NAOJ research No. 80
11, December 2023

To: The heads of relevant institutions
From: Tsuneta Saku, Director General, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

FY2024 Call for Joint Development Researchon Open Application Basis (Notification)
The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) is issuing a call for
applications for Joint Development Research. Please convey this notification toresearchers at your organization.
1. Purpose
NAOJ promotes advanced research for astronomy and related fields as international
research centers, and provide opportunity for open-use and collaborative research forresearchers in universities or other institutions throughout the country.
This program is intended to support the development and production of advanced
equipment and software, or fundamental development research for astronomicalobservation. It is hoped that those collaborative works with NAOJ will contribute
effective development research for the future.
2. Intended Research
Joint Research in collaboration with Research and Academic Staff and/orSpecially Appointed Teachers (Employees on Annual salary system) at NAOJ for
the development and production of new equipment, or fundamental development
research related to observation as well as experimentation.
When a research plan is to install an equipment on a telescope or another facilityof NAOJ, an agreement by a director of projects, centers or divisions is needed.
3. Category of Grant and Expected Number of Adaptation (Including ContinuedPlan)〇Large scale research plan (multiple-year plan / single-year plan )Budget scale: From 5 million yen to 10 million yen per year.
Expected number of adaptations: Around 1.
〇Ordinary research plan (multiple-year plan / single-year plan)
Budget scale: Less than 5 million yen per year.
Expected number of adaptations: Around 6*It is not allowed to be applying to both categories for the same research subject.
≪Regarding Application of Multiple-year Basis≫
・The upper limit of multiple-year plan is 3 years.
・The project which was adapted on multiple-year plan from last year/ 2 years
ago and has been supported and ongoing is eligible to apply as a continuedplan.

4. Eligibility (Only applicants who meet all of the following criteria will beconsidered)(1) Researchers at national, municipal, and private universities; and national andmunicipal research institutions; or any person with equivalent status.
(If you are a graduate student, submit an application with your instructor.)(2) Those who have been accepted to apply and implement the plan by the head ofthe organization and submit an agreement form in the specified form.
(Applicants who employed by NAOJ do not need to submit an agreement form)(3) Those who have NOT been suspended by The Cross-Ministerial R&D
Management System (e-Rad) .
5．Period of Joint Development Research
Successful applicants should submit a research plan after receiving notification.
To implement the budget in your organization, entering into a contract between
NAOJ and your institution is needed.
【Period】
Implementation the budget in your organization: Contract day to Mar. 31 2025.
Implementation the budget in NAOJ: From Apr. 1 2024 to Mar. 31 2025.
6．Intended Expenses
Direct expense for the joint development research
The expenses listed below are NOT accepted.
〇Employment cost in ordinary research plan.
〇Cost for purchasing equipment which can be used widely (ex. PC, printer, tablet)*The expense can be used for those items when they are particularly essential tothe research〇Indirect cost, administration cost, common cost for organization of recipients’.
〇 Submission fee, or registration fee or travel cost for attending academic
conference or workshop≪Regarding employment cost in “Large scale research plan”≫
Only research plans which meet all of the following criteria will be considered
as employment cost.
(1) The cost is up to 60% of the budget.
(2) The person must be employed and at the recipient’s organization and theorganization must do the labor management.
(3) The job title, details of work, the period of employment, and the reason why
the position is required are written on the application forms.
(4) Recipients must describe the results enabled by the employment in theresearch report.
*If you need to change the portion of the research budget allocated toemployment costs, you need the advance approval of the Research
Coordination Committee of NAOJ.

7．How to Apply and Deadline【How to Apply】
・Web application is accepted.
The portal site of Joint Use and Joint Research “NOUS” http://www.nins.jp/nous/
Log in page https://nous.nins.jp/user/signin
・Both “Web application” and “Posting the agreement form (written by the headof the director) ” are needed.
・An agreement form can be downloaded at the above website.
（Applicants who employed by NAOJ do not need to submit an agreement form.）
・When a research plan is to install an equipment on a telescope or anotherfacility of NAOJ, an agreement by a director of projects, centers or divisions isneeded. In that case, upload a copy of correspondence to the section which canbe put figures on NOUS in order to show that the director agreed for theresearch plan.
【Deadline】
Web Application: Friday, January 19, 2024, 17:00 (JST)Postal Application (only Agreement Form): Friday, February 2, 2024
*Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
【Reference】 https://www2.nao.ac.jp/~open-info/kouryuu/koubo/kyodokaihatsu/index.html
8. Selection and Announcement of the Results
The Director General of NAOJ will make the final decisions on the adoption ofresearch proposals and the allocation of the budget, following deliberation by theResearch Coordination Committee of NAOJ.
Deliberation on proposal adoption is scheduled to be conducted in late February,
2024. Following the finalization of the FY 2024 budget, we will convey the results
to the applicants and the head of their organizations.
9. Screening Criteria
Screening will be focused on the following points.
(1) Academic significance (originality, extendability to astronomical research)(2) Significance of joint research to be conducted with NAOJ.
(3) Reasonability of the direction and the method of the research (achievability ofthe plan within the research period, and accuracy of the annual plans).
10. Research Report
Please submit a research report in the specified format within 30 days following
the completion of research. The report may be put on the webpage, and in somecases, we may request you write an article in NAOJ’s newsletter. Also, two years
after the Joint Development Research concludes, we will send a questionnaire
regarding its results and related effects.

11．Acknowledgements
If you publish your research products from this joint development research inacademic journals etc., please be sure to clearly indicate in the acknowledgementsthat the program contributed to the results and include Grant Number (NAOJRCC-xxxx-xxxx).
*Example: (Part of) This work was supported by NAOJ Research Coordination
Committee, NINS(NAOJ-RCC-xxxx-xxxx).
12．Handling of Personal Information
Personal information of applicants will be used only for selecting the proposal andcarrying out the adopted research assembly. The name of the successful
candidate, the title of the symposium, and part of the report will be posted on theResearch Coordination Committee website etc.
13．Promotion of Gender Equality
NAOJ is committed to the realization of a society with gender equality.
Our support system for gender equality is also available to those who visit NAOJ
such as for joint research or conferences. For details, see
https://www2.nao.ac.jp/~open-info/gender-equality/en/
14. Others
When using facilities at NAOJ, please comply with the regulations of both theNational Institutes of Natural Sciences and NAOJ, and follow the instructions
given by the responsible person in charge of the facilities.
Once a proposal is adopted, any student or researcher with no affiliation who isto participate in the joint research must join the “Disaster and Accident
Insurance for Student Education and Research” or an equivalent insurance
scheme.
15. Where to Submit Agreement Forms and Inquiries
Research Support Unit, Research Promotion Division, Administration
Department National Institutes of Natural Sciences, National Astronomical
Observatory of Japan
2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588
Phone:0422-34-3661
Email:kenkyu(at)nao.ac.jp
U R L : https://www2.nao.ac.jp/~open-info/kouryuu/index.html