Nominations open for Japan International Award for Young Agricultural Researchers

Areas of Research 

• The award covers research areas in agriculture, forestry, fisheries and related industries in developing regions, including the food industry sector and the field of environment.

Prize Information

• The award winners will be invited to Japan to receive their awards personally and present their research results and achievements and will also receive a cash prize of US$5,000 each from JIRCAS.

Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates should be researchers who have the nationality of a developing country and/or territory, are under 40 years old as of January 01, 2025, belong to a non-Japanese research institute or a non-Japanese university, are engaged in research and development in agriculture, forestry, fisheries and related industries in developing regions, and fall under any of the following criteria:
  • Those who have shown outstanding performance in research and development in agriculture, forestry, fisheries, or related industries for a developing region, and who show great promise.
  • Those who have shown outstanding achievements in research and development that will lead to future technological innovation in agriculture, forestry, fisheries or related industries for a developing region, and who show great promise.

Selection Criteria

• The Selection Committee will give consideration to the following perspectives in evaluating and judging the applicants’ performance and research achievements for this award:
  • The research and development has shown abundant originality.
  • Achievements in the research and development have been objectively evaluated, e.g., by being published in academic or technical journals.
  • The research and development has shown consideration for the development of agriculture, forestry, fisheries or related industries in developing countries in terms of dissemination and commercialization.
  • The research and development has shown potential for great development and for leading to future technological and methodological innovations, even when it might not be fully completed or not diffused enough at the present time.

Application Requirements 

• Only one researcher can be recommended from each institute, including its branches.
• If a research institute recommends two candidates or more, the Secretariat will ask the institute to choose one. If the research institute does not respond by the due date, all applications from that institute will be excluded.
• The application must include supporting materials that substantiate the candidate’s achievements, such as the applicant’s most important research papers (three items), technical handbooks, patent applications or utility models, newspaper articles etc., and the entire publication list directly related to the applicant’s research.
• Applications that are insufficient or incorrect will be excluded from the evaluation.

For more information, visit JIRCAS.