Our mission is to provide the following programs based on the annual program plans approved by the Board of Directors.
We offer grants for research expenses to researchers or research groups engaged in the applicable fields of study specified in our annual program plans.
In particular, interdisciplinary research is preferred.
The Foundation provides grants for cross-disciplinary/interdisciplinary research on specific themes specified by the Foundation, which is proposed by a group of researchers from a wide range of fields from a variety of perspectives and awarenesses of problems.
We provide the following exchange support programs to researchers engaged in the applicable fields of study specified in our annual application guidelines.
Financial support for international travel and living expenses is provided to senior researchers (at the professor level) with outstanding research achievements who give lectures, participate in discussions, or undertake study tours outside Japan for the primary purpose of promoting international exchange. The period of this program is no longer than three months.
Financial support for international travel and living expenses is provided to mid-career researchers (at the associate professor, lecturer, or assistant professor level) with excellent research achievements who conduct independent or joint research activities outside Japan and contribute to developing their field of study. In principle, the period of this program is one year.
Financial support for travel to and living expenses in Japan is provided to senior international researchers (at the professor level) with outstanding research achievements and who give lectures, participate in discussions, or undertake study tours in Japan for the purpose of contributing to international exchange in their research activities. The period of this program is no longer than three months.
Financial support for travel to and living expenses in Japan is provided to capable mid-career researchers (at the associate professor level) and young researchers (assistant professors and graduate students) who conduct independent or joint research activities in Japan and contribute to developing their field of study. In principle, the period of this program is one year.
In principle, financial support for expenses regarding participating international researchers, their lodging expenses, and other miscellaneous expenses such as meeting reports is provided to small and medium-size international research meetings (including symposia, seminars, etc.) in all fields of study that are held in Japan.
Financial support for research expenses is provided to joint research activities conducted by both Japanese and international researchers. The applicable fields of study conform to the details under “Research Grants” above.