Grants and Research Collaborations Section

Funding Agency: JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)

KAKENHI is the largest public research grant which covers a wide range of scientific research area in Japan.
It covers widely from a small amount of research funds for fostering early-career researchers to a major funds and most of researchers can apply for.
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CREST Promoting unique and world class level goal-oriented basic researches. Network-type research conducted by a joint research group (team-oriented).
PRESTO Promoting unique, challenging and pioneering goal-oriented basic researches expected to be developed into world class level. Network-type research targeting to lead the world in achieving a result (individual research).
ACT-X Aiming at establishing the early-career researchers' individuality while conducting a research of their unique ideas and creating researchers network under the guidance and advice by the research representative and the field advisor.
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Funding Agency: AMED (Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development) 

Grants for the medical research and development, and environmental improvement.
Promoting research and development focused on the six integrated projects: drugs, medical device, healthcare, regenerative medicine, cell and gene therapies and genomic medicine, according to the "Plan for the Promotion of Medical Research and Development" by the government.
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Funding Agency: JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)

OIST faculties can host the fellows. Host researchers must submit all applications through OIST and close arrangement with the candidate is required.
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Funding Agency: JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)

Fostering and securing national top-class excellent Japanese and foreign early-career researchers by providing opportunities to focus on a research topic chosen with out-of-the-box ideas on their own initiatives.
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Funding Agency: JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)

International joint research project targeting to foster early-career researchers through enhancing the opportunities of training collaborating with overseas academic promotion organization enhancing excellent researchers' joint research with overseas researchers.
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