Deadline: 31 July 2024
The Inamori Foundation is seeking applications for its Research Grants Program to support young researchers who come from diverse backgrounds and are working on proprietary research.
The annual Inamori Research Grants Program was launched in 1985 to support research works by scholars in Japan with the aim of fostering human resources capable of contributing to the future of human society.
Recipients are chosen from a wide range of research areas, across the fields of the natural, human, and social sciences. Grants are selected by a screening committee comprising leading authorities in the relevant fields of research.
These elite scholars, chosen from among many applicants through a rigorous selection process, are expected to play leading roles in their respective fields.
A total of 50 researchers, 40 from the field of natural sciences and 10 from the field of humanities and social sciences, are selected per year and each receives one million yen grant.
Funding Information
- Amount Granted 1 million yen each to 50 recipients per year
- Length of grant period for one to two years
Eligibility Criteria
- Research Field
- Natural Sciences
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Qualification
- The age of 40 years or less as of April 1st, 2024 for the Natural Sciences, and 50 years or less for the Human, Social and Social Sciences
- Applicants must be researchers who reside in Japan, be affiliated with a university or an institution to which application information have been sent. They must also meet other requirements set by the Inamori Foundation.
Selection Criteria
- Candidates will undergo a strict screening and selection process by the Research Grants Selection Committee based on the submitted Inamori Research Grants applications, and the Board of Directors will decide on the recipients.
For more information, visit Inamori Foundation.
