Institute for Chemical Research (ICR), Kyoto University

Global Frontier and Interdisciplinary Research Core for Deepening Investigations andPromoting Collaboration in Chemistry-oriented Fields
2024 Call for Proposal of Joint Research Projects
Institute for Chemical Research (ICR) has vigorously pressed forward its frontier and advanced
research in diverse fields surrounding chemistry to “Excel in the Investigation of Basic Principles ofChemistry and Their Applications.” From fiscal years 2018 to 2021, the ICR advanced domestic andinternational research projects as an international Joint Usage/Research Center (iJURC), proclaiming“Global Frontier and Interdisciplinary Research Core for Deepening Investigations and Promoting
Collaboration in Chemistry-oriented Fields.” In 2021, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan favorably evaluated the activities of ICR-iJURC to renew
the iJURC. By applying such achievements, ICR will energetically continue to advance its activities
to develop global chemical collaborating research.
To promote fundamental and applied chemistry research considering the needs from the global
chemical society, ICR currently invites proposals for 2024 iJURC research projects in fields related
to chemistry as detailed below. Proposals of research projects in the following four categories arewelcome: field-specific (pre-planned) research, proposal–based research, promotion of collaborativeand multidisciplinary research, and facilities and equipment use. These projects should be conductedin conjunction with a full-time faculty member(s) or a visiting faculty member(s) of ICR, and any
adopted proposal can utilize our shared facilities, equipment, and resources. Any project categories
may include researchers from abroad as principal investigators and/or collaborating researchers(international collaborations) and from Japan (domestic collaborations).
We are looking forward to receiving your proposals. Please kindly read the details of this call for
proposals carefully before applying.
Director, ICR, Kyoto University
AOYAMA, Takashi
Head, ICR-iJURC Collaborative Station
ONO, Teruo

1. Research period
One year (from April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2025)
2. Research Project Categories
We are seeking proposals in the following four categories: field-specific (pre-planned) research,
proposal-based research, promotion of collaborative and multidisciplinary research, and facilities andequipment use. Regardless of the category, please contact either the ICR member who is in charge ofthe relevant category (or research field) or your intended ICR partner researcher before preparing yourproposal. For budget information, please refer to Table 1 (Overview of Joint Use/Joint Research
Budget for 2024).
2-1. Field-specific (pre-planned) Research
Field-specific (pre-planned) research is jointly conducted with ICR researcher(s) in fields specified
by ICR. For 2024, we are welcoming proposals in the following seven fields. We plan to adopt a totalof approximately 50 projects for these 7 fields (25 projects for exploratory research, and 25 projects
for advanced research).
2-1-1. Field-specific (Basic Field) Research
Beam Science (Person in Charge: Prof. WAKASUGI, Masanori, wakasugi.masanori.8z@ kyotou.ac.jp)
Core topics: Development of advanced quantum beams and creation of novel analytical methods
Objectives: This field endeavors development of advanced quantum beams such as laser, X-ray,electron beam, ion beam, and its application to advanced diagnostic analysis method. Additionally,
we aim to investigate ultra-fast chemical and physical phenomena in microscopic region by using
these quantum beams in a complex manner.
Elements Science (Person in Charge: Prof. OHKI, Yasuhiro, ohki@scl.kyoto-u.ac.jp)
Core topics: Creation of novel materials and their functions based on elements science
Objectives: This field endeavors to elucidate the characteristics of elements, to elicit unknown
characteristics of such elements, and to develop novel materials possessing excellent features due to
newly found characteristics. Considering that synergistic effects of the component elements result inmaterial functions, we aim to establish scientific methodologies to clarify the synergy of elements,
and ultimately to create new functions which can contribute to solve the social issues.
Bioinformatics (Person in Charge: Prof. AKUTSU, Tatsuya, takutsu@kuicr.kyoto-u.ac.jp)
Core topics: Integrated analysis of complex information, including biological information
Objectives: This field strives to deepen knowledge of chemical aspects in biological systems byinvestigating how biological information is related to chemical phenomena in a living organism using
the latest biological information such as genomes and metagenomes. Ultimately, we aim to apply thisknowledge to genomic drug discovery and personalized medicine.

Material Synthesis (Person in Charge: Prof. MURATA, Yasujiro, yasujiro@scl.kyoto-u.ac.jp)
Core topics: Strategic development of composite functional materials
Objectives: This field aims to develop next-generation materials and molecular systems with novel
functionalities. Our research emphasizes to synthesize of hybrids, composites, different materials in
nano-scale. We also strive to elucidate the chemical interactions between functional materials andbiological phenomena by treating biological tissues, which exhibit various functions such asrecognition, response, and reaction in biological bodies.
Phenomena Analysis (Person in Charge: Prof. HASEGAWA, Takeshi, htakeshi@scl.kyoto-u.ac.jp)
Core topics: Material analysis based on composite measurements
Objectives: This field strives to obtain a hierarchical understanding and description of natural andartificial materials using a variety of spectroscopic and analytical methods based on chemistry. The
results will be used to establish a novel framework for materials science.
2-1-2. Field-specific (Special Field) Research
Quantum information • Spintronics (Person in Charge: Prof. ONO, Teruo, ono@scl.kyoto-u.ac.jp)
Core topics: Quantum information and spintronics
Objectives: This field aims to integrate and develop classical information and quantum information
technologies by creating new science and technology in physics, applied physics, electronicengineering, magnetic engineering, material science, chemistry, information science and theirboundary areas and establish the foundation for information technology required in Society 5.0 andpost-corona society.
Spin-Life Frontier Hub (Person in Charge: Prof. YAMAGO, Shigeru, yamago@scl.kyoto-u.ac.jp)
Core topics: Synthesis and analyses of molecular probes for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Objectives: This field aims at innovation in MRI and related fields, including synthetic studies ofmolecular probes, as well as fundamental research leading to bioimaging with spin probes, as well as
fundamental research with the potential to improve the sensitivity of MRI. Research topics need not
be directly related to MRI at this time, but are encouraged to be relevant to MRI in the long term.
2-2. Proposal-based Research(Person in Charge: Prof. TERANISHI, Toshiharu, teranisi@scl.kyoto-u.ac.jp)
This category invites proposals from chemists from multidisciplinary research areas in the above
six field-specific research fields or other research fields. Approximately 40 projects will be adopted:
20 exploratory research and 20 advanced research projects. We especially welcome projects that may
lead to a novel field in chemistry. Additionally, projects deemed to be of the utmost urgency andimportance may be adopted immediately regardless of the aforementioned application deadline.
2-3. Promotion of Collaborative and Multidisciplinary Research(Person in Charge: Prof. KURIHARA, Tatsuo, kurihara@scl.kyoto-u.ac.jp)
This category is primarily aimed at strengthening collaborations in chemistry and related fields
between researchers in Japan and those around the world. This category accepts proposals in which
the principal investigator will seek international research collaborations with foreign institutes thathave signed a General Memorandum for Academic Cooperation and Exchange with ICR. (See
http://www.kuicr.kyoto-u.ac.jp/sites/icr/international/ for more details.) Additionally, we welcome
proposals that intend to organize a meeting or symposium for future international collaborations.
Approximately 5 projects will be adopted.
2-4. Facilities and Equipment Use(Person in Charge: Prof. FUTAKI, Shiro, futaki@scl.kyoto-u.ac.jp)
Facilities and equipment use projects are collaborative research that are mainly aimed at using
ICR’s shared facilities, equipment, and resources, which are listed on our website (https://www.icrijurc.jp/equipment/). Approximately 15 projects will be adopted.

Table 1. Overview of the International Joint Use/Joint Research Budget for 2024
Maximum budget per project*(unit: thousand yen)International collaboration

Domestic collaboration

Field-specific research (exploratory)

1,000

800

Field-specific research (advanced)

2,000

1,500

Proposal-based research (exploratory)

1,000

800

Proposal-based research (advanced)
Promotion of collaborative andmultidisciplinary research

2,000

1,500

1,000

800

Facilities and equipment use

1,000

800

Notes: These figures are just for reference. The amount of support will be adjusted depending on theoverall budget.
Applicants and their ICR partner researchers should determine the budget allocation for equipment,
consumables, and travel. In particular, when determining the travel budget, the specificcircumstances of the research teams’ locations should be taken into account.
3. Collaborative Research Proposal Guidelines
3-1. Qualifications
Full-time (or equivalent) researchers at a university (national, public, or private), a research
institute (national, public, or private), or an independent (or equivalent) administrative agency
3-2. How to Prepare an Application Form
Prior to submitting your application, you should discuss the research objective, scope, and budget
with either
ICR member in charge of your proposal research field or category, or your intended ICR
member(s). You should be selected from the ICR full-time or visiting faculty members in 2024. Pleaserefer to the ICR website (http://www.kuicr.kyoto-u.ac.jp/sites/icr/research/person/) for a list of faculty
members.
If you are having trouble determining an appropriate joint researcher, please consult with the ICR
member in charge of your proposal research field or category for assistance. The maximum budgets
indicated in Table 1 are for your reference. When you consult with your selected ICR member(s), yourconversation should include a detailed breakdown of the budget for equipment, consumables, andtravel should be included. In particular, when determining the travel budget, make sure to consider thelocations and circumstances of all researchers on your team.
Please submit the relevant application form (from the following four forms) to Joint Research
Promotion Office at ICR via the ICR partner researcher: Proposal Application Form for Field-specificResearch (Form 1, MS Word/PDF), Proposal Application Form for Proposal-Based Research (Form2, MS Word/PDF), Proposal Application Form for Promotion of Collaborative and Multidisciplinary

Research (Form 3, MS Word/PDF), and Proposal Application Form for Facility and Equipment Use(Form 4, MS Word/PDF).
Any categories may include researchers from abroad. If your group includes researchers fromabroad, check the box in the upper left corner of the appropriate form.
namely1. Fields marked with * are for internal use. Please leave them blank.
2. Always fill out the name and contact details of your intended ICR partner researcher.
3. Roles of the Applicant (namely Principal Investigator of the proposal project) and the ICR partner
researcher and collaborating researchers should be clarified. All researchers must agree with theirassigned roles before submitting the application.
4. Please complete the proposal application form within 3 pages.
5. Please submit the relevant application form to Joint Research Promotion Office at ICR via the
ICR partner researcher.
3-3. Application Deadline and Submission Address
Completed application forms should be submitted in a MS Word format by email to thefollowing email address by Friday, January 19, 2024.
Submission Contact:
Joint Research Promotion Office, ICR, Kyoto University
Email: icr-hub＠scl.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Phone: +81-774-38-3107

4. Project Selection Procedure and Notification of Adoption
A jury established in ICR will initially screen all applications. The governing council of ICR will
make the final decision. The evaluation is comprehensive; it considers not only the proposal itself, butalso the budget allocation and the length of intended use of the ICR facilities, equipment, and resources.
Although the offer is tentative, the applicant (principal investigator) will be notified of the results in
March 2024.
5. Conducting Projects and Reporting Research Outcomes
5-1. Research Budgets
The budget will consist of a research budget (equipment and consumables) and travel budget forthe principal investigator and the ICR partner researcher. A travel budget is also provided forcollaborating researchers, which can be students†. Please contact your ICR partner researcher to start
your collaborative research project. Note that ICR does not have accommodations for collaborating
researchers to stay.
† When you include a collaborating researcher who is a student, he/she should, in principle, be a
graduate student. Student participants must be covered by accident insurance or equivalent.
5-2. Research Outcome Reports

A research report should be submitted for adopted projects according to the guidelines shown
below. The submitted report will be published as a part of the ICR International Joint Usage/ResearchCenter research report. Additionally, principal investigators may be asked to give a presentation on
the outcomes at a workshop. Details about presentations will be later provided to the principal
investigator.
5-3. Result Report Format
A one-page report for a field-specific research project, proposal-based research project, andfacilities and equipment use project, or a two-page report for a promotion of collaborative andmultidisciplinary research project is required using Form 5 (MS Word/PDF). An A4 sheet
accommodates texts up to approximately 1,000 words. Figures and tables may be in color, but please
note that the report can be published in black and white.
The research project title should be centered on the first line of the first page. The name andaffiliation of the principal investigator should be on the third line as right aligned, and the main text
should start from the fifth line. Your ICR partner researcher should not be listed as a co-author of yourproject. Instead, mention your ICR partner researcher’s name in the main text as needed. If your projectis an international collaboration, please prepare your report in English.
5-4. Report contents
Although you are not required to use a specific format, we suggest, for example, that anexperimental project includes the following sections: objectives, experimental methods, experimental
results, discussion, and outcome reports (papers, presentations, etc.). If you organize a workshop or
meeting as part of a promotion of collaborative and multidisciplinary research project, please attach
the program, a list of participants (with affiliations, organizations, and titles) and a summary orproceedings (if any) of such activities to your research report.
5-5. Report submission
Your report must be submitted by the end of February, 2025 by email to the following email
address (Word and PDF files). The files should be named “project code + principal investigator’sfamily name.”
Contact:
Joint Research Promotion Office, ICR, Kyoto University
Email: icr-hub@scl.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Phone: +81-774-38-3107
5-6. Disclosure of Research Outcomes
When you present your research outcomes as a journal article or other means, please acknowledge
that it is the result of an International Joint Usage/Research project with ICR, Kyoto University. Below
is an example of an acknowledgment in English.

This work was supported by the International Collaborative Research Program of Institute for
Chemical Research, Kyoto University (grant # XXXX)Your acknowledgment in Japanese should be equivalent to this sentence.

☐ (Please check this box if this proposal is for an international collaboration.)

Form 11-1* Date received* Receipt No.
* Category No.

Institute for Chemical Research International Joint Usage/Research 2024
Proposal Application Form for Field-specific Research
Principal
Investigator

Name:
Date of Birth (age):YYYY / MM / DD()

Affiliation (institution, department, and title):
Address:
Phone:☐ New

Fax:

Email:☐ Approval for Security Export Control*☐ Continued

Research Project Title:(Japanese)(English)(Please circle one.)[Basic Field] 1 Beam Science[Special Field]

2 Elements Science

3 Bioinformatics 4 Material Synthesis

1 Quantum Information • Spintronics

5 Phenomena Analysis

2 Spin-Life Frontier Hub

Type of Research Project (Please circle one.)
Exploratory Research
ICR Partner Researcher

Advanced Research
Name:
Laboratory:
Phone:

Email:

Research Team
(Please specify Principal Investigator, ICR partner researcher, or Collaborating researcher in the Assigned role column below.)
Name

Position(Grade for graduate student)

Affiliation

Assigned role
/Research task

Length of stay atICR (Days)

Research budget (Details should be mentioned on the section of List of Expenses.)
Equipment purchase×1,000 yen＊for internal use

Consumables

Travel expenses
×1,000 yen

Total
×1,000 yen

×1,000 yenForm 1

1-2

Research Purpose (Please describe the reasons to choose ICR for your joint-research, as well.)

Detailed Research Plan (Please specify each assigned task of the principal investigator, ICR partner researcher, and collaborating
researcher, as well.)

Expected Outcome and Impact

Additional Information helpful for project evaluation (Please describe publications of past joint-research outcomes, if any.)

Other Requirements (Please indicate any requests to use specific facilities, equipment, or resources, as well.)Form 1

1-3

List of Expenses (Purchased equipment will be managed by ICR after your research project is completed.)
Consumables (including use charges of Travel expenses(×1,000 yen)
(×1,000 yen) Supercomputer)

Research equipment purchase

Total

Total

Total

(×1,000 yen)☐ (Please check this box if this proposal is for an international collaboration.)
Form 22-1* Date received* Receipt No.
* Category No.

Institute for Chemical Research International Joint Usage/Research 2024
Proposal Application Form for Proposal-based Research
Principal
Investigator

Name:
Date of Birth (age):YYYY / MM / DD()

Affiliation (institution, department, and title):
Address:
Phone:☐ New

Fax:

Email:☐ Approval for Security Export Control*☐ Continued

Research Project Title:(Japanese)(English)Type of Research Project (Please circle one.)
Exploratory Research
ICR Partner Researcher

Advanced Research
Name:
Laboratory:
Phone:

Email:

Research Team
(Please specify Principal investigator, ICR partner researcher, or Collaborating researcher in the Assigned Role column below.)
Name

Position(Grade for graduate student)

Affiliation

Assigned Role
/Research task

Length of Stayat ICR (Days)

Research budget (Details should be mentioned on the section of List of Expenses.)
Equipment purchase×1,000 yen＊for internal use

Consumables

Travel expenses
×1,000 yen

Total
×1,000 yen

×1,000 yenForm 2

2-2

Research Purpose (Please describe the reasons to choose ICR for your joint research, as well.)

Detailed Research Plan (Please specify each assigned task of the principal investigator, ICR partner researcher, and collaborating
researcher, as well.)

Expected Outcome and Impact

Additional Information helpful for project evaluation (Please describe publications of past joint-research outcomes, if any.)

Other Requirements (Please indicate any requests to use specific facilities, equipment, or resources, as well.)Form 2

2-3

List of Expenses (Purchased equipment will be managed by ICR after your research project is completed.)
Consumables (including use charges of Travel expenses(×1,000 yen) Supercomputer)(×1,000 yen)

Research equipment purchase

Total

Total

Total

(×1,000 yen)☐ (Please check this box if this proposal is for an international collaboration.)
Form 33-1* Date received* Receipt No.
* Category No.

Institute for Chemical Research International Joint Usage/Research 2024
Proposal Application Form for Promotion of Collaborative and Multidisciplinary Research
Principal
Investigator

Name:
Date of Birth (age):YYYY / MM / DD()

Affiliation (institution, department, and title):
Address:
Phone:☐ New

Fax:

Email:☐ Approval for Security Export Control*☐ Continued

Research Project Title:(Japanese)(English)ICR Partner Researcher

Name:
Laboratory:
Phone:

Email:

Institute for Collaboration Research(Please circle ICR partner institute with the General Memorandum for Academic Cooperation and Exchange or MoU.)

Research Team
(Please specify Principal investigator, ICR partner researcher, or Collaborating researcher in the Assigned role column below.)Name

Affiliation

Position(Grade for graduate student)

Assigned role
/Research task

Length of stayat ICR (Days)

Research budget (Details should be mentioned on the section of List of Expenses.)
Publications/Consumables
×1,000 yen＊for internal use

Meetings expenses
×1,000 yen

Travel expenses

Total
×1,000 yen

×1,000 yenForm 3

3-2

Research Purpose (Please include the title and outline of meeting/symposium, if applicable.)

Detailed Research Plan
(Please include the title of meeting/symposium and the approximate number of participants, if applicable.)

Expected Outcome and Impact

Additional Information helpful for project evaluation (Please describe publications of past joint-research outcomes, if any.)

Other Requirements (Please indicate any requests to use specific facilities, equipment, or resources, as well.)Form 33-3

List of Expenses
Publications/Consumables

Meetings expenses(×1,000 yen)

Total

Travel expenses(×1,000 yen)

Total

(×1,000 yen)

Total☐ (Please check this box if this proposal is for an international collaboration.)

Form 44-1* Date received* Receipt No.
* Category No.

Institute for Chemical Research International Joint Usage/Research 2024
Proposal Application Form for Facilities and Equipment Use
Principal
Investigator

Name:
Date of Birth (age):YYYY / MM / DD()

Affiliation (institution, department, and title):
Address:
Phone:☐ New

Fax:

Email:☐ Approval for Security Export Control*☐ Continued

Research Project Title:(Japanese)(English)
Use Request of Facility/Equipment/Resources (Please list each item separately.)
Facility/Equipment/Resources

Use Period (days)

ICR Partner Researcher

Name:

Facility/Equipment/Resources

Use Period (days)

Laboratory:
Phone:

Email:

Research Team
(Please specify Principal investigator, ICR partner researcher, or Collaborating researcher in the Assigned role column below.)
Name

Position(Grade for graduate student)

Affiliation

Assigned role
/Research task

Length of stay at ICR(Days)

Research budget (Details should be mentioned on the section of List of Expenses.)
Equipment purchase×1,000 yen＊for internal use.

Consumables

Travel expenses
1,000 yenTotal
×1,000 yen

×1,000 yenForm 44-2

Research Purpose (Please include the features of research, and the reasons to conduct a joint-research with ICR particularly.)

Prospected Facility/Equipment/Resources for research and Purpose of Use(Please specify each assigned task of the principal investigator, ICR partner researcher, and collaborating researcher, as well.)

Expected Outcome and Impact

Additional Information helpful for project evaluation (Please describe publications of past joint-research outcomes, if any.)

Other Requirements

Form 44-3

List of Expenses (Purchased equipment will be managed by ICR after your research project is completed.)

Research equipment purchase

Consumables (including use charges of Travel expenses(×1,000 yen) Supercomputer)(×1,000 yen)

Total

Total

Total

(×1,000 yen)