Call for Applications
Proposals for organizing scientific and educational meetings of planetary science(workshops, schools, and training programs)
Center for Planetary Science (CPS) calls for proposals to organize workshops, schools, and training programs
under the conditions mentioned below. The successful projects are expected to proceed in cooperation withCPS. CPS will share part of the cost to hold the meetings and give support for paper works and for practicaltasks of archiving information and knowledge in an electronic form.
About CPS
Planetary science is an interdisciplinary field that involves astronomy, earth science, andlife science. The ultimate goal is to understand our place in the evolving universe. Progressin science and technology has deepened our understanding in each discipline. At the sametime, however, this deepening has fractionalized planetary science. This has prevented us
from grasping the overall picture.
The Center for Planetary Science (CPS) was founded in April 2007 as an academic institution open to all researchers with the purpose of integrating their knowledge of specialized
disciplines. CPS coordinates international education and research activities by fostering interactions among researchers in different disciplines and by serving as a repository forknowledge of planetary science.
Please see the following URL https://www.cps-jp.org/index.htm.en
This call invites proposals along the lines of the main goal of CPS, which take an institutionally boundarylessapproach toward independent development of human resources and promotion of research activities, open up
a new frontier of planetary science with radical originality, and make a contribution to the whole community ofplanetary science as a part of the CPS activities.
1. Meeting Categories(A) Workshops
A maximum of 300,000 JPY will be granted for each successful (domestic or international) workshop
with ten to dozens of participants. Workshops must be held at CPS in principle.
(B) Schools
1) CPS International School of Planetary Sciences
This is a call for organizing the annual international school of CPS.
Check the CPS website (https://www.cps-jp.org/index.htm.en) for the previous accomplishments.
2) General
A maximum of 300,000 JPY will be granted for each school that consists of lectures and that enrolls
participants from several groups and several academic institutions (only qualified institutions mentionedbelow).
(C) Training Programs
Financial support will be given to exploratory programs for educational training in the field of planetaryscience or to projects for designing and developing a training program that calls public attention.
2. Eligibility to Apply
Qualified applicants are the faculty and research staff of the following institutions: National University Corporations; Public and Private Universities; Inter-University Research Institute Cooperation; universities, junior colleges, technical colleges, and research institutions run by Independent Administrative Institution orLocal Independent Administrative Agency. Individuals who are acknowledged by the director of CPS tohave the eligibility are also qualified for application. The chief organizer is allowed to apply for only one category within the same fiscal year. Students are encouraged to apply provided that a qualified applicant isdelegated to submit the proposal.
3. How to Apply
The application form must be sent by e-mail to:Center for Planetary Science
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and include the following ten items (no restrictions of its format and the number of words):(1) Name of scientific and educational meeting(2) Expected place of the meeting(3) Estimated duration of the meeting(4) Rough schedule throughout the meeting(5) The background, goal, and significance of the meeting (Describe concretely the contribution given in
the selection standard mentioned below)
1. Contribution to human resources development in a broad sense
2. Contribution to the CPS promoted project of digital archives (*1, see the end of this form)
3. Contribution to the development of crossover approaches to planetary science in a different field andmethod
4. Contribution to a new frontier of planetary science(6) Organizing body (If CPS is not host, specify the host and co-hosts)(7) Members of organizing committee (CPS staff must be included. Refer to the section 5-3-3)(8) Contact address(9) Expected participants(10) Estimate of the expenses
4. Deadline for Submissions
A call for applications remains open throughout the year, although applications proposed by May 31, 2012
have received first consideration for fiscal 2012. Please note that this application may close without priornotice.
5. Important Note
(1) Selection procedure and notice of decision
The steering committee of CPS will decide the awardee along the selection standard mentioned in section
3-5, based on the assessment of necessity for the development of planetary science and its feasibility. Thechief organizer will be notified of the decision about two weeks later.

(2) Report
The successful chief organizer will be requested to submit a report by e-mail soon after the meeting is over.
This report will be posted on the CPS website and attached to the CPS annual report. We will guide about
the format of the report when the application will be approved.
(3) Others
1. If the meeting is hosted under the joint sponsorship of CPS, the organizers should acknowledge
CPS’s financial support for holding the meeting and technical support for archiving knowledge.
2. All the workshops, schools, and training programs must be executed between April in 2012 andMarch in 2013.
3. For convenience of CPS administration, the organizing committee members should include CPS staff
given at the following URL, https://www.cps-jp.org/member/index.htm.en
4. Any loss, damage, and accident happened in the meeting should be settled by the hosting institutions or individuals. CPS is not responsible for such matters unless the meeting is hosted by CPS.
5. Inquiries about application may be addressed to:Prof. Kiyoshi Kuramoto and Dr. Jun Kimurainquiries cps-jp.org
CPS staff in charge of Education and Research CG
Center for Planetary Science (https://www.cps-jp.org/index.htm.en)
c/o Graduate School of Science of Kobe University
Minatojima-minamimachi 7-1-15 Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650-0047, JAPAN)

Center for Planetary Science
https://www.cps-jp.org/index.htm.en*1) Digital archive on planetary sciences（MOSIR Project）
A digital archive of non-text and/or literaturematerials namely a digital library on planetaryscience. Those suitable materials, movies
and documents are collected through recording the weekly CPS seminars, various workshops etc. CPS attempts to give opportunities for participants’ review and nonparticipants’ studies, and to contribute to theinter-university and the international education. It also helps us to develop activities thatoverlook the origin, revolution and diversityof planetary systems as a whole. Access to https://www.cps-jp.org/~mosir/pub/Center for Planetary Science
https://www.cps-jp.org/index.htm.en