How to update a collaborative
researcherʼs information(collaborator/assistantresearcher/participant)1

BEFORE YOU READ THIS GUIDELINE...
NOTE:
In the following cases, please provide "before correction (incorrectly entered)" information andthe "after correction (correct)" by email to the Joint Research Section. (See last page forcontact information)•

When you would like to correct the collaborating researcher's information in case of
misregistration when applying.

•If you need to change the account information of a collaborating researcher after theapplication period (because it can only be updated during the application period of thecollaborative research).

e.g.
If you are supposed to type "Thomas" butyou have typed "Thomaaas" and haveregistered it.
(Incorrect) Thomaaas->(Correct) Thomas2

Updating a collaborative researcherʼs information(collaborator/assistant researcher/participant)If you would like to update your collaborative researcher's affiliation information
due to their changing sections, please follow the instructions in this manual.

Please log into NOUS. Click on edit
button or the green text of the “タイトル”(Title) of the appropriate proposal
in the list of “新規申請”(NewApplications). And then you can see

The account information of acollaborating researcher can only
be updated during the application
period. Please see the previous
page for details.

3After logging into NOUS, click editor title of application and go to theapplication form editing screen.

4Click on the “4.組織(members)" tabto open the registration page forcollaborative researcher and click on
the grayed-out area in the “共同利⽤研究者(Collaborative Researcher)”
and/or ”研究補助者(Assistantresearcher)” information field.
申請者:Applicant/ Proposal Representative
共同利⽤研究者︓ Collaborative Researcher
研究補助者︓Assistant researcher

5Click on 所属を追加する (add affiliation)in the "研究者確認 (identifyresearcher)" window.

6Please read the instructions forhandling personal information (*)
and click Accept .

(*) Full text of the explanation of thehandling of personal information
With the consent of the principal investigator, personal
information provided in the application form will beprovided to parties not affiliated with the National
Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS) to the extent
necessary for the review of the application, and will be
used by NINS and the relevant research term(s) forthe purpose of conducting joint research, management
and statistical processing.
In addition, your name, affiliation, and job title may bedisplayed on the screen when you complete theapplication form in NOUS. The personal information
provided in the application form will not be used forany purpose other than those described above.

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Please fulfill the researchers information.

Fields marked with a red
asterisk (*) (Name, Family
Name, First Name, E-mailaddress, Institute, Department,
Job title) are required.

If you need to change an item that cannot be edited (name,family name, etc.), please let the section in charge know.
See the inquiry below.

If you see the error message“The email address is alreadyregistered", please go back to
the Researcher Search screen
and select an existing account.
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After fulfilling the blanks, click
所属を追加する (add affiliation).

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Once you have updated yourapplication, click on Save App. in thegreen bar at the top left of theapplication form to temporarily savethe updated information.

The process of updating a collaborative researcherʼs information is completed.
10Inquiry….

If you have any questions about NOUS, please do not hesitate to contact
to us.

Address
Joint Research Section, International Relations and Research Cooperation Division,
Okazaki Administration Center , National Institutes of National Sciences(NINS)
38 Nishigonaka Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, 444-8585
TEL
MAIL

0564-55-7133
r7133@orion.ac.jp

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