Call for Application: Long-Term Oversea Invitation ProgramThis program supports projects that invite oversea researchers for their research activities
which would lead continuous and cooperative activities on planetary science between
oversea and Japanese research institutes through CPS. Invited researchers are expected
to stay mainly at CPS, and some researchers in Japan can also stay at CPS for the activity.
1. Requirement for projects* One or a few researchers from abroad can be invited. Researchers in Japan who aresupposed to stay at CPS can also be supported for their travel expense andaccommodation fee.
* Duration for the stay is from two-weeks up to three months.
* Invited researchers are expected to stay mainly at CPS, Department of Cosmosciences(Hokkaido Univ.) or Institute of Low Temperature Science (Hokkaido Univ.).
* Invitation must be completed by the end of March 2011.
* Eligibility for applicants: Researchers in Planetary Science or related field working inJapan. Postdocs or graduate students can also apply. Please contact CPS staff who
are also interested in the activity in advance and include them in the applicant list.
CPS staff can be found at https://www.cps-jp.org/~cps/member/index.htm* Amount: up to 500,000 yen / project. This includes travel expense and accommodation
fee for invited researchers and other researchers in Japan as well. If the project
invites more than one person from abroad and/or the project includes associatedworkshop, the maximum amount is 1,000,000 yen.
* A few projects will be adopted. Please refer the following page for the past projects:
https://www.cps-jp.org/~iccg/programs/taizai.htm* Not only discussion among small group of researchers, invited researchers are expected
to take an active role for wide variety of people in planetary science society, such as open
colloquium or lectures for those who are not in a specific research field. We record thecolloquium or lectures, which will be broadcasted through the web.
2. How to apply
Please submit the application as an attachment of email.
and include the following items:

The application must be a pdf file(1) Name, affiliation, position, and summary of research activities (about 50 words) of
the invited researcher(s).
(2) Name, affiliation, and position of applicant(s).
(3) Duration of the stay.
(4) Objective of the invitation (about 50 words).
(5) Plan during the stay.
(6) Estimated cost. Travel expense and accommodation fee should be actual cost.
Per diem allowance will be 1,000 yen/day. Associated activities (e.g. workshop) can beincluded.
* Email address for submit:

iccg-apply10 cps-jp.org

- File name of the application file must include name of the invited researcher and dateof the submission. (ex. 20100615_Smith.pdf)- Subject of the email: Application for Long-term Oversea Invitation Program
3. Deadline
Jun. 30th, 2010
4. Selection and notification* Selection will be made by the CPS steering committee.
within one month after the deadline.

The result will be noticed* Policy of the selection
We consider the following aspects (Not all aspects must be met):- Contribution to human resources development in a broad sense- Contribution to the CPS promoted project of knowledge archives- Contribution to the development of crossover approaches to planetary science in adifferent field and method- Contribution to a new frontier of planetary science- Feasibility of the project
We prioritize projects that lead international, continuous, and cooperative research
activities among research institutes from the long-term point of view. We may
consider additional support under the exchange program of CPS for successfulprojects. For the exchange program, please refer sec. 7.
5. Notice* Please submit a report as a pdf file by email within one month after the project. Emailaddress is the same as the submission. The report will be put on the CPS website andour annual reports.
* We may ask the invited researchers to stay at a designated accommodation.
refer to CPS staff for detail.

Please* When the results obtained by the project are published, please include the following:This work is supported in part by the Center for Planetary Science running under theauspices of the MEXT Global COE program entitled "Foundation of International
Center for Planetary Science".
6. Inquiry
iccg-apply10 cps-jp.org
7. Introduction of CPS Exchange Program
Exchange Program supports international, continuous, and cooperative research
activities to develop human resource and the society of planetary science from the long-term
point of view. We do not call for application in the program, but we consider and adopt
successful projects adopted and run under the Long-Term Oversea Invitation Program. For
the past activities, please refer at https://www.cps-jp.org/~iccg/programs/exchange.htm
Center for Planetary Science
https://www.cps-jp.org/