Funding and Training Opportunities


This chapter provides infromation on grant funding and training opportunities for women researchers. 

1) Funding Opportunities for Women Researchers
2) Prize for Women Scientists
3) Training Opportunities for Career Development for Women

 

1) Funding Opportunities for Women Researchers

When you apply for an external grant, please submit Grant Pre-submission Form to GRC (sponsored_research@oist.jp).
For any questions, please contact sponsored_research@oist.jp.

Title

SHISEIDO
The 10th “Shiseido Female Researcher Science Grant”
Eligibility

-Target disciplines: natural science (application for either the science-and-engineering field or the
life-science field).
During this, interface and colloid chemistry applications will be particularly welcome.

-Female researchers who will conduct research in a disciplines of natural science at a Japanese
university or a public research facility in Japan during the grant period.

For details, please visit he following website.
https://www.shiseidogroup.jp/rd/doctor/grants/science/
Nominations closing date [Closed] 15th November 2016

 

Title Kato Memorial Bioscience Foundation
27th Research Grant
Eligibility

-Young researchers in the field of basic research on Bioscience.

-Target research area: 1) Medical science, 2) Biotechnology

-Researcher under the age of 40 from public research institute or university in Japan

-Women take a priority

For details, please visit he following website.
https://www.katokinen.or.jp/applications/3_1ken_zyo.html
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Nominations closing date [Closed] 30th September 2016

 

Title

The Soroptimist Japan Foundation
Women Researcher  Award
Eligibility

-Japanese women only
-Target research area: Education, Science and Technology, Medical technology, Environment,  IT technology, Care welfare, Traditional technique, Traditional culture, Literature, Economic science, Health-care, Peace etc.
-Full-time researcher under the age of 50 from public research institute or university in Japan

For details, please visit he following website.
http://www.soro-jpf.net/project/index.html
(Japanese only)
Nominations closing date [Closed] April, 2015

 

2) Prize for Women Scientists

Title NIHON L'ORÉAL K.K.
L'ORÉAL-UNESCO Female Researcher Japan Award
Eligibility

- Female doctoral students who are under 40 and currently enrolled in a doctorate program or aspire to enter a doctoral program.

For details, please visit he following website.

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Nominations closing date 28th, Feburary, 2017
Title

Japanese Association of University Women (JAUW)
19th Morita Science Research Encouragement Award
Eligibility

- Field of natural science
- Female researcher younger than 40 years of age  as of April 1, 2017.

For details, please visit he following website.
http://www.jauw.org/scholarshiptop.html
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Nominations closing date [Closed] 21 November, 2016

 

Title 37th Saruhashi Prize
Eligibility

- Field of natural science
- Female researcher younger than 50 years of age  as of deadline date.
-One person will be nominated in each year.

For details, please visit he following website.
http://www.saruhashi.net/nominate.html
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Nominations closing date [Closed] 30 November, 2016

 

Title Japanese Association of University Women (JAUW)
FY2016 Domestic Scholarship
Eligibility

Regular scholar
- Female graduate students who has been studying  in Japanese University over 1 year.

Social welfare scholar
-Female graduate students and under graduate students with a disability who has been studying in Japanese University over 1 year.

For details, please visit he following website.
http://www.jauw.org/scholarshiptop.html
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Nominations closing date [Closed] 31th August, 2016

 

Title 3rd The Sawayanagi Prize
Eligibility

- The Sawayanagi Prize is given to individuals or groups that have promoted gender equality through gender related research and activities.

For details, please visit he following website.
http://www.bureau.tohoku.ac.jp/danjyo/sawayanagi/H28sawayanagi.html
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Nominations closing date [Closed] 29th July, 2016

 

3) Training Opportunities for Career Development for Women