (JARC-Net)
JSPS has created and placed into operation a
database that compiles and provides access to
information on researchers and specialists who have
come from overseas and experienced study or
research in Japan and on Japanese researchers who
are interested in conducting collaborations with
foreign colleagues. The JARC-Net strengthens and
expands the interpersonal networks already
cultivated over long years of research exchange
between Japan and other countries/areas. Registered
JARC-Net members may freely use in their research
activities information given open access within the
system’s database.
Website
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-affiliated/index.html
(3) Advancing the Strategic Use of JSPS’s
Overseas Offices
JSPS operates ten liaison offices in nine countries as
bellow:
· Washington Office
· San Francisco Office
· Bonn Office
· London Office
· Stockholm Office
· Strasbourg Office
· Bangkok Office
· Beijing Office
· Cairo Research Station
· Nairobi Research Station
⁃ Main functions
(1) Liaising with overseas counterpart research-
promotion organizations
(2) Holding symposiums
(3) Supporting the overseas outreach activities of
Japanese universities
(4) Coordinating with alumni networks formed
among former JSPS program participants
(5) Disseminating information on scientific trends
in Japan and gathering similar information from
host countries
(6) Supporting researchers doing fieldwork
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The offices provide an overseas foothold in support
of efforts by Japanese universities to expand their
international bases and activities by allowing their
researchers and staffs to use the office facilities
during their stays in the host countries. Providing
these services are JSPS’s offices in Washington DC,
San Francisco, Bonn, London, Stockholm, Bangkok,
Beijing, Cairo and Nairobi.
Support offered to universities by them include
the following activities: (1) Holding symposiums
in the host country, (2) conducting international
collaborations, such as joint research or researcher
exchanges, with local universities, (3) doing follow-up
activities to maintain or further develop relationships
with local universities, and (4) carrying out PR or
information-gathering activities.
⁃ Overseas Internships for University
Administrative Staffs
Yet another function of JSPS’s overseas offices is to
train international exchange specialists among the
staffs of Japanese universities by providing them with
internships for acquiring experience in carrying out
international programs. During their internships, they
are required to make a study and compile a report on
a selected theme regarding international academic
exchange.
Website
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/about_us/overseas_office.html
“Science in Japan Forum” held by JSPS Washington Off ice (USA, June 2013)With the title of “Chemistry saves the earth-toward sustainable society”, JSPS Washington Of f ice inv i ted US and Japanese eminent speakers such as Dr. E i ichi Negishi , Professor of Purdue Universi ty and Nobel Laureate and had enthusiastic discussion with large audience.
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Purpose
Programs
Foster young Japanese researchers who will play
active global roles on the international stage by
providing platforms for them to engage in absorbing
discussions with excellent young researchers from
other countries
(1) Providing International Training Opportunities
for Young Researchers
① HOPE Meetings with Nobel Laureates
HOPE Meetings are held to foster the next generation
of researchers upon whose shoulders the future of
S&T advances in Asia-Pacific will rest, while working
to build collegial networks among them. These
periodically held meetings provide an opportunity for
excellent graduate students and young researchers
chosen from within the region to interact closely with
Nobel laureates and other of the world’s most leading
scientists throughout a 5-day program that includes
lectures, group discussions, poster sessions, and
research facility visits.
The sixth HOPE Meeting, chaired by Prof. Makoto
Kobayashi (2008 Nobel laureate in physics) was
convened on the theme “Physics, Chemistry,
Physiology/Medicine and Related Fields.” It was held
in Tokyo in March 2014 with attendance of 106
doctoral students and young researchers from 19
countries/areas of Asia-Pacific region.
In conjunction with HOPE Meetings, two side events
are held: a “HOPE Meeting Jr.” is held to kindle the
interest of elementary and secondary school students
in science through an opportunity to meet and
interact with Nobel laureates, and a similar HOPE
Dialogue held specifically for high school students.
Website
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-hope/index.html
Features
(1) Providing opportunities and platforms for
young researchers to acquire new
perspectives and participate in international
research settings
⁃ Give opportunities for promising young
researchers to build networks with peers in
international settings, while acquiring leadership
skills through such experiences
(2) Inviting excellent overseas researchers in all
fields and career levels to Japanese
universities and research institutions
⁃ Carry out a large-scale program to invite overseas
researchers at all career levels from graduate
students to senior researchers, across a full
spectrum of research fields to Japan
HOPE Meetings
Schedule Field Nobel laureates (*Chairperson) Participants
Fifth(Tokyo, February 2013)
Life Sciences and Related Fields
*Prof. Makoto Kobayashi, Prof. Leo Esaki, Prof. Ryoji Noyori, Prof. Susumu Tonegawa, Prof. Hideki Shirakawa, Prof. Mario Renato Capecchi, Prof. Aharon Jehuda Ciechanover
98 students(16 countries and regions)
Sixth(Tokyo, March 2014)
Physics, Chemistry, Physiology/Medicine and Related Fields
*Prof. Makoto Kobayashi, Prof. Ei-ichi Negishi, Prof. Hideki Shirakawa, Prof. Brian P. Schmidt, Prof. Martin Chalfie, Prof. Richard J. Roberts
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② Frontiers of Science (FoS) Symposiums
In these symposia, young researchers from Japan and
the counterpart country lodge together so as to
concentrate their time and effort on advancing cross-
disciplinary discussions on leading-edge scientific
topics across a spectrum of research domains.
Cosponsored by partner agencies, these symposia
are carried out via collaborative frameworks with the
US, Germany and France.
While working to broaden the scientific perspectives
of the participating young researchers, FoS symposia
also attempt to spur free thinking and new ideas
unencumbered by precepts of existing academic
disciplines, thus contributing to the pioneering of
new interdisciplinary domains.
Website
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-fos/index.html
Symposium Partner Agency
Japanese-American Frontiers of Science (JAFoS) Symposium
National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
Japanese-German Frontiers of Science (JGFoS) Symposium
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH)
Japanese-French Frontiers of Science (JFFoS) Symposium
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development (MAEDI)Ministry of National Education ,Higher Education and Research (MENESR)National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS)
Prof.Brian P.Schmidt's lecture at The 6th HOPE Meeting(Tokyo,March 2014)
Poster Session at HOPE Meeting
Prof. Hideki Shirakawa’s lecture at “HOPE Meeting Jr.”
Prof.Martin Chalfie with Japanese Students at "HOPE Dialogue"
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The 10th Japanese-German Front iers of Sc ience (JGFoS) Symposium (Kyoto, October 2013)
The 13th Japanese-American Frontiers of Science (JAFoS) Symposium (USA, December 2012)
③ Travel Grant for Attending Lindau Meetings
Every year, the Council for the Lindau Nobel Laureate
Meetings invites about 20 Nobel laureates to Lindau
in the south of Germany to give lectures to and hold
discussions with young researchers assembled from
countries around the world. JSPS nominates
candidates from Japan to the Council and pays their
travel-related expenses to participate in these Lindau
Meetings.
Website
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-lindau/index.html
④ JSPS-FAPESP Joint Research Workshop
Under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with
the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), a
program is carried out to support workshops in all
research fields including the humanities and social
sciences. Excellent young Japanese and Brazilian
researchers participate in these workshops, where
they find pointers for advancing their research by
sharing knowledge and ideas, while building
networks through which to collaborate in pioneering
new research domains.
Website
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-asia_seminar/index.
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(2) Fellowships for Excellent Overseas
Researchers
① JSPS Summer Program
Young pre- and postdoctoral researchers from the US,
the UK, France, Germany, Canada and Sweden are
invited to Japan for two months during the summer to
participate in joint research at Japanese host
institutions. The program begins with a one-week
orientation conducted by the Graduate University for
Advanced Studies (Sokendai), in which the
participants study practical Japanese and experience
Japanese culture before moving on to their respective
host institutions. Prior to returning home, they
reassemble to report on the results of their summer
research activities.
⁃ FY 2012: 109 (64 from the US, 12 from the UK, 10
from France, 14 from Germany, and 9 from
Canada).* Researchers from Sweden are eligible from FY2014.
② JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Foreign
Researchers (Strategic Program)
This program focuses upon the major advanced
nations and other selected countries, from which it
strategically invites outstanding young researchers
at the postgraduate level to Japan to create
collaborative research relationships with Japanese
colleagues.
⁃ Currently targeted country: US, Switzerland
③ JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship (Short-term) for
North American and European Researchers
Young pre- and postdoctoral researchers come to
Japan for relatively short tenures (for 1-12 months) to
conduct joint research at a Japanese institution.
Researchers from the following countries are eligible:
the US, Canada, France, Germany, Sweden, the UK,
Italy, Finland, the other European Union countries,
Switzerland, Norway and Russia.
⁃ FY 2012: 164 (24 from the US, 23 from France, 32
from Germany, 21 from the UK, and 64 from other
countries).
④ Postdoctoral Fellowship for Foreign
Researchers(Standard)
This program allows researchers affiliated with
Japanese universities or research institutes to invite
promising young researchers from overseas to Japan
to participate in collaborative research activities at
their institutions for 1-2 years.
⁃ FY 2012: 907 (from 76 countries)
Dr. Ana Eusebio Cope [JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow (Okayama University)]
Career stages of researchers
Acquisition of doctoral degree
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Foreign Researchers JSPS Invitation Fellowship for Research in Japan
JSPS Summer Program2 months
Strategic Program3 to 12 months
North America/ Europe (short-term)1 to 12 months
Standard12 to 24 months
Pathway to University Positions in Japan12 to 24 months
Long-term 2-10 months
Short-term14-60 days
Short-term S7-30 days
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⑤ JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship (Pathway to
University Positions in Japan)
Aimed at promoting the employment of overseas
researchers in full-time position at Japanese
universities, this program offers the universities a
funded means of inviting postdoctoral researchers
from other countries to do pre-employment research
in their institutions.
⁃ FY 2013: 18 (from 12 countries)
⑥ JSPS Invitation Fellowship (Long-term)
Overseas researchers of a mid-career to professor
level are invited to Japan for relatively longer periods
of time to conduct joint research with Japanese
colleagues on specific research themes.
⁃ FY 2012: 106 (from 32 countries)
⑦ JSPS Invitation Fellowship (Short-term )
Overseas researchers of a mid-career or higher level
(professor level) are invited to Japan for relatively
short periods of time to hold discussions and engage
in opinion exchanges with Japanese researchers and
to deliver lectures.
⁃ FY 2012: 272 (from 49 countries)
⑧ JSPS Invitation Fellowship (Short-term S)
Under this program, Nobel laureates and other
eminent scientists with records of outstanding
achievements who are currently playing active roles
as leaders in their fields are invited from other
countries to Japan. They are expected to deliver
lectures, guide research etc. in some universities and
research institutions during their stay in Japan.
Lecture by Prof. Robert H. Grubbs of California Institute of Technology (Photo by Tokyo Institute of Technology)
⑨ RONPAKU (Dissertation PhD) Program
(Targeted to Asian and African Researchers)
This program supports excellent researchers from
Asian and African countries who wish to receive a PhD
from a Japanese university by submitting a
dissertation without matriculating a doctoral course.
The program is appraised for allowing the fellows to
earn a doctoral degree without having to be absent
for long periods of time from their home research
institutions.
JSPS-NRCT RONPAKU Medal Award Ceremony (Thailand, February 2013)
Career stages of researchers
Mid-career6 years after obtaining doctoral degree Professor Nobel laureate
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Foreign Researchers JSPS Invitation Fellowship for Research in Japan
JSPS Summer Program2 months
Strategic Program3 to 12 months
North America/ Europe (short-term)1 to 12 months
Standard12 to 24 months
Pathway to University Positions in Japan12 to 24 months
Long-term 2-10 months
Short-term14-60 days
Short-term S7-30 days
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Postdoctoral Fellowship for Foreign Researchers
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-fellow/postdoctoral.html#long
Invitation Fellowship Programs for Research in Japan
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-inv/index.html
RONPAKU (Dissertation PhD) Program
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-ronpaku/index.html
⑩ JSPS Fellows Plaza
A variety of services are provided to support the stays
of JSPS fellows during and after their research
tenures in Japan. These include the following:
(1) For JSPS Present Fellows
· Distributing an guidebook “Life in Japan for
Foreign Researchers” with useful information on
living in Japan for free
· Holding an orientation for newly arriving fellows
(2) For JSPS Post Fellows
· Support forming a Researcher Community (JSPS
Alumni Association) and its activities (page 24)
· Conducting BRIDGE Fellowship Program (page 25)
(3) For all JSPS Fellows
· Publication and free-distribution of the JSPS
newsletter “JSPS Quarterly” (page 49)
· Dissemination of information over the portal site
“JSPS Fellows Plaza”
· Conducting “Japan-Affiliated Research
Community Network (JARC-Net)” (page 25)
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellows at the orientation (Imperial Palace)
JSPS Fellows Plaza Websitehttp://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-plaza/index.html
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellows at the orientation (Life Safety Learning Center in Ikebukuro)
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Purpose
Features
Framework
Awarded to excellent young researchers, these
fellowships offer the fellows an opportunity to focus
on a freely chosen research topic based on their own
innovative ideas. Ultimately, the program works to
foster and secure excellent researchers.
(1) Core program for fostering Japanese
researchers
This fellowship program is Japan’s core program for
cultivating young Japanese researchers, with 6,012
awardees selected in FY 2014.
(2) Values the independence of young
researchers
Excellent young researchers are allowed to focus on a
freely selected research topic and at an
independently chosen research institution.
(3) Supplying Research-Encouragement Funding
and Disbursing Grants-in-Aid for Scientific
Research
Funding is provided to encourage and support
doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers
under JSPS’s Research Fellowships for Young
Scientists. These researchers may also apply for a
Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows.
(1) Screening
A fair and transparent screening process is carried out
by JSPS’s Screening Committee for Young
Researcher Fellowships, comprising frontline
Japanese researchers.
(2) Target fields
Young researchers in all fields of the humanities,
social sciences and natural sciences are eligible to
apply. When recognized as necessary to advancing
their research, they may spend part of their tenure at
another research institution, including one overseas.
(3) Fellowship categories
· This program offers four categories of fellowships:
Doctoral Course Students (DC)
Postdoctoral Fellow (PD)
Restart Postdoctoral Fellow (RPD)
Superlative Postdoctoral Fellow (SPD)
· Especially gifted researchers are selected from PD
candidates to receive SPD fellowships.
· Outstanding young researchers may be given a
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Categories Eligibility TenureMonthly stipend
Research grant(Grant-in-Aid
for JSPS Fellows)
DC· Enrolled in doctoral course· DC1: Enrolled in first year of doctoral course· DC2: Enrolled in second year or higher of doctoral course
DC1: 3 yearsDC2: 2 years
¥200,000
Up to ¥1.5 million/year
PD· Hold a doctoral degree*· Within 5 years after receiving doctoral degree· Transfer to another lab within or outside enrolled university
3 years ¥362,000
RPD· Hold a doctoral degree*· Within the past 5 years, suspended research for a period of 3 months or longer for purpose of child birth and infant nursing
3 years ¥362,000
SPD· Hold a doctoral degree· Excellent researchers chosen from PD candidates· Transfer to another university graduate school
3 years ¥446,000Up to ¥3 million/year
* Monthly allowance for researchers who have not yet obtained a doctoral degree: ¥200,000. For details, please see the application deadlines.
(4) Leave for child birth and infant nursing
Fellows who have to suspend their research for child
birth and infant nursing are offered a path back into
the laboratory. It is possible for them to work short
hours while on such leave.
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their research activities for the purpose of childbirth
and/or infant nursing.
Total Number of Fellowships
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2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 (FY)
DC4,736
DC4,642
DC4,582
DC4,592
DC4,660
PD1,052
PD1,385
PD1,420
PD1,436
PD1,166
SPD36
SPD36
SPD36
SPD36
SPD36
RPD120
RPD130
RPD140
RPD150
RPD150
5,944 6,193 6,178 6,214 6,012(persons)
Budget
Website
FY 2014: ¥17.2 billion
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-pd/index.html
Selection ratios(%)
FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013
DC1 29.3 30.1 22.9 25.6 25.8
DC2 29.0 30.1 22.9 24.9 25.9
PD · SPD 9.6 12.8 18.6 17.2 19.2
RPD 24.6 19.9 20.2 19.5 18.1
Screening Committee for Research Fellowships
Mr. Shun Kobayashi (DC1, University of the Ryukyus)
Dr. Mayumi Nakagawa (RPD, International Research Center for Japanese Studies)
period of 3 months or longer for the purpose of
child birth and infant nursing.
· No restriction on age or gender.
Tenure: 3 years
Monthly stipend: ¥362,000
Restart Postdoc (RPD) Fellowship
To support the raising of children and create an
environment of equal gender participation within
Japan’s research community, the Restart Postdoc
(RPD) Fellowship was established. It provides an
avenue, including financial support, for excellent
young researchers to transition smoothly back into
the laboratory after suspending their research for
childbearing and/or infant nursing.
Target fields: All fields of the humanities, social
sciences and natural sciences
Number of new awardees per year: About 50
Eligibility
· Postdoctoral researchers who have within the
past 5 years suspended their research for a
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Framework
Budget
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(1) Long-term overseas research by young
researchers
Opportunities are provided for excellent young
Japanese researchers to collaborate with colleagues
at top level overseas research institutions.
(2) Leave for child birth and infant nursing
Fellows are allowed to take leave for child birth and
infant nursing and then return to their fellowships.
(1) Stipend/research grant and airfare
Fellows are provided roundtrip international airfare
to their country of destination, and a stipend. (Yearly
amount of stipend is about ¥3.8~5.2 million, but
varies by country of destination.)
(2) Tenure
2 years
(3) Screening
A fair and transparent screening process is carried out
by JSPS’s Screening Committee for Young
Researcher Fellowships, comprising frontline
Japanese researchers.
(4) Target fields
All fields of the humanities, social sciences and
natural sciences
FY2014: ¥2.1 billion
http://www.jsps.go.jp/e-ab/index.html
Dr. Chihoko Yamashita (University of California, Berkeley)
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Purpose
To foster highly capable researchers with wide
international perspectives, this fellowship gives
excellent young Japanese researchers an opportunity
to carry out long-term research at an overseas
university or research institution.
1) Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research Abroad
(5) Eligibility
· Postdoctoral researchers employed as full-time
researchers in Japanese universities, research
institutions or national laboratories
· Postdoctoral researchers who aspire to the above
full-time research positions.
Dr. Yoshiyuki Inoue (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)
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200
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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
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507
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(FY)
Destinations (FY 2012)
North America57.8%
Europe37.9%
Oceania 2.3%
Asia 1.8%
Africa 0.2%
Selection ratios (%)
FY 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Selection Ratios
18.7 21.4 20.0 23.7 25.8
Including selections scheduled for FY 2014.
2) Program for Advancing Strategic International Networks to Accelerate the Circulation of Talented Researchers
Purpose
Features
Content
This program supports initiatives by Japanese
universities and research institutes to conduct world-
standard joint research with top-class overseas
institutions, through which bidirectional exchanges
are carried out between the partnering institutions—
with the participating Japanese institutions
dispatching young researchers for long-term stays
abroad and inviting researchers from overseas
counterpart institutions to Japan. The program is
aimed at fostering excellent young researchers who
will form the core of future international research
networks, while working to add strength and vitality
to those networks.
* This program replaces the “Strategic Young Researcher Overseas Visits Program for Accelerating Brain Circulation.” Revising the content of the former program, the new program’s first call will be issued for FY2014 applications.
This program supports universities and research
institutes in Japan that carry out international joint
research through the overseas dispatch of young
Japanese researchers and the hosting of researchers
from other countries. As a rule, the young researchers
dispatched and overseas research invited under this
program are associate and assistant professors, or
researchers in equivalent positions.
(1)Financial Supports
· The participants receive roundtrip air fare and a
maintenance allowance during their stays in the
counterpart country.
· A grant for their international joint research
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http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-zunoujunkan3/index.html
3) Strategic Young Researcher Overseas Visits Program for Accelerating Brain Circulation
Purpose
Features
Budget
Content
This program works to foster excellent young
Japanese researchers who will become the nucleus of
scientific networks that transcend conventional brain
gain and drain in circulating talent internationally. It
does this by supporting activities carried out by
Japanese universities to dispatched, as part of a
strategy to internationalize their research
organizations, young researchers engaged in world-
level international joint research, expanding their
opportunities to challenge diverse issues.
* This program was replaced by the “Program for Advancing Strategic International Networks to Accelerate the Circulation of Talented Researchers”
This program supports universities and research
institutes in Japan that carry out international joint
research through the overseas dispatch of young
researchers. Among the wide span of young
researchers eligible for this program are doctoral
students, postdocs and associate professors.
FY2014:¥2billion
*Among the funded projects are those selected in FY
2012 and 2013 under program title “Strategic Young
Researcher Overseas Visits Program for Accelerating
Brain Circulation”
(1) Financial Supports
· The young researchers’ travel expenses over their
long-term dispatches
· A grant for their international joint research
· Up to ¥30 million/year/project
(2) Fields
All fields of the humanities, social sciences and
natural sciences
· Up to ¥50 million/year/project
(2)Fields
All fields of the humanities, social sciences and
natural sciences
(3) Eligible institutions
a) Japanese universities, inter-university research
institute corporations, junior colleges and
colleges of technology
b) Independent administrative institutions and
other institutions which conduct scientific
research or R&D activities
c) Research institutions in private sector
*b) and c) are required eligibility to apply for Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI)
(4)Duration of Projects
1-3 years
(5) Young researchers eligible for long-term
oversea stays
· In principle, young associate professors, assistant
professors and lecturers (or equivalents) affiliate
with eligible Japanese universities and research
institutes are entitled to participate in this program.
Postdoctoral researchers or equivalents may also
participate if necessitated by the research plan.
· Period of overseas stay: In principle, one year or
longer. As a rule, each visit must be at least 3 months.
(6) Researchers eligible for stays in Japan
· In principle, associate professors, assistant
professors and lecturers (or equivalents) affiliate
with counterpart overseas research institutions are
eligible to participate in this program. Postdoctoral
researchers and professor (or equivalents) may also
participate if necessitated by the research plan.
· No limitation is placed on the length of their stays at
the Japanese host institution.
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Number of programs supported by fiscal year
FY 2010 2011 2012 2013
Programs 68 96 124 84
Website
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-zunoujunkan2/index.html
New selections by field in FY 2013
Research Area Selected Applied
Humanities and Social Sciences 3 10
Mathematics; Physical Sciences; Chemistry; Engineering Sciences
9 33
Biological Sciences; Agricultural Sciences; Medical, Dental, Pharmaceutical Sciences
11 43
Integrated Disciplines 5 17
Total 28 103
Selection ratios (%)
FY 2010 2011 2012 2013
Selection Ratios 32.1 29.5 28.3 27.2
Number of dispatches by destinations
Destination FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 Total
Asia 24 63 67 154
Oceania 4 9 18 31
Africa 6 6 11 23
Europe 88 193 250 531
Russia & NIS 0 2 4 6
North America 54 123 165 342
Central/South America 9 18 15 42
Total 185 414 530 1,129
Destination ratios (%)
Asia13.6%
Oceania2.7%
Africa2.0%
Europe47.0%
Russia & NIS0.5%
North America30.3%
Central/South America3.7%
Budget transition
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2.05
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(3) Eligible institutions
a) Japanese universities, inter-university research
institute corporations, junior colleges and
colleges of technology
b) Independent administrative institutions and
other institutions which conduct scientific
research or R&D activities
c) Research institutions in private sector
*b) and c) are required eligibility to apply for Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI)
(4) Duration of Projects
1-3 years
(5) Young researchers eligible for long-term
oversea stays
· Targeted are young researchers affiliated with an
eligible institution and doctoral students in a
university graduate school who are under 45 years
of age on April 1st of the fiscal year that the dispatch
begins.
· Period of overseas stay: In principle, one year or
longer.
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Purpose
Features
Framework
The “Global COE Program” was established to
improve upon and succeed the “21st Century COE
Program,” initiated by MEXT in FY 2002. While
maintaining the basic concept of the former program,
the Global COE Program works to further enhance
and strengthen the education and research functions
of graduate schools in Japan. Priority support is given
to universities that are endeavoring to establish
internationally excellent education/research centers
that provide a world-class research infrastructure
upon which to foster creative young people who can
go on to become world leaders in their fields.
Ultimately, the program works to strengthen the
international competitiveness of Japanese
universities.
A Global COE Program Committee is established
within JSPS, which screens grant applications and
evaluates projects implemented under this program.
JSPS carries out the selection of grantees and the
evaluation of projects.
As part of an effort to advance structural reform in
Japanese universities, the 21st Century COE Program
was launched in FY 2002 to give priority support for
establishing global-standard research and education
centers. While maintaining that earlier program’s
basic concept, the Global COE Program takes a step
forward in enhancing and strengthening its operation
as it seeks to build internationally excellent research
and education centers. It does this in the followings
ways:
(1) By prioritizing and increasing funding for COEs
(2) By augmenting funding for doctoral students and
other young researchers
⁃ Number of Selections
A total of 140 projects have been selected, 9-14 in
each of the below listed fields.
FY Fields Selections
2007
Life sciences 13
Chemistry, material sciences 13
Information sciences, electrical and electronic sciences
13
Humanities 12
Interdisciplinary, combined fields, new disciplines
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2008
Medical sciences 14
Mathematics, physics, earth sciences 14
Mechanical, civil engineering, architectural, and other fields of engineering
14
Social sciences 14
Interdisciplinary, combined fields, new disciplines
12
2009Interdisciplinary, combined fields, new disciplines
9
Total 140
⁃ Project period: As a rule, 5 years
⁃ Evaluations:
An interim evaluation was carried out at the 2-year
point of projects to ascertain the degree of their
progress toward achieving goals of international
excellence and to give them advice on improving their
operational effectiveness.
After funded projects are completed, a post-project
evaluation will be carried out by way of a document
and panel review, and when deemed necessary a site
inspection and/or hearing is held.
(3) By strengthening the program’s screening and
evaluation systems so as to appraise and improve
of the international competitiveness of COEs
(4) By adding a systematic effort to liaise COEs with
other universities and research institutes in and
outside Japan.
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2) Program for Leading Graduate Schools
Purpose
Features
Framework
Program for Leading Graduate Schools works to
advance the establishment of university graduate
schools of the highest caliber by supporting the
dramatic reform of their education programs in such a
way that they will institute degree programs
recognized as top quality around the world. To foster
excellent students who are both highly creative and
internationally attuned and who will play leading
roles in the academic, industrial and governmental
sectors across the globe, the program brings top-
ranking faculty and students together from both in
and outside Japan and enlists participation from
other sectors in its planning and execution, while
creating continuity between master ’s and doctoral
programs and implementing curricula that overarches
fields of specialization.
Within JSPS, a program steering committee is
established which carries out grant application
screening and project evaluation.
The program works to foster leaders who can play
active roles in the academia, industry and
government and become a driving force for progress
within the world.
Support is provided to develop degree programs that
integrate master ’s and doctoral programs and assure
of level of quality that is recognized worldwide—
programs underpinned by internationally excellent
education and research resources and designed with
participation of experts from not only academia but
Open recruitment is carried out in three categories
defined by types of researcher to be fostered and
issues to be addressed.
(1) All around category
Aimed at fostering top leaders who can play active
roles in the governmental, nonprofit, industrial and
academic sectors and can be a driving force within
global society, degree programs are developed that
integrate such fields as the humanities, social
sciences, life sciences, physical sciences and
engineering. (About 2 projects with funding of up to
300 million yen in the first fiscal year)
(2) Composite category
Aimed at fostering leaders who can synthesize
industrial, academic and governmental projects and
drive innovation in addressing issues facing society,
degree programs are developed that crosscut
composite research domains. (About 2-3 projects in
each category or a small number of projects with
funding of up to 250 million yen in the first fiscal year)
* In FY 2013, projects are aimed at topics related to materials, information, pluralistic society, and crosscutting themes.
(3) “Only-one” category
Aimed at fostering leaders who can pioneer a new
field of research, degree programs are developed that
are singularly unique worldwide and that raise the
university’s international excellence to the highest
global standard.
(About 4-5 projects with funding of up to 150 million
yen in the first fiscal year)
⁃ Project period: As a rule, 7 years
Website
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-globalcoe/
also the industrial and governmental sectors.
In line with the program’s purpose, grant-based
funding is provided to excellent doctoral students
selected to participate in the new degree programs.
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3) Grants for Excellent Graduate Schools
Purpose
Features
Financial support is supplied to university graduate
programs that fuse, upon a solid research
infrastructure, high-quality education and research
into excellent hubs—ones that provide an
environment conducive for doctoral students to
concentrate on their studies and research, while
attracting the enrollment of superb students who will
go on to play dynamic roles in the global community.
An executive committee for this program is
established within JSPS, which evaluates the
excellence and screens the graduate departments
selected by MEXT.
(1) MEXT surveys Japanese universities with doctoral
programs and, based on objective criteria, selects
graduate departments that have over a set number
of researchers who are markedly advancing
scientific research and that possess a solid
research infrastructure.
(2) Taking into account the results of the screening
conducted by JSPS, MEXT issues grants to the
selected hubs for hiring doctoral students as
research assistants and for securing the education/
research guidance required in their doctoral
programs. It also provides funds for creating an
environment in which doctoral students can
concentrate on their studies and research.
Content
⁃ Number of Selections: 22 universities (FY2013)
⁃ Period of support: One year
4) Project for Establishing University Network for Internationalization (“Global 30”)
Purpose
This program upgrades the former Project for
Establishing Core Universities for
Internationalization (Global 30) launched in FY
2009. "Global 30" provided comprehensive support
to national, public and private universities for
establishing English education programs, creating
environments conducive to overseas students, and
carrying out strategic international exchange
collaborations. With this support, selected
universities were expected to develop themselves
into Japan’s leading internationalization hubs by
providing a high quality of tertiary education and an
environment that makes it easy for students from
other countries to study in Japan.
In FY 2011, this program was converted into the
Project for Establishing University Network for
Internationalization for the purpose of creating
networking among universities engaged in
internationalization and strengthening linkage
between them and industry while carrying forward
the objectives of the prior Global 30 program.
JSPS carries out the selection of grantees and the
evaluation of projects.
Features
(1) Establish courses that allow degrees to be
earned in English
Provide English instruction in internationally
competitive education and research departments
along with a system that allows degrees to be earned
in only English.
(2) Provide a receptive environment for overseas
students
Employ specialized staffs (including tutors and
counselors) to assist overseas students in their
studies and daily living. Offer also Japanese language
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Framework
⁃ Evaluations: A mid-term evaluation was carried
out three years after funding began to assess the
implementation of the core universities'
internationalization programs through FY2011.
Advice was given to assist the universities in fully
meeting the program objectives based on this
assessment. After funded projects are completed,
a post-project evaluation will be carried out.
⁃ Follow-up: Each year, hearings are held to verify
the state of projects’ progress and their response
to mid-term evaluation results. Where deemed
needed, requests are also made for project
improvements.
⁃ Project duration: 5 years
⁃ Selection results: The following 13 universities
were selected as global centers in FY2009.
Website
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-kokusaika
5) Re-inventing Japan Project
Purpose
This program provides financial support for reciprocal
programs carried between Japanese universities and
universities in other countries. By building networks
with institutions of high education in countries of Asia
and the US and other western countries, the
supported Japanese universities extend their
international reach; and by assuring a high quality of
education provided within an international
framework, they foster students and researchers who
will go on to play active roles within global society.
Implementing strategic schemes for attracting and
receiving overseas students, these universities carry
out interactive educational programs with overseas
counterparts that place Japanese students in
educational matrices with students from Asian and
western nations.
JSPS carries out the selection of grantees and the
evaluation of projects.
Universities Overseas offices
Tohoku University Russia (Moscow)
University of Tsukuba Tunisia (Tunis)
The University of Tokyo India (Bangalore)
Nagoya University Uzbekistan (Tashkent)
Kyoto University Vietnam (Hanoi)
Osaka University -
Kyushu University Egypt (Cairo)
Keio University -
Sophia University -
Meiji University -
Waseda University Germany (Bonn)
Doshisha University -
Ritsumeikan University India (New Delhi)
instruction, supplementary education, and job
placement assistance. Arrange to enroll overseas
students in each semester.
(3) Carry out strategic international exchange
collaborations
Establish overseas offices to provide exchange
student support and enable local recruitment
including entrance examinations. Expand educational
exchanges with overseas universities and increase
the number of Japanese students studying abroad.
(4) Establishing networks among core universities
By establishing networks among the core
universities, their resources and achievements can be
shared and their effects spread to both students and
other universities working proactively to
internationalize their campuses.
(5)Linking universities and industry
Linkage and cooperation is strengthened with the
industrial sector by holding university-industry
forums and various other means.
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FY2011 Program
① Features
Type A: “CAMPUS Asia” Support for Forming a
Core Center
Ⅰ ) Projects that form a consortium of universities
among the three countries of Japan, China and
Korea, which functions to carry out unified
exchange programs for credit transfers, transcript
administration, and degree conferrals. (Triangular
exchange projects among Japan, China and Korea)
Ⅱ ) Projects carried out with universities in China,
Korea and ASEANs not covered under the above
trilateral framework, which also implement unified
exchange programs for credit transfers, transcript
administration, and degree conferrals.
Type B: Support for Collaborative Education with
Universities in the US and Other Western Nations
Ⅰ) Projects that implement programs of collaborative
education with universities in the US.
Ⅱ) Projects that implement programs of collaborative
education with universities in Europe, Australia
and other countries.
② Content
⁃ Number of selection in FY 2011
< > Number of applications
Type A Type BTotal
I II Total I II Total
10<51>
3<52>
13<103>
7<49>
5<31>
12<80>
25<183>
⁃ Evaluation
The mid-term evaluation is conducted on the state
of project implementation by FY 2012, in the
projects’ third year. A post-project evaluation is
conducted on the overall achievement of projects
after program funding ends. It will be conducted in
FY 2016, six years after the project grant was
awarded. Based on the results of the mid-term
evaluation, project plans may be modified or the
disposition, including termination, of projects
reconsidered.
⁃ Project Duration: Up to 5 years
① Features
This program works to establish Japanese university
exchanges with and among universities in the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Category I
Projects that establish a consortium among Japanese
and ASEAN universities via which to carry out
exchange programs that include the mutual
recognition of earned credits and measures to ensure
the quality of scholastic achievement.
Category II (SEND (Student Exchange—Nippon
Discovery) Program
Among projects that implement high-quality
exchange programs between Japanese and ASEAN
universities, this category is aimed at those which
include training for Japanese students in the
language and culture of their destination countries
coupled with Japanese language instruction and
introductory Japanese culture classes at schools in
the counterpart countries. In so doing, the projects
are to have as one of their overseas-study objectives
the imbuing of students with inter-culture
understanding—developing them as experts who will
forge bridges between Japan and ASEAN countries in
the future.
② Content
⁃ Number of selection in FY 2012
< > Number of applications
Category I Category II Total
9<54>
5<17>
14<71>
⁃ Evaluation
Follow-up reviews of projects are carried out every
fiscal year, except for the year in which a mid-term
FY2012 Program
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① Features
This program works to foster talented people who can
play active international roles and to strengthen the
global capacity of university education. While
maintaining a high quality of education, universities
under the program participate in AIMS Program1) by
SEAMEO2)- RIHED3). Under AIMS, collaborative
educational programs are developed and carried out
to send Japanese college students abroad and to
proactively enroll overseas students in Japanese
colleges. The selected universities are official
participants on the Japan-side of the AIMS Program.1 ) AIMS Program (ASEAN International Mobility for Students
Programme) is a mainly government-initiated program carried out among SEAMEO-member countries to promote vibrant student mobility especially among Southeast Asian nations.
2) SEAMEO (Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization) was established in 1965 for the purpose of promoting cooperation among ASEANs through education, science and technology, and culture.
3) RIHED (Regional Centre Higher Education And Development) is a body of experts on higher education placed within SEAMEO. The member countries (ASEANs and East Timor) work to promote joint research and cooperation in higher education.
② Content
⁃ Number of selection in FY 2013
< >Number of applications
Projects Universities
7<25>
11<34>
evaluation is conducted. The mid-term evaluation,
carried out three years after funding began,
assesses the performance of the project through
FY 2013. Then, a post-project evaluation is carried
out after funding ends (in FY 2017, six years after
it began). It assesses the overall performance and
achievements of the project across its entire
funding period. The results of the follow-up
reviews and mid-term evaluation are taken into
account when allocating subsequent funding and
may be applied to revising or even terminating a
project.
⁃ Project Duration: Up to 5 years
⁃ Evaluation:
Follow-up reviews of projects are carried out every
fiscal year, except for the year in which a mid-term
evaluation is conducted. The mid-term evaluation,
carried out three years after funding begins,
assesses the performance of projects through
FY2014. Then, a post-project evaluation is carried
out after funding ends (in FY2018, six years after
projects’ start). It assesses the overall
performance and achievements of the projects
across their entire funding period. The results of
the follow-up reviews and mid-term evaluations
are taken into account when allocating
subsequent funding and may be applied to
revising or even terminating a project.
⁃ Project Duration: Up to 5 yearsFY2013 Program
Purpose
This program works to provide an infrastructure for
university students to overcome their inward-looking
inhibitions, while boosting the international
competitiveness of industry and strengthening
cooperative bonds among countries. Its financial
support is focused on programs that advance the
globalization of university education in an effort to
foster people capable of assertively challenging
global issues and playing an active role on the
international stage. JSPS carries out application
screening and project evaluation under this program.
6) Project for Promotion of Global Human Resource Development
Features
Type A: University-wide
Goals for campus-wide globalization are set in such
areas as improving students’ foreign language
proficiency, reforming faculty systems, and
enhancing programs for sending students abroad.
Concomitant activities are implemented to achieve
these goals. Universities selected under this category
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Content
⁃ Number of selection in FY 2012, with number of
applications in parentheses
< > Number of applicatios
Type A B Total
Selections11
<41>31
<111>42
<152>
⁃ Evaluation
Follow-up reviews of projects are carried out every
fiscal year, except for the year in which a mid-term
evaluation is conducted. The mid-term evaluation,
carried out three years after funding began,
assesses the performance of the project through
FY 2013. Then, a post-project evaluation is carried
out after funding ends (in FY 2017, six years after
it began). It assesses the overall performance and
achievements of the project across its entire
funding period. The results of the follow-up
reviews and mid-term evaluation are taken into
account when allocating subsequent funding and
may be applied to revising or even terminating a
project.
⁃ Funding period: Up to 5 years
are expected to take the lead in advancing university
globalization within Japan by taking initiatives and
carrying out activities that can contribute to progress
toward globalization in other universities.
Type B: Faculty/school-specific
Goals are set and initiatives taken to globalize
university education and research departments,
which include improving students’ foreign language
proficiency, reforming faculty systems, and
enhancing programs for sending students abroad.
Universities selected under this category are
expected to take initiatives and carrying out activities
that contribute to campus-wide globalization,
including faculties and departments not selected
under this program.
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Purpose Features
Situated within JSPS, the Research Center for
Science Systems serves as a think tank for advancing
science by frontline researchers. Established in July
2003, the Center provides recommendations and
advice for enhancing JSPS’s various programs, while
participating in administration and operation of the
selection processes and evaluation procedures of the
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Research
Fellowships for Young Scientists, and other JSPS
programs.
Based on a recommendation, titled “System Reform
in Competitive Research Funding,” issued by the
Council for Science and Technology Policy, Cabinet
Office in April 2003, the Center is staffed by program
directors, with eminent research experience, and
program officers, laboring on the frontiers of
scientific advancement, who take responsibility for
implementing a range of competitive research
funding systems.
(1) Frontline researcher appointments
Frontline researchers in cutting-edge fields at
Japanese universities and research institutions
participate in the Center ’s administrative and
operational activities. Conveyed through them,
updated research trends and requests from research
community are utilized in Center ’s operation.
(2) Specialized perspectives of researchers
reflected in JSPS programs
Nine program groups are established within the
Center so as to address the unique characteristics of
each research field. Each group comprises two or
three senior program officers and from eight to 21
program officers.
(3) Fair and impartial selection
Program officer appointments are for three years. As
a rule, reappointments are not made. This term is set
to help ensure fairness in the grant selection process.
So as to preclude imbalances in the program officer
makeup, effort is made to choose their replacements
from different disciplines and research institutions,
while improving the ratio of female researchers.
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Program Groups
Humanities
Social Sciences
Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Chemistry
Engineering Sciences
Biological Sciences
Agricultural Sciences
Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical Science
Integrated Disciplines
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(1) Provide recommendations and advice on
JSPS’s overall program
For this purpose the Center holds periodic meetings.
Twice a month, senior program officer meetings,
attended by the Center ’s director, deputy directors,
and the senior program officers of each research
group, are convened to exchange and compile
information and views and to formulate proposals
and advice from scientific perspectives on the full
spectrum of JSPS’s programs. Once a month, the
program officers meet to exchange updated
information and news on research in their respective
fields and to consider ways of applying them to JSPS’s
operations.
Two program-improvement working groups are
established within the Center, one for Grants-in-Aid
for Scientific Research and the other for the JSPS
Research Fellowships for Young Scientists. Each
group meets once a month to consider ways of
enhancing the solicitation and selection systems of
their respective programs and to draft related
recommendations for JSPS.
(2) Oversee application screening and project
assessment for JSPS programs
① Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
Program officers prepare lists of examiner candidates
and chair review meetings. They also examine to
Functions
Briefing on recommendation/selection system for program officers
make improvements in the examiner selection
processes and selection policies of its program. To
ensure fairness and transparency, they do not
participate in the screening or selection processes.
② JSPS Research Fellowships for Young Scientists
Program officers prepare lists of examiner candidates
and participate in review meetings. They evaluate the
performance of superlative postdoctoral (SPD)
fellows, and they select candidates for the JSPS Prize
and Ikushi Prize.
③ JSPS’s international exchange programs
Program officers prepare lists of examiner
candidates.
④ Carrying out verification and analysis of
screening results
The Center ’s program officers verify and analyze the
screening results of JSPS’s various programs and
uses the findings to select suitable, impartial
examiners for subsequent application rounds.
(3) Conduct surveys and studies of science
policies and scientific research trends
The Center conducts surveys and studies on science-
promotion policies and scientific research trends, and
uses its findings to provide recommendations and
advice on JSPS’s various programs and overall
operation. The results of these surveys are posted on
JSPS’s webpage (in Japanese).
(4) Reporting activities
To deepen understanding of the Center ’s activities
within the researcher community, its staff conducts
briefings in response to requests from universities
and academies throughout Japan.
Website
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-center/index.html
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Purpose
Features
The Global Science Information Center (GSIC),
established in April 2013, collects and compiles
information on JSPS’s various programs and on the
state of activities implemented by science-promotion
organizations in other countries. Analyzing these
data, the GSIC shares the results with JSPS’s
Research Center for Science Systems, which uses
them to devise and propose ways to enhance JSPS’s
evidence-based programs.
( 1 ) The GSIC strengthens JSPS’s institutional
autonomy and analytical capacity as a program-
implementing organization. It does this by
centralizing the management (collection, analysis
and dissemination) of data on the application
submission/selection and research results of
JSPS’s all activities.
(2) The analyzed data by experts are proactively
utilized by JSPS in establishing new science-
promotion strategies and in enhancing its
evidence-based programs.
(3) Via linkage with JSPS’s overseas offices, a quick
and accurate grasp of scientific trends in other
countries is obtained. JSPS, then, applies this
information to the design and implementation of
its programs.
2 Global Science Information Center
Functions
(1) Collecting and compiling information on
JSPS’s programs
Data are compiled on the application submission/
selection and research results of JSPS’s programs,
and also are collected and compiled on domestic
research trends germane to those programs.
(2) Collecting and compiling information on
overseas trends in scientific research and on
Implementation system
JSPS’s centralized data management (collection, analysis, dissemination)
Global Science Information Center
Executive Directors
President
Senior Researcher Researcher
Director
the state of program implementation by
overseas science-promotion organizations
Information is compiled on overseas trends in
scientific research advancement. Combining it with
information on trends gathered by its overseas office,
JSPS uses these data as reference in enhancing its
programs.
(3) Conducting data analyses and using the
results to offer JSPS program-related
proposals
Applying mathematical and metrical analyses to the
data collected and compiled, the Center carries out
studies that incorporate a perspective of worldwide
trends in scientific research. Their results are
forwarded to the Research Center for Science
Systems and are used to formulate and offer
proposals to JSPS on establishing new science-
promotion strategies, enhancing its evidence-based
programs, and improving its application screening
systems.
(4) Providing information to universities and
research institutions
The information collected and analyzed is also
disseminated to Japanese universities and other
research institutions.
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3 Information Services
(1) Website
JSPS employs accessibility guidelines to give users of
its website easy access. Targeting a wide range of
both Japanese and overseas researchers, the website
posts timely notices and updates on JSPS’s programs,
including prospectuses and application calls. Worded
for a general usership, the website also provides
information on the results of project selections and
reports on their implementations.
Website
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/index.html
(2) Publication of brochures and leaflets
JSPS publishes brochures to widely introduce its
array of programs, about which information is
disseminated via it website. Leaflets and posters of
JSPS’s major programs are also printed and
distributed.
Targeting a wide readership including present and
past JSPS program participants, overseas science-
promotion organizations, and embassies in Japan,
this English-language newsletter “JSPS Quarterly” is
issued four times a year on trends in science policy
and research in Japan and on the activities of its
overseas offices and alumni associations.
Website
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-quart/index.html
(3) Social Media
JSPS uses social network services such as Twitter
and Facebook in carrying out its HOPE Meetings,
Frontier of Science Symposiums and other programs
and events so as to centralize and expedite the
dissemination of information on them and their
recruitments. To attract wide interest in JSPS’s
overall program via audiovisual media, an animated
video introduction is placed on YouTube under the
title “JSPS Supports Science.”
YouTube - JSPSVIDEOS "JSPS Supports Science"
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4 Circulation and Promulgation of Research Results to Society
Purpose
Established in FY 2005, the program “HIRAMEKI ☆TOKIMEKI SCIENCE (Welcome to a University
Research Lab—Science that Inspires and Inspirits)”
and the “Science Dialogue Program” offer
opportunities for Japanese students to better
understand the meaning of science and its role in their
daily lives. The former program seeks to promote
science study, ultimately advancing future research
by cultivating intellectual curiosity and a rich sense of
creativity in the young participants, along with a keen
awareness of science’s cultural value and societal
importance. The latter program works to stimulate
high school students’ interest in science and
international scientific pursuit and to deepen their
understanding of international society by receiving
lectures from JSPS fellows, who tell them about their
research activities, home countries, and the paths
that led them to becoming scientists.
1) HIRAMEKI ☆ TOKIMEKI SCIENCE(Welcome to a University Research Lab—Science that Inspires and inspirits)
Features
⁃ Enhancing understanding of KAKENHI research
The program spans all fields of the humanities,
social sciences and natural sciences, and is
implemented by national, public and private
universities conducting kakenhi-funded research
throughout Japan.
⁃ Giving hands-on experience to students
Students visit universities and participate in
experiments, fieldwork and other hands-on
activities.
⁃ Eligible participants
Fifth and sixth grade elementary school, junior
high school and high school students may
participate in these visits along with their parents
and teachers.
HIRAMEKI ☆ TOKIMEKI Scientific Experiment - Exploring the ecosystem of a village hillside - Meiji University Kurokawa Farm - (August 2012, Meiji University)
Number of projects to date
Universities inter-university research institutes
Others TotalNational Public Private
Institutions Projects Institutions Visits Institutions Visits Institutions Visits Institutions Visits Institutions VisitsFY2005 1 7 28 2 2 3 5 - - - - 22 35FY2006 37 62 5 6 1 2 26 - - - - 54 94FY2007 35 54 7 1 1 36 47 - - - - 78 1 1 2FY2008 4 1 78 9 14 42 70 - - - - 92 162FY2009 45 90 14 18 63 99 1 1 - - 123 208FY20 1 0 42 94 14 15 6 1 93 3 3 - - 120 205FY20 1 1 44 102 10 12 55 87 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 204FY20 1 2 44 92 6 7 60 95 4 4 6 7 120 205
* "Others" inclundes junior colleges and National Technical Colleges.
2) Science Dialogue
Features
This program gives JSPS fellows (page 32)
opportunities to visit Japanese high schools and give
lectures in which they tell the students about their
research activities, home countries, and the paths
that led them to becoming scientists. While
stimulating the students’ interest in science and
international scientific pursuit, this program also
gives the fellows an opportunity to interact with the
community in the vicinity of their host institution. As
increasingly more students and high school faculties
experience and are motivated by this JSPS program,
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Purpose
Publishing the results of research whose investment
effect is not readily visible is very important in raising
public awareness in the value of scientific pursuit. To
feed noteworthy research results widely to the
general public, Japan’s five electric and information-
related academic societies established a database to
disseminate in an easily understood manner the fruits
of researchers who receive their awards and tried
releasing the information over the Internet.
In FY 2011 the current program was launched to
advance the creation of tools to broadly disseminate
outstanding results of research conducted over the
spectrum of scientific fields to both specialists and
the interested public. In FY2013, 8* academic
societies participate in this program.
*The Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers, Information Processing Society of Japan,The Illuminating Engineering Institute of Japan,The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan,The Institute of Electronics,Information and Communication Engineers,The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Japan Bioindustry Association,The Japanese Biochemical Society
3) Program for Publishing Noteworthy Contributions to Science and Technology
Features
Contents
The database is divided into two main categories: One
for non-specialists (Japanese), and another for
specialists (Japanese and English). Each contains
descriptions of the posted research and their results,
accompanied by tables and diagrams, photographs,
and other related data.
Established within JSPS, a program committee
comprising representatives of the participating
academic societies, the National Institute of
Informatics, JSPS and leading authorities, sets the
program’s policy and oversees its implementation.
Regarding their division of labor, the academic
societies compile the data to be posted, the National
Institute of Informatics maintains and operates the
database, and JSPS convenes the committee
meetings, coordinates program activities, and
performs public relations and administrative
functions.
Website
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-plaza/e-sdialogue/index.html
it is becoming a dynamic platform for enhancing their
potential to contribute to future scientific
advancement. In FY 2012, 125 fellows participated in
this program at 61 high schools.
Dr. Ludmila Cojocaru [JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow (The University of Tokyo)]- Third generation solar cells: DSCs-dye sensitized solar cells - (Saitama Prefectural Kumagaya Girls' Senior High School) (July 2013)
Website
http://dbnst.nii.ac.jp/english
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5 University-Industry Research Cooperation, Societally Applied Scientific Linkage and Collaboration
Purpose
This program works to provide a platform between
the academic and industrial sectors for collaboration
in both basic and applied research. Established in
1933, the program is operated by an advisory
committee of members from both sectors. It seeks to
promote cooperation and linkage in areas of science
that will exert a positive impact on society.
Contents
19th Committee on Steelmaking
24th Committee on Foundry Technology
36th Committee on Industrial Instrumentation
54th Committee on Ironmaking
69th Committee on Materials Processing and Applications
76th Committee on Construction Materials
108th Committee on Business Administration
111th Committee on Development on the Utilization of Minerals
116th Committee on Chemistry Creating Organic Compounds with Novel Functions
117th Committee on Carbon Materials
118th Committee on Industrial Structure: Small and Medium Business
120th Committee on Functionalization of Textiles and Polymers
123rd Committee on Heat Resisting Materials and Alloys
124th Committee on Advanced Ceramics
125th Committee on Conversion between Light and Electricity
129th Committee on Strength and Fracture of Advanced Materials
130th Committee on Optoelectronics
131st Committee on Thin Films
132nd Committee on Electron and Ion Beam Science and Technology
133rd Committee on Microstructures and Functions of Materials
134th Committee on Colour Fastness Tests
136th Committee on Future-Oriented Machining
139th Committee on Properties of Steam
141st Committee on Microbeam Analysis
142nd Committee on Organic Materials Used in Information Science and Industry
143rd Committee on Process Systems Engineering
145th Committee on Processing and Characterization of Crystals
146th Committee on Superconductive Electronics
147th Committee on Amorphous and Nano-Crystalline Materials
148th Committee on Coal and Carbonaceous Resources Utilization Technology
150th Committee on Acoustic Wave Device Technology
151st Committee on Advanced Nanodevice and Nanomaterial Technology
153rd Committee on Plasma Materials Science
154th Committee on Semiconductor Interfaces and Their Applications
155th Committee on Fluorine Chemistry
157th Committee on Structural Response Control
158th Committee on Vacuum Nanoelectronics
160th Committee on Plant Biotechnology for the Environment, Food and Resources
161st Committee on Science and Technology of Crystal Growth
162nd Committee on Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Photonic and Electronic Devices
163rd Committee on Internet Technology
164th Committee on Genome Technology
165th Committee on Ultra Integrated Silicon Systems
166th Committee on Photonic and Electronic Oxide Materials
167th Committee on Nano-Probe Technology
169th Committee on Structural Biology using Diffraction Techniques
170th Committee on Redox Life Innovation
171st Committee on Optical Network System Technology
172nd Committee on Alloy Phase Diagrams
173rd Committee on Switching Power Supply Systems for Coming Era
174th Committee on Molecular Nanotechnology
175th Committee on Innovative Photovoltaic Power Generating Systems
176th Committee on Process Created Materials Function
177th Committee on System Design and lntegration
178th Committee on Plant Molecular Design
179th Committee on Photonics Information Systems
180th Committee on Risk-Based Plant Management
181st Committee on Multifunctional Morecular Electronics
182nd Committee on Terahertz Science, Technology and Industrial Development
183rd Committee on Advanced Water Science and Engineering
184th Committee on Fungus-related Problems and New Control Technologies
185th Committee on Optical Imaging Technique Development
186th Committee on Radiation Science and Its Applications
187th Committee on Metamaterials
University-Industry Cooperative Research Committees
(1) University-Industry Cooperative Research
Committees
These committees comprise frontline researchers
from the academic and industrial sectors who work in
close liaison to advance bottom-up initiatives based
on their own free ideas while exchanging views and
information on basic, applied and developmental
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research in their area of specialization, all within a
free and informal atmosphere.
(2) Committees for Research Promotion in
Specialized Areas and Frontier Research and
Development Committees
These committees study and deliberate (1) research
topics deemed to merit future advancement and (2)
cutting-edge topics of anticipated high demand
within the academic and industrial communities.
Website
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-soc/index.html
Frontier Research and Development Committees
Flexible ICT Platform for Various Services for 10 Years Ahead and Industry-Government-University Collaboration Scheme(Oct. 2012 - Sep. 2015)
Construction of Resilient Social and Life Space(Oct. 2012 - Sep. 2015)
Radiation Effects and Crisis Communication(Oct. 2013 - Sep. 2016)
Future Prospect of Nuclear Technology as Contributing to Human Welfare(Oct. 2013 - Sep. 2016)
Committees for Research Promotion in Specialized Areas
Design and Demonstration of New Materials with New Functions for Industrial Applications(Oct. 2011 - Sep. 2014)
Advancing Innovative Research on Chemical Biology in Japan(Apr. 2012 - Mar. 2015)
Security Initiative for Open Global Information Systems(Apr. 2012 - Mar. 2015)
Special Committees
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6 Donations
Purpose
JSPS receives contributions for the purpose of
supporting researchers and advancing scientific
research.
Features
Contents
Established within JSPS is a special trust for receiving
donations and funding activities. Donations made to
JSPS enjoy a tax-exempt status. Contributions are
received from corporations, groups and individuals,
and are used to carry out various endowed programs.
These include the following:
(1) Special Science Promotion Fund
Donations are made by private companies,
organization and individuals in support of JSPS’s
research funding, researcher support, international
scientific cooperation, and other science-promotion
programs, especially those for which there is an
urgent or special need for funding.
(2) Fujita Memorial Fund for Medical Research
The family of the late Dr. Noboru Fujita donated
money to establish this Fund, which is used to award
grants to young researchers in the field of surgical
medicine. (Normally, 4-8 grants are issued each year.)
(3) Proxy Collection of Funds to Support Holding
International Scientific Meetings
JSPS lends its tax-exempt status to organizations
holding international academic conferences.
The following such conference is to be held in FY
2013: the 14h Global Biennial Conference of the
International Association for the Study of the
Commons, IAVCEI 2013 Scientific Assembly.
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1 International Prize for Biology
Purpose
Website
The International Prize for Biology was instituted in
April of 1985. It aims to commemorate the sixty-year
reign of Emperor Showa and his longtime devotion to
biological research and also to offer tribute to the
present Emperor His Majesty Emperor Akihito, who
has strived over many years to advance the study of
taxonomy of gobioid fishes while contributing
continuously to the developing of this Prize. The Prize
is awarded to researchers who have attained records
of world-class achievements in a selected field of
biological research and have made landmark
contributions to the advancement of science.
Awarded each year is one prize consisting of a
certificate of merit, a medal, and a purse of ¥10
million.
Held at the Japan Academy in the fall of each year, the
award ceremony is attended by Their Majesties the
Emperor and Empress.
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-biol/main.html
5 Awards of Recognition
The 29th International Biology Prize Ceremony at Japan Academy(November 2013)
Recent winners of the prize
20th (2004) Systematic Biology and Taxonomy Thomas Cavalier-Smith (UK)
2 1 st (2005)Structural Biology in Fine Structure, Morphology and Morphogenesis
Nam Hai Chua (Singapore)
22nd (2006) Chronobiology Serge Daan (Netherlands)
23rd (2007) Genetics David Swenson Hogness (US)
24th (2008) Ecology George David Tilman (US)
25th (2009) Biology of Sensing Winslow Russell Briggs (US)
26th (2010) Biology of Symbiosis Nancy Ann Moran (US)
27th (201 1 ) Developmental Biology Eric Harris Davidson (US)
28th (2012) Neurobiology Joseph Altman (US)
29th (2013) Biology of Evolution Joseph Felsenstein (US)
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Programs
Website
humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. The
Prize consists of a certificate of merit, a medal, and a
purse of ¥1.1 million. Some of the recipients are also
awarded the Japan Academy Medal.
The ceremony is held at the Japan Academy in the
presence of Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and
Princess Akishino.
Each year, the Prize is awarded to researchers under
age 45 in all fields of research including the
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-jsps-prize/index.html
The 10th JSPS Prize Ceremony at Japan Academy (February 2014)
2 JSPS Prize
Purpose
This Prize was established in FY 2004 to identify
young researchers conducting superlative work and
recognize their efforts at an early stage in their
careers. In doing so, it is meant to sustain the
awardees’ motivation and encourage them in their
endeavors, thereby cultivating Japanese researchers
capable of making scientific breakthroughs.
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Research Area Names Affiliation Research Topics
Integrated Disciplines
ITO TakayukiAssociate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology
"Study on Theories and Applications of Automated Negotiating Mechanisms"
KAMITANI Yukiyasu
Head of Department of Neuroinformatics, Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International
"Development of Brain Decoding Methods"
GOTO MasatakaPrime Senior Researcher, Information Technology Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
"Pioneering Work on Understanding of Music and Speech by Computers and Its Interface Application"
Humanities and Social Sciences
SATO JinAssociate Professor, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo
"International Policy Studies Based on Perceptions and Distribution of National Resources"
SHIMAMURA Ippei
Associate Professor, School of Human Cultures, The University of Shiga Prefecture
"Studies on Ethnicities and Nationalism in Modern Mongolia"
SOGA Kengo Professor, Graduate School of Law, Kobe University"Theoretical and Statistical Analysis on the Bureaucracy in Contemporary Democracies"
NAKAJIMA Tomoyuki
Professor, the Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University
"Welfare Analysis of Macroeconomic Policy"
MURAKAMI Yasuhiko
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University
"Phenomenology of Medical Praxis"
Mathematics; Physical
Sciences; Chemistry;
Engineering Sciences
ITAMI KenichiroDirector/Professor, Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules, Nagoya University
"Development and Applications of Precise and Rapid Synthetic Methods for Arene-Assembled Molecules"
IDE SatoshiProfessor, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
"Physics on Earthquake Generation Applicable from Micro to Giant Scales"
UDA TetsuyaAssociate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
"Study on Materials Processing Based on the Thermodynamics Properties"
OHTA Shin-ichiAssociate Professor, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University
"Geometric Analysis on Metric Measure Spaces"
OKADA KenichiAssociate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
"Reconfigurable Analog Integrated Circuit Design"
OKAMOTO Akimitsu
Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
"Building of the High-performance Chemistry-based System for Monitoring of Nucleic Acid Functions"
KAGEYAMA Hiroshi
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
"Development of Functional Transition Metal Oxides by Low-Temperature Synthetic Methods"
KAWANO YukioAssociate Professor, Quantum Nanoelectronics Research Center, Tokyo Institute of Technology
"Study on Terahertz Imaging Technologies and their Use in Solid State Physics"
KIMURA TakashiProfessor, Graduate School of Sciences, Kyushu University
"Development of Innovative Manipulation Method for Pure Spin Current and their Application for Nano-Scaled Spin Devices"
KOBAYASHI Kensuke
Professor, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University
"Experimental Study on Many-body Effects and Nonequilibrium Fluctuations in Solid-state Quantum Devices"
Biological Sciences;
Agricultural Sciences;
Medical, Dental, Pharmaceutical
Sciences
ISHIKAWA Fumihiko
Group Director and Chief Scientist, Center for Integrative Medical Sciences , RIKEN
"Development of Humanized Mouse System Enabling In Vivo Investigation of Human Leukemia and Therapeutic Approach"
INNAN HidekiAssociate Professor, School of Advanced Sciences, the Graduate University of Advanced Studies
"Theoretical Elucidation of the Mechanisms of Evolution with Genomic Sequence Data"
OHNISHI YasuoProfessor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
"Studies on Regulation of Gene Expression and Biosynthesis of Secondary Metabolites in Actinomycetes"
SAITOU MitinoriProfessor, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
"Mechanism and Reconstitution In Vitro of Germ cell Development in Mice"
SATOU YutakaAssociate Professor, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University
"Studies of the Genome of a Chordate Ciona Intestinalis and Elucidation of Gene Regulatory Networks in the Ciona Embryo"
TSUTSUMI YasuoProfessor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University
"Development of Innovated Drug Delivery System for Protein/Peptide Therapy"
MAGAI TakeharuProfessor, The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University
"Innovation of Bioimaging Technologies Based on Engineering Bioiluminescent and Fluorescent Proteinsa"
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Purpose
WebsiteContent
In 2009, JSPS received an endowment from Emperor
Akihito on the 20th year of his reign. Amidst a severe
economic environment in Japanese society, His
Majesty’s desire was to encourage and support young
scientists who are working diligently to advance their
studies and research.
In deference to his wishes, JSPS has established the
Ikushi Prize program, which was placed into operation
in FY 2010. It functions to officially recognize
outstanding doctoral students who can be expected
to contribute to Japan’s future scientific
advancement, while seeking to fan their enthusiasm
for educational and research pursuits.
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-ikushi-prize/index.html
(1) Selecting Recipients
Candidates are nominated to JSPS by the heads of
The 4th Ikushi Prize Ceremony at Japan Academy (February 2014)
Japanese universities and academic institutions from
among students under 34 years of age enrolled in
their doctoral programs. Doctoral students majoring
in any field of the humanities, social sciences or
natural sciences are eligible. Awardees are chosen
through a process of document and panel reviews,
with the final decisions made by a selection
committee established within JSPS.
Sixteen awardees will be selected each year.
(2) The Prize
The awardees receive a certificate, a medal and a
scholarship grant of ¥1.1 million. For those awardees
who desire, they are also given a JSPS Research
Fellowship for Young Scientists, to begin from the
following fiscal year.
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Names Affiliation Research Topics
IIMA MamiGraduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
The Development of a New Non-invasive Diagnostic Tool for Investigating Breast Cancer Using Diffusion Weighted MRI
OHUE MasahitoGraduate School of Information Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
A Protein-protein Interaction Network Prediction Method Based on Tertiary Structure Information
KUMAZOE MotofumiGraduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University
Molecular Mechanisms of Epigallocatechin-gallate-induced Cancer-specific Cell Death
KOHNO NanaseGraduate School of Science, Hiroshima University
Unified Study of Kinetics and Dynamics on the Elementary Processes in Collisions of Vibrationally Excited Molecules
KOBAYASHI AtsushiGraduate School of ASian and AFrican Area Studies, Kyoto University
The Role of Intra-Southeast Asian Trade for the Development of Regional Economy in the 19th Century
KOMURA MizukiGraduate School of Economics, Nagoya University
Public Policy Analysis of Family Bargaining
NAKAHATA YoshihisaSchool of Life Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
Activation-Dependent Spatial Dynamics of Postsynaptic Glycine Receptors
HAMAMUKI NaoGraduate School of Mathematical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Crystal Growth Phenomena and Hamilton-Jacobi Equations
FUKAYA TakashiGraduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Analysis of MicroRNA-mediated Gene Silencing
FURUICHI NoritoshiGraduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Sociology of Young Entrepreneurs in Japan
HEIANZA YorikoGraduate School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba
Development of Optimal Strategies for Predicting and Screening Risk of Type2 Diabetes in Japanese Individuals
MATSUSHITA TakashiGraduate School of Letters, Hokkaido University
Research of Contemporary Russian Literature after the Dissolution of USSR
MIYAKE FusaGraduate School of Science, Nagoya University
Reconstruction of Cosmic-ray Intensity in the Past from Measurements of Radiocarbon in Tree Rings
MUKAI HiromiThe United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University
Studies on Parent-Embryo Interaction and Its Communication Mechanism in Subsocial Stink Bugs
MOCHIZUKI KenjiSchool of Physical Sciences, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
Theoretical Study on the Molecular Mechanism of Ice Melting and the Local Structure of Aqueous Solution
MORIMOTO YuyaGraduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
Construction of Robotic Actuator by In Vitro Reconstruction of Tissue Structure
YAMASAKI SeijiGraduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University
Drug Development Against Resistant Bacterial Infections Using the Structural-functional Information of Multidrug Efflux Pumps
LIANG YongGraduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
Beam-steering Photonic-crystal Lasers
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Program Term Support Charge section Page
I Creating Diverse
World-Level Knowledge
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(KAKENHI)
1-5 years(differs by category) Differs by category Research Aid
Division I, II 4
Topic-Setting Program to Advance Cutting-Edge Humanities and Social 3 Sciences Research
Area Cultivation
2-3 years (differs by category)
¥5 or 10 million a year per project
University-Industry Cooperation and
Research Program Division
12
Responding to Real Society ¥5 or 10 million a year per project 12
Global Initiatives ¥10 or 20 million a year per project 12
Program for Promoting Methodological Innovation in Humanities and Social Sciences by Cross-Disciplinary Fusing 3-5 years ¥5 or 10 million a year per
project
University-Industry Cooperation and
Research Program Division
12
Social Scientific Survey of Great East Japan Earthquake 3 years
University-Industry Cooperation and
Research Program Division
13
World Premier International Research Center Initiative As a rule, 10 years Up to ¥1.4 billion a year per project
University-Industry Cooperation and
Research Program Division
14
II Building Robust
International Cooperative
Networks
Bilateral Collaborations Joint research: 1-3 yearsSeminars: within 1 week
Joint research: ¥1-5 million a year per project
Seminars: ¥1.2-2.5 million
Bilateral Cooperation
Division16
Researcher Exchange Program (Sending and Receiving)14 days-2 years
(differs by countries or agencies)
Roundtrip international airfare, maintenance
allowance(differs by countries or
agencies)
Bilateral Cooperation
Division17
Asian Science Seminars 7-14 days Up to ¥10 million per projectResearch
Cooperation Division
17
Japanese-German Graduate Externship Up to 5 years Up to ¥15 million a year per project
Bilateral Cooperation
Division17
JSPS-NSF International Collaborations in Chemistry (ICC Program) 3 years Up to ¥15 million a year per
projectInternational Policy Planning Division 18
JSPS-NSF Cooperative Program for Interdisciplinary Joint Research Projects in Hazards and Disasters 2 years Up to ¥5 million a year per
projectInternational Policy Planning Division 18
Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE Program) 5 years Up to ¥5 million a year per
projectInternational Policy Planning Division 18
G8 Research Councils Initiative for Multilateral Research Funding 2-3 years Up to ¥15 milliona year per
projectInternational Policy Planning Division 18
A3 Foresight Program Up to 5 years ¥50 million per 5 yearsResearch
Cooperation Division
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Core-to-Core Program
A.Advanced Research Networks Up to 5 years Up to ¥20 million a year per
project
Research Cooperation
Division20
B.Asia-Africa Science Platforms Up to 3 years Up to ¥8 million a year per
project
Research Cooperation
Division21
JSPS Core-to-Core Program (Old)
Integrated Action Initiatives: 2 yearsStrategic Research Networks: 3 years"
Integrated Action Initiatives: ¥20 million a year per projectStrategic Research Networks: ¥30 million a year per project
Research Cooperation
Division21
Asian CORE Program Up to 5 years Up to ¥12 million a year per project
Research Cooperation
Division21
HOPE Meetings with Nobel Laureates About 5 daysDomestic travel, food/
lodging, other participation costs
Research Cooperation
Division27
Frontiers of Science (FoS) Symposiums 3 daysRoundtrip international airfare, domestic travel,
food/lodging
Research Cooperation
Division28
Travel Grant for Attending Lindau Meetings About 1 week
Roundtrip international airfare, domestic travel,
meeting participation costs including food/ lodging
Research Cooperation
Division29
JSPS-FAPESP Joint Research Workshop Up to 3 days Up to ¥8 million a year per project
Research Cooperation Division
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II Building Robust
International Cooperative
Networks
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Foreign Researchers
① Standard 12 to 24 months
Roundtrip international airfare, maintenance allowance, settling-in
allowance(differs by category)
Overseas Fellowship
Division30
② North America/ Europe (short-term) 1 to 12 months
③ Summer program 2 months
④ Pathway to University Positions in Japan 12 to 24 months
⑤ Strategic Program) 3 to 12 months
JSPS Invitation Fellowships for Research in Japan(Long-term, Short-term, Short-term S)
Long-term: 2-10 monthsShort-term: 14-60 daysShort-term S:7-30 days
Roundtrip International airfare, maintenance allowance, domestic
research trip allowance
Overseas Fellowship
Division31
RONPAKU (Dissertation PhD) Program 3 yearsRoundtrip international airfare, maintenance
allowance, host’s allowance
Overseas Fellowship
Division31
III Fostering the Next
Generation while
Enhancing the Education and Research Functions of Universities
Research Fellowships for Young Scientists 2-3 years
Fellowship: ¥200,000 to 446,000 per month
Research grant: ¥1.5 to 3 million per year
Research Fellowship
Division33
Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research Abroad 2 years
Roundtrip international airfare, stipend/research grant ¥3.8-5.2 million per
year
Overseas Training Program Division 35
Program for Advancing Strategic International Networks to Accelerate the Circulation of Talented Researchers 1-3 years ¥50 million a year per project Overseas Training
Program Division 36
Strategic Young Researcher Overseas Visits Program for Accelerating Brain Circulation 1-3 years ¥30 million a year per project Overseas Training
Program Division 37
Global COE Program As a rule, 5 years ¥50-500 million a year per project
University Cooperation
Program Division39
Program for Leading Graduate Schools As a rule, 7 years
Up to ¥270-540 million a year per project
(Up to ¥150 million for the first fiscal year)
University Cooperation
Program Division40
Grants for Excellent Graduate Schools 1 yearUniversity
Cooperation Program Division
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Project for Establishing University Network for Internationalization (“Global 30”) 5 years ¥200 million a year per
project
University Cooperation
Program Division41
Re-inventing Japan Project Up to 5 years Up to ¥60 million a year per project
University Cooperation
Program Division42
Project for Promotion of Global Human Resource Development Up to 5 years Up to ¥120-260 million a year per project
University Cooperation
Program Division44
IV Building an Evidence-
Based Science-Promotion
Systems and Strengthening Linkage with
Society
HIRAMEKI ☆ TOKIMEKI SCIENCE (Welcome to a University Research Lab - Science that Inspires and Inspirits)
During period from late July to late January each
fiscal yearUp to ¥500,000 per program Research Aid
Division Ⅱ 50
Science Dialogue Program Ongoing Cost of teaching materials, domestic travel
Overseas Fellowship
Division50
Program for Publication of Noteworthy Contributions to Science and Technology
University-Industry
Cooperation and Research Program
Division
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Fujita Memorial Fund for Medical Research 1 year ¥1 million per project
University-Industry
Cooperation and Research Program
Division
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Proxy Collection of Funds to Support Holding International Scientific Meeting
Contributions collected under JSPS's status as "special public-interest promotion corporation"
Within 2 yearsAccounting
Division 54Contributions collected as specified tax-exempt donations
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List of JSPS’s Overseas Counterpart Institutions(87 institutions)
Region / Country Counterpart Institution
Fellowships Bilateral ProgramsMultilateraland OtherPrograms
InvitationFellowship
PostdoctoralFellowship
ResearcherExchanges
ResearchProjects/Seminars
Asia
BangladeshUniversity Grants Commission (UGC) ✓Bangladesh Academy of Sciences ✓
China
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) ✓Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) ✓Ministry of Education (MOE) ✓ ✓Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) ✓ ✓National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) ✓ ✓
IndiaDepartment of Science and Technology (DST) ✓ ✓ ✓Indian National Science Academy (INSA) ✓
IndonesiaDirectorate General of Higher Education, Ministry of Education and Culture (DGHE) ✓Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) ✓ ✓
Korea, Rep. National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) ✓ ✓ ✓Malaysia Vice-Chancellors’ Council of National Universities in Malaysia (VCC) ✓Mongolia Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (MECS) ✓
Philippines Department of Science and Technology (DOST) ✓ ✓Singapore National University of Singapore (NUS) ✓ ✓Thailand National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) ✓ ✓
VietnamMinistry of Science and Technology (MOST) ✓ ✓Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) ✓ ✓
Taiwan Academia Sinica ✓
Oceania
AustraliaAustralian Academy of Science (AAS) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Australian Research Council (ARC) ✓
New ZealandMinistry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) ✓ ✓The Royal Society of New Zealand (RSNZ) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Africa
Egypt Ministry of Higher Education/Ministry of Scientific Research (MOHE/MOSR) ✓ ✓Kenya National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI) ✓ ✓
South Africa National Research Foundation (NRF) ✓ ✓Tunisia Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MHESR) ✓
Europe
Austria
Austrian Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research (OeAD-GmbH) ✓ ✓
Austrian Science Fund (FWF) ✓Federal Ministry of Science and Research (BMWF) ✓
BelgiumFonds de la Recherche Scientifique-FNRS (F.R.S.-FNRS) ✓ ✓Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO) ✓ ✓
Bulgaria Ministry of Education and Science of Bulgaria (MES) ✓ ✓Czech Rep. Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (ASCR) ✓ ✓ ✓Denmark Universities Denmark (DU) ✓ ✓Estonia Estonian Research Council (ETAg) ✓Finland Academy of Finland (AF) ✓ ✓ ✓
France
French National Research Agency (ANR) ✓ ✓Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (IHÉS) ✓Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development (MAEDI) ✓ ✓Ministry of National Education ,Higher Education and Research (MENESR) ✓National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control (Inria) ✓National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm) ✓
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Fellowships Bilateral ProgramsMultilateraland OtherPrograms
InvitationFellowship
PostdoctoralFellowship
ResearcherExchanges
ResearchProjects/Seminars
Europe
Germany
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH) ✓ ✓Council for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings ✓German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓German Research Foundation (DFG) ✓ ✓
HungaryHungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS) ✓ ✓ ✓Hungarian Scholarship Board (HSB) ✓ ✓
ItalyMinistry of Education, University and Research (MIUR) ✓ ✓National Research Council of Italy (CNR) ✓ ✓
Netherlands Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Norway Research Council of Norway (RCN) ✓ ✓ ✓Poland Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Romania Ministry of National Education (MEN) ✓ ✓Russia Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR) ✓ ✓
Slovakia Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS) ✓ ✓ ✓Slovenia Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Sport (MIZS) ✓ ✓ ✓
Spain Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) ✓
Sweden
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS) ✓ ✓Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education (STINT) ✓ ✓
Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF) ✓Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems (VINNOVA) ✓ ✓ ✓
Switzerland Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) ✓
UK
The British Academy ✓The British Council ✓ ✓Research Councils UK (RCUK) ✓The Royal Society ✓
Ukraine The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NAS) ✓
North America
Canada
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) ✓ ✓National Research Council Canada (NRC) ✓Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
U.S.A.
National Academy of Sciences (NAS) ✓National Cancer Institute (NCI) ✓ ✓National Institutes of Health (NIH) ✓ ✓ ✓National Science Foundation (NSF) ✓ ✓Social Science Research Council (SSRC) ✓
Central/South
America
Argentina National Council of Scientific and Technological Research (CONICET) ✓
Brazil
Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education (CAPES) ✓
São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) ✓
Chile Chilean National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research (CONICYT) ✓
Central/South
AmericaMexico National Council on Science and Technology (CONACYT) ✓
Middle East
Turkey The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBITAK) ✓Israel Ministry of Science and Technology ✓
International Organizations United Nations University (UNU) ✓
as of FY2014
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Map of JSPS Overseas Offices and Counterpart Institutions
JSPS London Office
JSPS Strasbourg Office
JSPS Bonn Office
JSPS Nairobi Research Station
JSPS Cairo Research Station
JSPS Stockholm Office
JSPS Beijing Office
JSPS TOKYO
JSPS Bangkok Office
JSPS San Francisco Office
JSPS Washington Office
France (ANR, IHÉS,MAEDI, MENESR, CNRS,Inria, Inserm)
United Kingdom(British Academy,British Council, ESRC,RCUK, Royal Society, STFC)
Belgium(F.R.S.-FNRS, FWO)
Netherlands (NWO)
Switzerland(SNSF)
Romania (MEN)
Bulgaria (MES)
Turkey (TÜBITAK)
Israel (Ministry of Science Technology)
Slovenia (MIZS)
Egypt (MOHE/MOSR)
Italy (MIUR, CNR)
Tunisia (MHESR)
Spain (CSIC)
South Africa (NRF)
Hungary (HAS, HSB)Slovakia (SAS)
Austria(OeAD-GmbH, FWF, BMWF)
Czech Rep. (ASCR)
Russia (RFBR)
Ukraine (NAS)
Poland (PAN)
Estonia (ETAg)
Finland (AF)
Germany(AvH, Council for the Lindau NobelLaureate Meetings, DAAD, DFG)
Sweden(RSAS, STINT, SSF, VINNOVA)
Norway (RCN)Denmark (DU)
Kenya (NACOSTI)
Korea, Rep. (NRF)
China (CAS, CASS, MOE, MOST, NSFC)
Bangladesh (UGC, Bangladesh Academy of Sciences)
Mongolia (MECS)
India (INSA, DST)
Indonesia (DGHE, LIPI)
Singapore (NUS)
Malaysia (VCC)
Philippines (DOST)
Thailand (NRCT)
Taiwan (Academia Sinica)
Vietnam (MOST, VAST)
UN (UNU)
New Zealand (MBIE, RSNZ)
Australia (AAS, ARC)
U.S.A.(NAS, NCI, NIH, NSF, SSRC)
Canada (CIHR, NRC, NSERC)
Mexico (CONACYT)
Argentina (CONICET)
Chile (CONICYT)
Brazil (CAPES, FAPESP)
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JSPS Strasbourg Office
JSPS Bonn Office
JSPS Nairobi Research Station
JSPS Cairo Research Station
JSPS Stockholm Office
JSPS Beijing Office
JSPS TOKYO
JSPS Bangkok Office
JSPS San Francisco Office
JSPS Washington Office
France (ANR, IHÉS,MAEDI, MENESR, CNRS,Inria, Inserm)
United Kingdom(British Academy,British Council, ESRC,RCUK, Royal Society, STFC)
Belgium(F.R.S.-FNRS, FWO)
Netherlands (NWO)
Switzerland(SNSF)
Romania (MEN)
Bulgaria (MES)
Turkey (TÜBITAK)
Israel (Ministry of Science Technology)
Slovenia (MIZS)
Egypt (MOHE/MOSR)
Italy (MIUR, CNR)
Tunisia (MHESR)
Spain (CSIC)
South Africa (NRF)
Hungary (HAS, HSB)Slovakia (SAS)
Austria(OeAD-GmbH, FWF, BMWF)
Czech Rep. (ASCR)
Russia (RFBR)
Ukraine (NAS)
Poland (PAN)
Estonia (ETAg)
Finland (AF)
Germany(AvH, Council for the Lindau NobelLaureate Meetings, DAAD, DFG)
Sweden(RSAS, STINT, SSF, VINNOVA)
Norway (RCN)Denmark (DU)
Kenya (NACOSTI)
Korea, Rep. (NRF)
China (CAS, CASS, MOE, MOST, NSFC)
Bangladesh (UGC, Bangladesh Academy of Sciences)
Mongolia (MECS)
India (INSA, DST)
Indonesia (DGHE, LIPI)
Singapore (NUS)
Malaysia (VCC)
Philippines (DOST)
Thailand (NRCT)
Taiwan (Academia Sinica)
Vietnam (MOST, VAST)
UN (UNU)
New Zealand (MBIE, RSNZ)
Australia (AAS, ARC)
U.S.A.(NAS, NCI, NIH, NSF, SSRC)
Canada (CIHR, NRC, NSERC)
Mexico (CONACYT)
Argentina (CONICET)
Chile (CONICYT)
Brazil (CAPES, FAPESP)
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Researchers Exchanged from 2010-2012
Program Foreign Researchers Invited to Japan
Total
Japanese Researchers Sent Abroad
TotalInvitation FellowshipsPostdoctoral Fellowships
Bilateral/Multilateral andOther Programs
Fellowships forResearch Abroad
Bilateral/Multilateral and Other ProgramsShort-term Long-term
Region/Country FY 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012Total 258 270 278 102 100 106 1,413 1,278 1,278 3,664 3,314 2,281 5,437 4,962 3,943 318 364 412 8,131 8,697 9,233 8,449 9,061 9,645
Asia
Bangladesh 3 2 5 3 1 7 73 58 46 21 18 23 100 79 81 17 37 23 17 37 23Bhutan 2 2 6 4 1 6 4 1Brunei 2 1 2 1 1 1Cambodia 1 1 12 17 4 13 17 5 19 32 26 19 32 26China 19 22 29 16 21 18 248 220 203 677 465 348 960 728 598 1 940 849 548 940 849 549India 12 9 13 10 8 10 91 98 100 160 185 118 273 300 241 115 161 196 115 161 196Indonesia 1 1 2 2 1 18 14 13 161 215 89 182 230 105 172 189 188 172 189 188Korea, Rep 6 8 5 6 8 6 62 51 47 609 465 382 683 532 440 808 820 775 808 820 775Laos 2 2 18 16 9 18 18 11 17 30 10 17 30 10Malaysia 1 1 6 8 6 76 140 44 82 149 51 77 145 167 77 145 167Mongolia 2 2 3 3 4 15 16 12 18 21 18 33 20 34 33 20 34Myanmar 3 4 5 6 6 2 9 10 7 9 14 11 9 14 11Nepal 1 1 14 13 7 10 13 5 25 27 12 24 22 17 24 22 17Pakistan 1 1 11 6 5 3 2 14 7 8 1 2 1 2Philippines 2 1 1 1 8 12 13 53 66 42 63 79 57 1 1 96 89 91 96 90 92Singapore 2 1 1 3 2 1 74 63 44 78 68 45 1 1 105 95 153 105 96 154Sri Lanka 2 1 2 2 9 7 6 2 3 1 13 11 11 18 17 11 18 17 11Thailand 3 2 1 3 19 15 15 287 305 140 306 324 160 293 399 280 293 399 280East Timor 2 2Vietnam 1 1 2 31 26 19 172 198 89 204 225 110 141 169 228 141 169 228Taiwan 3 4 2 1 14 15 18 62 62 29 79 81 50 2 3 196 151 135 196 153 138
Oceania
Australia 14 14 12 2 2 2 37 35 36 36 30 30 89 81 80 7 10 10 174 147 156 181 157 166Fiji 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3New Zealand 7 5 4 1 1 6 9 10 23 7 7 36 22 22 31 43 51 31 43 51Palau 1 1Papua New Guinea
1 1 1 1
Samoa 1 1Solomon Islands 1 1
Europe
Armenia 2 2 2 3 1 2 3 1Austria 2 1 6 4 3 6 21 13 14 25 17 2 2 3 54 42 87 56 44 90Azerbaijan 1 1Belarus 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1Belgium 3 2 3 7 10 13 9 14 17 19 26 33 2 1 1 59 68 68 61 69 69Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Bulgaria 2 2 1 7 6 5 2 1 4 12 7 11 4 1 4 4 1 4Croatia 2 1 1 2 1 1 7 4 7 7 4 7Cyprus 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1Czech 1 1 11 7 8 22 28 23 33 36 32 49 55 35 49 55 35Denmark 1 2 3 2 4 6 6 8 10 10 12 2 1 39 23 42 41 24 42Estonia 3 2 2 3 2 2 1 7 3 1 7 3Finland 2 1 2 1 1 3 2 3 38 24 25 43 28 31 2 2 2 66 100 90 68 102 92France 22 14 18 5 6 6 120 108 109 290 212 195 437 340 328 11 15 22 515 666 511 526 681 533Georgia 1 2 3 2 1 2 1Germany 22 19 27 1 2 2 90 66 85 128 192 105 241 279 219 21 28 37 546 674 848 567 702 885Greece 2 3 1 1 1 4 5 2 7 8 4 18 19 10 18 19 10Hungary 3 5 2 2 2 2 7 9 12 20 22 26 32 38 42 53 40 45 53 40 45Iceland 1 1 1 1 1 1Ireland 2 1 1 1 4 3 2 1 6 5 4 1 5 4 12 6 4 12Italy 7 10 15 4 4 3 49 45 48 44 18 11 104 77 77 1 1 141 157 178 142 157 179Kazakhstan 1 2 4 4 2 5 4 2 2 5 2 2 5Kosovo 3 3Kyrgyz, Rep 1 1 1 1Latvia 1 1 2 3 3Lithuania 4 4 1 4 4 1 3 1 3 3 1 3Luxembourg 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 1Macedonia 1 1 2 1 1Malta 1 1 1 1 1 1Moldova 1 1 1 1Netherlands 4 3 1 1 1 2 7 6 7 14 26 48 26 36 58 3 7 8 145 89 150 148 96 158Norway 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 6 2 3 1 1 1 17 17 44 18 18 45Poland 3 1 3 1 1 15 15 15 31 24 16 50 41 34 29 34 50 29 34 50Portugal 2 4 6 8 2 1 6 7 10 1 17 14 35 18 14 35Romania 1 2 1 3 2 3 2 3 6 7 4 1 5 1 5Russia 10 10 9 3 1 1 13 13 15 62 48 54 88 72 79 1 1 89 115 125 90 116 125Serbia 3 1 1 3 1 3 4 5 14 10 5 14 10Slovakia 1 9 8 7 6 4 4 16 12 11 3 1 6 3 1 6Slovenia 1 1 3 17 22 20 18 23 23 13 26 29 13 26 29Spain 2 5 5 1 1 16 14 15 16 18 15 35 38 35 1 3 70 61 114 70 62 117Sweden 6 4 21 18 16 31 13 15 58 31 35 3 2 5 110 125 121 113 127 126Switzerland 5 3 1 12 12 7 52 7 3 69 22 11 9 12 9 200 210 187 209 222 196Tajikistan 1 1 6 4 3 6 4 3U.K. 12 21 20 4 5 3 65 72 83 61 82 47 142 180 153 39 47 49 464 500 564 503 547 613Ukraine 2 4 2 2 1 5 4 2 1 4 8 8 11 1 3 2 1 3 2Uzbekistan 1 1 1 2 1 4 7 1 6 10 2 10 9 1 10 9 1
NorthAmerica
Canada 11 16 11 7 7 7 47 30 34 7 11 9 72 64 61 13 15 19 144 145 153 157 160 172USA 41 50 49 14 11 9 113 115 129 179 124 74 347 300 261 199 214 235 1,633 1,653 2,137 1,832 1,867 2,372
Central/South America
Argentina 3 1 1 4 3 5 2 4 12 6 5 16 5 13 16 5 13Bolivia 1 1 1 1Brazil 3 1 3 1 2 2 3 5 9 11 3 15 15 9 45 15 9 45Chile 2 2 36 39 45 36 39 45Columbia 4 4 4 4 1 3 3 1 3 3Costa Rica 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 14 1 14Cuba 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 3Dominican Rep. 1 3 1 1 3 1Ecuador 1 1 1 1 1 1El Salvador 3 3 3 3Guatemala 5 5Honduras 2 3 8 2 3 8Mexico 1 4 3 1 3 1 2 8 4 3 13 7 22 13 7 22Nicaragua 1 6 4 1 6 4Panama 3 3 7 3 3 7
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Program Foreign Researchers Invited to Japan
Total
Japanese Researchers Sent Abroad
TotalInvitation FellowshipsPostdoctoral Fellowships
Bilateral/Multilateral andOther Programs
Fellowships forResearch Abroad
Bilateral/Multilateral and Other ProgramsShort-term Long-term
Region/Country FY 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012
Central/South America
ParaguayPeru 2 1 1 2 1 1 5 10 10 5 10 10Trinidad and Tobago
1 1
Uruguay 1 1 1 1Venezuela 1 1
Middle East
Afghanistan 1 1Iran 1 1 1 1 13 11 9 2 1 4 16 13 15 4 3 1 4 3 1Israel 6 3 1 1 1 8 12 7 16 15 8 7 9 5 7 9 5Jordan 1 6 7 1 16 3 1 16 3Kuwait 1 1 1 1Lebanon 1 6 1 6Oman 1 1 11 11 12 11 11 12Qatar 4 1 4 1Saudi Arabia 1 1 1 1 1 1Syria 3 1 3 1 11 2 11 2Turkey 2 2 1 2 10 8 2 3 3 8 17 13 11 9 19 38 9 19 38United Arab Emirates
1 8 6 1 8 6
Yemen 1 1Palestine 2 2 1 5 2 1 5 2
Africa
Algeria 1 3 3 1 6 2 3 10 3 4 2 1 4 2 1Botswana 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3Burkina FasoBurundi, Rep 1 1Cameroon 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 2 3 4 1 3 4 1Congo (Dem.) 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 8 7 4 8 7Djibouti 3 12 3 12Egypt 2 1 1 5 4 4 23 19 18 5 13 20 35 37 43 32 35 16 32 35 16EritreaEthiopia 1 1 2 4 1 2 3 4 2 4 4 2 4 4Gambia 1 1 1 1 1 1Ghana 2 1 9 8 5 11 9 5 8 3 8 8 3 8Guinea 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 3 3 5Kenya 1 1 2 2 1 4 9 7 9 12 9 15 22 25 37 22 25 37Libya 2 1 2 1Madagascar 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 2Malawi 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1Mali 3 1 2 3 1 2 4 7 4 7Mauritania 1 1 1 1Mauritius 5 1 5 1Morocco 1 1 2 2 2 4 3 3 6 2 4 11 2 4 11Mozambique 3 4 2 3 4 2Niger 1 1Nigeria 1 1 2 3 6 7 7 7 13 10 11 2 3 1 2 3 1Rwanda 1 2 1 2Senegal 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1South Africa 29 9 12 29 9 12 19 18 18 19 18 18Sudan 2 2 2 10 1 12 3 2 2 2 2 2Tanzania 3 4 3 12 9 15 13 3 16 11 12 16 11 12Togo 1 1 1 1Tunisia 1 3 2 4 3 3 2 6 5 7 16 20 17 16 20 17Uganda 1 1 1 4 2 5 1 3 4 4 6 4 4 6Zambia 1 2 1 1 2 1 9 15 12 9 15 12Zimbabwe 1 1 1 1 2 2
Asia 2,010 China (598) Korea, Rep (440) India (241) Thailand (160) Vietnam (110) Indonesia (105) Others (356)
Oceania 103Australia (80)New Zealand (22) Others (1)
Europe 1,303 France (328) Germany (219) U.K. (153)Russia (79) Italy (77) Netherlands (58)Hungary (42) Spain (35)Sweden (35) Others (277)
NorthAmerica 322 USA (261)Canada (61)
Central/South America 31 Brazil (15) Argentina (5) Columbia (4) Mexico (3) Others (4)
Middle East 41Iran (15)Turkey (11)Israel (8) Others (7)
Africa 133 Egypt (43) Kenya (15) South Africa (12) Nigeria (11) Others (52)
Total3,943
Asia 2,905 Korea, Rep (775) China (549) Thailand (280) Vietnam (228) India (196) Indonesia (188) Malaysia (167) Others (522)
Oceania 218Australia (166)New Zealand (51)Others (1)
Europe 3,542Germany (885)U.K. (613)France (533)Switzerland (196)Italy (179)Netherlands (158)Sweden (126)Russia (125)Others (727)
NorthAmerica2,544USA (2,372) Canada (172)
Central/South America 186 Brazil (45)Chile (45)Mexico (22)Costa Rica (14)Others (60)
Middle East 69 Turkey (38)Oman (12)United Arab Emirates (6) Others (13)
Africa 181Kenya (37) South Africa (18) Tunisia (17) Egypt (16) Others (93)
Total9,645
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COVER PHOTOS:① JSPS Postdoctoral Fellows at the orientation
② Dr. Ana Eusebio Cope [JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow (Okayama University)]③ “Second National Science, Technology and Innovation Week”
[held by National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (Kenya)]④ Dr. Ludmila Cojocaru [JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow (The University of Tokyo) ]
Science Dialogue Program -Third generation solar cells: DSCs-dye sensitized solar cells-
(Saitama Prefectural Kumagaya Girl’s Senior High School)⑤ HOPE Meeting Jr. (Miraikan)
⑥ HOPE Meeting
⑦ Books published under New Research Initiatives for Humanities and Social Sciences
⑧ HIRAMEKI ☆ TOKIMEKI SCIENCE– Exploring the ecosystem of a village hillside – Meiji University
Kurokawa Farm (Meiji University)
⑨ Mr. Shun Kobayashi[JSPS Research Fellow (DC1) (University of the Ryukyus)]⑩ HOPE Meeting Jr. (Miraikan)
Crowing Rooster, Emblem of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
From days of old in Japan, it has been the belief that the vigorous cry of the rooster in the gray of the morning augurs the coming of a new and bright day. As the crowing rooster can therefore be thought of as a harbinger of the k ind of new knowledge that promises a brilliant future for humankind, it was chosen as the emblem of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. This emblem was designed in 1938 by Professor Sanzo Wada of Tokyo F i n e A r t s S c h o o l t o d e p i c t t h e r o o s t e r t h a t s y m b o l i z e s t h e breaking dawn in a verse composed by Emperor Showa.
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■ U.S.A.
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■ Germany
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■ UK
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■ Sweden
JSPS Stockholm OfficeRetzius Vag 3, S-171 65 Solna, SWEDENTel: +46-8-5248-4561 Fax: +46-8-31-38-86E-mail: jsps-sto@jsps-sto.com http://www.jsps-sto.com
■ France
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■ Thailand
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■ China
JSPS Beijing Office616 Library of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)33 Beisihuan Xilu, ZhongguancunBeijing 100190, P. R. CHINATel: +86-10-6253-8332 Fax: +86-10-6253-8664E-mail: beijing@jsps.org.cn http://www.jsps.org.cn
■ Egypt
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■ Kenya
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