Grant available for Environmental Research Projects – Japan

Research Project to Grant

• They believe it is necessary to analyze and build countermeasures with a multifaceted approach in order to solve these problems and challenges, and seek for research projects from various perspectives of social sciences, humanities and natural science.
  • General Research: Research projects which fit the purpose of this grant program as described above for any field or theme
  • Special Subject Research: Research projects on the below subject “Interdisciplinary research and/or international collaborative research to control the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere as an urgent task for humanity.”

Funding Information

• General Research:
  • Budget total: ¥70 mil
  • Amount per project: Max ¥5 mil
  • Number of projects: App.40
  • Grant Period (to be selected): year or 2 years
• Special Subject Research:
  • Budget total: ¥30 mil
  • Amount per project: Max ¥10 mil
  • Number of projects: App. 3
  • Grant Period (to be selected): 2 years or 3 years
• Notes:
  • Grant Period will start from the date of grant receipt (scheduled in November this year).
  • If there is an interruption of research due to maternity leave or childcare leave, the extension will be allowed separately from the above.

Eligibility Criteria

• Any applicant (sole researcher or representative of research group) who falls under either (1) or (2) described below is qualified to apply.
• Regardless of the nationality, anyone who belongs to a university, a college or a research institution in Japan with an approval from an authorized person representing the affiliation to apply for this grant program.
• Anyone other than (1) above who has Japanese nationality or a permission for permanent residence in Japan.
• Provided that anyone who belongs to a profit-making organization fully or even partially is not eligible to apply.
• Notes:
  • The Applicant should be responsible for carrying out proposed research project and managing the whole process including financials and reporting.
  • Anyone cannot apply for duplicates of the grant programs including this grant program, while the Applicant can be a collaborator of other applicants.

Ineligible

• The following research projects are not eligible:
  • Research projects for profit making or those likely to lead to profit making.
  • Research projects entrusted by a third party.
  • Research projects which have been substantially completed.

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