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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

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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

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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.

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(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:

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5,398 1,191 9/1~11/9

6/28

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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

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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

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(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

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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Selection ratios of new proposals

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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

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¥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

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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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2 Building Robust International Cooperative Networks

1 Promoting International Joint Research

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.




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.




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


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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(3) Supporting the Establishment of Research and

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


Final presentation of group work at iCub Summer School (July 2012) (Photo by Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University)

Core-to-Core Program

JSPS

Support

・Carry out joint research・Build research collaboration hubs・Foster young researchers

Other CountriesJapan

Partner Agency

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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


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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2 Forming International Research-Support Networks

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

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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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⁃ Joint Use of JSPS Overseas Offices

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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3 Mobilizing the World’s Best Brains while Fostering Internationally Vigorous, Young Researchers

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

106 students(19 countries and regions)

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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.

html

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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.


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.


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.


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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Website

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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1 Research Fellowships for Young Scientists

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

Restart Postdoc (RPD) Fellowship after suspending

3 Fostering the Next Generation while Enhancing the Education and Research Functions of Universities

Fellowship categories

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

0

1,000

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

Website

(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)

2 Dispatching Young Researchers Abroad

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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Transition in number of Fellowships

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

408

486 501545

507

(persons)

(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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Website

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


natural sciences

· Up to ¥50 million/year/project

(2)Fields


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

0.85

1.75

2.05

1.52

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5(¥billion)

2013 (FY)201220112010

(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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1) Global COE Program

3 Enhancing the Education and Research Functions of Universities

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.



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.



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 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 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:




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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⁃ 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




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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1 Research Center for Science Systems

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.

4 Building an Evidence-Based Science-Promotion Systems and Strengthening Linkage with Society

Program Groups

Humanities

Social Sciences

Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Chemistry

Engineering Sciences

Biological Sciences

Agricultural Sciences

Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical Science

Integrated Disciplines

2013 Senior Program Officers

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Building an Evidence-Based Science-Promotion System

s and Strengthening Linkage with Society

(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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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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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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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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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



12

Social Scientific Survey of Great East Japan Earthquake 3 years



13

World Premier International Research Center Initiative As a rule, 10 years Up to ¥1.4 billion a year per project



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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


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)


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


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


Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE Program) 5 years Up to ¥5 million a year per


G8 Research Councils Initiative for Multilateral Research Funding 2-3 years Up to ¥15 milliona year per


A3 Foresight Program Up to 5 years ¥50 million per 5 yearsResearch

Cooperation Division

19

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


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


Division21

Asian CORE Program Up to 5 years Up to ¥12 million a year per project


Division21

HOPE Meetings with Nobel Laureates About 5 daysDomestic travel, food/

lodging, other participation costs


Division27

Frontiers of Science (FoS) Symposiums 3 daysRoundtrip international airfare, domestic travel,

food/lodging


Division28

Travel Grant for Attending Lindau Meetings About 1 week

Roundtrip international airfare, domestic travel,

meeting participation costs including food/ lodging


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)


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


Program Division41

Re-inventing Japan Project Up to 5 years Up to ¥60 million a year per project


Program Division42

Project for Promotion of Global Human Resource Development Up to 5 years Up to ¥120-260 million a year per project


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

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University-Industry

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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) ✓

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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) ✓

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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 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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Japanese Researchers → Abroad (FY2012)Foreign Researchers → Japan (FY2012)

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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