2023 2024

Supporting the Dreamsof Researchers —Always and Forever

Excellent knowledge is the power that drives the sustainable development of societies and thatstrengthens the competitive prowess of nations. This knowledge is spawned by individual researchers
who challenge new frontiers while giving expression to their own free ideas and innovative concepts.
The role of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) is to create an environment thatis supportive of researchers who boldly challenge the frontiers of knowledge, one in which they can
immerse themselves in their research activities.

JSPS: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Established in 1932 with an endowment from Emperor Showa,

JSPS is today Japan’s only independent funding agency witha mission to advance science. JSPS carries out a wide variety

2003

of programs in pursuit of this mission. They include programs

to fund scientific research, foster researchers, promote

Octoberinternational scientific exchange, and reform university systems.

1967

September

1932

DecemberEstablished as an incorporated
administrative agency

Established as a quasi-governmentalorganization

Approved to be established

as a foundation

Message from
JSPS President
SUGINO Tsuyoshi

2022 was a year that saw people around the world surprised

The kinds of questions they ask are: “Can our framework

to f ind Europe as an arena for war between countries.

for scientif ic exchange with Japan be expanded?” “OurHISTORY
and heartening.

Three years prior, the advent of the novel coronavirus

one wish is to initiate exchange with Japanese researchers.”

I take this opportunity to express anew my admiration(COV ID-19) pandemic had impeded international“Could we establish a program for exchange exclusively

for the researchers whose accumulative ef forts andexchange. As the world continued to seek solutions towith young Japanese researchers?”

achievements have over many years created and nurtured
this research culture and community in Japan. While

impaired collaboration, other factors such as the turmoil in
From such voices, I sensed a respect for Japan’s researchcontinuing to sustain this unique research environment,

culture and community that transcends mere numbers

JSPS will support Japan’s “true” research assets andEven amidst the calamities of such a year, a steady stream

and rankings—for an academic world in which exists notcapabilities. It is with this determination that I welcomedof people from numerous countries came to JSPS’s off ices

only an advanced but also an ardent and crisp research

the turn to year 2023.

expressing an enthusiastic desire for exchange with Japan.

environment. This discovery was for me both surprising

Europe came into play.

3

01

Supporting Scientific Research Driven
by Free Ideas via Japan’s Largest Research Grant System
Budget

JPY billions

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI)

Amount of
KAKENHI Budget
andNumber of Adoptions

300.0
75,290 75,563 75,095

It is scientific research based on researchers’ own free ideas from which springs forth
the science, technology and innovation that contributes to the solution of societal
issues and to the enrichment of people’s lives.

Number ofadoptions

Number of adoptions (New proposals and ongoing projects)

225.0

78,65082,76883,973 83,444

90,00067,50063,271The KAKENHI (Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research) program supports scientificresearch across all fields from the humanities and social sciences to the naturalsciences and across the spectrum from basic to applied research.

47,285150.0This grant program’s precursor was Scientific Research Grants established by
the Japanese government in 1918. Today, the KAKENHI grant program stands as

263.3

30,734237.2 237.4
227.3 228.4 233.6

248.7 253.3

189.5

Japan’s largest research funding system. In the future as well, it will continue tosupport scientific research in ways that sow the seeds and nurture the growth of

45,00037,268158.0

75.0
14,582science.

22,500

101.8

42.0
0.0

About

90,000Applications
Each Year

4

In recent years, there have been about 90,000
applications annually for KAKENHI grants.
Among them, about 30,000 new applications
are adopted. In FY 2022, this made a 28.6%
adoption rate. When combined with continued
research projects, KAKENHI supports about
80,000 research projects each year.

1985

Over

1996

2001

8,000

Researchers
Participate in Fair
and Transparent
Reviews

2006

2011

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

0
FY

Toward selecting high-quality, outstanding research projects,
KAKENHI’s review process mobilizes some 8,000 researchers
who serve as reviewers. They conduct a fair and transparent
process of peer review*.
* Peer review is a process in which researchers, who are chosen by theirresearch communities and rooted in conscience as scientists, mutually
evaluate and judge the scientific merit of individual research projects.

502Providing Opportunities for Excellent Young
Scientists to Focus on Their Research;
Fostering the Next Generation

Initiated in 1985, our Research Fellowships for Young

SupportingOver

Research Fellowships for Young Scientists
The future of research in Japan lies on the shoulders of young researchers, including some

5,000

Young Researchers
Each Year75,000 doctoral students and about 16,000 postdoctoral researchers. From among them,

Scientists now support more than 5,000 young researchers
annually. Established within the research community,
these fellowships provide pathways for outstanding young
researchers. Additionally, the support provided by JSPS takes
into consideration the life events of young researchers, such as
childbirth and childcare. So as to provide JSPS Fellows with amore stable environment in which to concentrate on their work,
JSPS will continue to respond flexibly to the needs of young

exceptionally talented young researchers who pass a rigorous national-level evaluation

researchers while enhancing systems to support them.

are selected as JSPS Fellows and supported in a way that allows them to concentrate on
their own research at universities and other research institutions.
It is often said that the groundbreaking achievements of Nobel laureates are rooted in
the innovative research they conducted in their 20s and 30s. In the early years of their

After five years from completing their fellowships, 84.6%

careers, it is important for researchers to be able to concentrate on their research while

of Postdoctoral Research Fellows (PDs) secure full-timefreely choosing their own research topics. With the aim ofresearch positions, and after 10 years, 78.2% of Doctoral

providing such an environment for many young researchers,

Course Research Fellows (DC) secure such positions. This

JSPS will continue to strive to further enhance its support.

program plays a pivotal role in cultivating the careers of young

Doctoral Course Research
Fellows (DC)researchers in Japan.

4,196

About

80%

Secure Full-time
Research Positions

Number of
fellowships

3,750

Star ting from F Y 2023, JSPS introduced a program
enhancement that will enable host research institutions to
Postdoctoral Research
Fellows (PDs)

Initiating

1,284

2,500

an Employment-

Support Program
1,250

employ Postdoctoral Research Fellows (PDs) who have not
yet had an employment relationship with them. By supporting
research institutions that share the goals of the Fellowships
and wish to proactively recruit and train outstanding young
researchers by hiring PDs, JSPS will better create anenvironment in which PDs can devote themselves even more
fully to research.

0

6

1985

1987

1989

1991

1993

1995

1997

1999

2001

2003

2005

2007

2009

2011

2013

2015

2017

2019

2021

2023

FY

7

03

Strengthening the Infrastructure forInternational Research Networking;Enhancing Japan’s Presence Worldwide

Through its Overseas Research Fellowships and other

Dispatching Researchers

researcher-dispatch programs, JSPS sends Japanese
researchers overseas. It also implements bilateral and5,459

multilateral programs through which it supports researcher
exchanges, joint research projects and joint seminars carriedout between research teams from Japan and other countries. In
addition, JSPS supports the creation of international researchhubs. For these programs, 5,459 Japanese researchers were

The history of JSPS’s international exchange

dispatched to 97 countries and regions in FY 2019.

activities goes back to the 1950s. JSPS

Networking with

97

Institutions

Worldwide

International Fellowships for Research inJapan was initiated in FY 1959 during a

Through its International Fellowships for Research in Japan

period when Japan was in the midst ofand other programs, JSPS invites excellent researchers fromstrengthening the international orientation

Receiving Researchersother countries to Japan and supports platforms for themof its society after the war. Then in FY 1962,

to conduct joint research with Japanese colleagues. This

the U.S.-Japan Cooperative Science Program

process yields networks built with researchers from otherwas launched as a product of a U.S.-Japancountries and advances the internationalization of Japan’s

Summit. JSPS was designated to represent

3,040

research environment. Through these programs, 3,040

the Japanese side of that program. Amid a growing movement among countries toward

researchers were invited to Japan from 94 countries andstrengthening international scientific exchange on a national level, JSPS took the initiative inregions around the world in FY 2019.

implementing what would be Japan’s first international scientific cooperation programs. Fromthat juncture, JSPS steadily expanded its cooperation and exchange programs with sciencepromotion organizations in countries around the world. As of September 2023, JSPS had

International Joint Researchinternational research networks in operation with 97 counterpart organizations worldwide.

Through the aforementioned international academic
collaboration programs and KAKENHI (Grants-in-Aid for

Moreover, JSPS has now established ten overseas offices in nine countries and has a

11,991

science advisor. They liaise with science-promotion organizations in their host countries
and regions and disseminate information on scientific developments and initiatives in Japan.
JSPS alumni associations have also been established in 20 countries around the world. The

Scientific Research) programs, 11,991 international joint
research projects were supported between Japan and 152
countries and regions in FY 2019.
* The above numbers are given for FY 2019 as it was the last fiscal year before
international exchange was interrupted by the onset of novel coronavirus(COVID-19) pandemic.

main members of the associations are researchers who have experienced participatingin JSPS programs. JSPS supports the continuation of networking among the alumni andwith their colleagues in Japan. Leveraging these program assets, JSPS contributes tostrengthening Japan’s scientific presence within international research networks.

JSPS Overseas Offices’ Years of Establishment

1965

1984

1989 1990 1991

1994

2001

Nairobi

Cairo

BangkokLondonStockholm
Strasbourg

Washington

8

Bonn

2003

2007

2015

Beijing

JSPS Science Advisorin São PauloSan Francisco

904

Strengthening the Education and Research
Functions of Universities; Raising the Level
of Japan’s Research Capacity

World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI)

Hokkaido Univ.

Through KAKENHI grants-in-aid and otherKanazawa Univ.

programs, JSPS supports individual researchers;

Strengthening
the ResearchInstitutions

Kyoto Univ.

Tohoku Univ.

it also supports institutions such as universities.
Among these, a program which has consistently

Kyoto Univ.

made outstanding scientific achievements is theUniv. of Tsukuba

World Premier International Research Center
Initiative (WPI), launched by the Ministry of
Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

KEK
Hiroshima Univ.
Hiroshima

NIMS(MEXT) in FY 2007. The program works to build"globally visible" research centers in Japan that

Kyushu Univ.

UTokyoboast a very high standard of research and an outstanding research environment. JSPS conducts
the program’s grant selection and project assessment processes and performs support functions

Osaka Univ.

aimed at maximizing the WPI Program's achievements.

UTokyoOsaka Univ.

In FY 2022, MEXT and JSPS launched a new program to strengthen the research capacities

Tokyo Techof regional core universities and of universities with strengths in specific fields. This programsupports for research universities to establish both hardware and software environments

Nagoya Univ.

Keio Univ.

necessary to accelerate and elevate internationalization and social implementation ofresearch activities. In such ways, JSPS is working with MEXT to establish clusters of research
universities that will drive the advancement of Japan's research capabilities.
In universities, research and education are two sides of the same coin. The knowledge creation
activities of researchers and the cutting-edge research results they produce are critical to theadvancement of science, as is teaching students about them. JSPS takes this perspective whenSince the program has launched, 17 WPI centers have been

conducting the screening and evaluation processes for MEXT’s various university reform programs.

adopted up to FY 2022. The program works to enhance andstrengthen these centers, making them "globally visible"

Ratio of Overseas Researchers at WPI Centers

37.2%

The ratio of overseas researchers working at WPI centers stood at 37.2%

by their highly internationalized environments and top-levelresearch standards.

17

Centers

Selectedunder WPI

in FY 2019. This stands in contrast to about 6% in Japan’s universities andresearch institutions, indicating the extent to which the WPI centers provide
a fertile international environment for advancing research in Japan.

10

11

05

Recognizing Excellent Researchers Who Contributeto Scientific Advancement and Knowledge Creation
JSPS Prize
The JSPS Prize was established in FY 2004 to recognize young researchers who possess
abundant creativity and superb research ability. It is a component of JSPS’s mission tofoster talented young researchers. Each year, about 25 of these Prizes are awarded toyoung researchers. In FY 2006, the JSPS Prize was awarded to Dr. YAMANAKA Shinya,
who went on to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine in 2012. The program
identifies excellent young researchers who can be expected to excel on the world stage

JSPS Ikushi Prize
The JSPS Ikushi Prize is awarded each year to about 16 outstanding doctoral students
who can be expected to contribute to the advancement of science in Japan. On the 20thyear of his ascending to the throne, Emperor Emeritus Akihito provided the endowment
for this Prize to support and encourage young researchers who are diligently pursuingtheir studies and research within an economically challenging environment. This Prizewas established in FY 2010.

and recognizes them at an early stage in their careers with an aim to boost their zeal
for research. In turn, it’s anticipated that the Prize recipients will go on to elevate thestandard of Japanese research in their respective fields to a top world level.

International Prize for Biology
The International Prize for Biology is awarded to researchers who have superlative, worldlevel research achievements in biological sciences. Each year, one recipient is chosen
who has made groundbreaking progress in advancing science on a global plane. The Prize
commemorates the 60th year of Emperor Showa’s reign and his devotion to biologicalscience and also Emperor Emeritus Akihito’s dedication to ichthyological research(especially gobies). This Prize was established in FY 1985 to encourage milestoneadvancements in biological sciences.

Scenes from the ceremonies and receptions of each Prize

12

13

06

Think Tank Staffed with Frontline
Researchers—Reflecting Latest Trends inScientific Research in JSPS’s Operations

The Center's staff comprises one Director and two Deputy
Directors, who serve as Program Directors with overall

139

Program Officers

responsibility for the implementation of JSPS's competitive
research funding programs, and 139 Senior POs and POs.
In principle, each program officer belongs to one of nine of
the Center’s program groups and has duties related to thescreening and evaluation processes of JSPS programs under
the group’s purview.

Research Center for Science Systems
JSPS conducts its screenings and evaluations through highly equitable and transparent
processes. The organization within JSPS that constantly verifies the quality of the resultsof these processes and offers JSPS operational proposal and advice is the ResearchCenter for Science Systems. Frontline researchers employed in universities and research
institutions serve as Senior Program Officers (Senior POs) or Program Officers (POs)

Organizational diagram of Research Center for Science Systems
Program Directors

at the Center. They prepare lists of reviewer candidates for the KAKENHI Grants-

Director : 1

in-Aid, Research Fellowships for Young Scientists and other JSPS programs; attend

Deputy Directors : 2

review committee meetings; and analyze and verify the status of application screening
processes. (They do not participate in the actual screening or in selection processes.)
Providing a bridge between JSPS and the research community, the Center ascertains
the latest trends in scientific research and by reflecting the voices of researchers on

Special Advisors : 4
Senior Advisor : 1

the ground in its proposals. In so doing, the Center improves the quality and enriches
Advisor : 1

performance JSPS’s programs.

Program Officers
Senior POs : 31

POs : 108

Humanities Group

Informatics Group

Social Sciences Group

Biological Sciences Group

Mathematical andPhysical Sciences Group

Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences Group

Chemistry Group

Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical
Sciences GroupEngineering Sciences GroupThe Research Center for Science Systems was established in July 2003. Based on arecommendation by the Council for Science and Technology Policy, Cabinet Office (titleof the Council at that time), the purpose of the Center was to establish a system for
conducting rigorous and highly transparent evaluations of competitive research-funding
schemes operated by JSPS—a system run consistently by people with extensive researchexpertise and capable of assuming responsibility for the Center’s operation.
Twenty years having passed since its establishment, the Center’s role and its value are
now widely recognized within the research community. With peer review at the core ofits screening and evaluation processes, the Center will continue to play a pivotal rolein advancing scientific research and in providing support to researchers based on theirviews and needs.

14

In the implementation of JSPS programs, high-quality research
projects and outstanding young researchers who will shoulder
science’s future are selected by review committees comprisingexperts who are well-versed in their subject research fields
and possess sufficient ability to accurately conduct application
reviews. So that application screening in each of JSPS’s
programs will be carried out fairly and from wide perspectives,
each year the Center’s Senior POs and POs select about 11,000

Reviewer candidates
chosen from about

148,000
researchers

review committee candidates, taking into account diversity
among them, from a database registering some 148,000
researchers.

15

Transition in budgets of main programs

Organization chart（As of 1 September 2023）
Headquarters forInternational Affairs

PresidentInternational
Policy Planning
Department

International Policy Planning DivisionInternational
Program
Department

International Research Cooperation
Division I

Executive
Directors

SUGINO Tsuyoshi

MIZUMOTO Tetsuya
KOTANI Kazuhiro

Overseas Fellowship DivisionInternational Research Cooperation
Division II

Research Center for
Science Systems

Inspector
Generals

Director:
OHNO Hiroyuki
Deputy Directors:
KISHIMOTO Mio
NISHIDA Eisuke
Special Advisors:
KOBAYASHI Makoto
SATO Katsuhiko
KUROKI Toshio
MURAMATSU Michio
Senior Advisor:
FUKUDA Hiroo

HAYAMI Yoko
YONEMURA Ikuyo

Research Integrity
and Auditing Office
Advisory Council
Academic Advisors

Center for Science
Information Analysis

Senior Advisors:

Deputy Director:
NUMAO Masayuki

ANZAI Yuichiro
SATOMI Susumu

Public Relations OfficeDirector:
UKAWA Akira

University Support Division

16

2019

281.7

3.0

2.5

1.9

1.7

14.9

97.5

100.6

99.0

97.5

104.7

1.7

OthersProgram for Promoting
the Enhancement of Research
Universities with a Regional Coreand Distinctive Characteristics

100.0

Multi-year Fund for Grants-in-Aid
139.9

139.4

139.7

139.7

132.9

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research

50.0

Crisis Management Office

0.0

Information Systems Office

Administration
総務部
Department

26.6

26.6

27.2

27.2

27.5

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Government Subsidies for
JSPS as an Incorporated
Administrative Agency
FY

Personnel Division
Budget and Accounting Division

FY 2023 Budget by program
JPY billions

Human Resource Development
Program Division

Human Resource
Development
Program
Department

Research Fellowship Division
University Cooperation Program
Division
University-Industry Cooperation
and Research Program Division

Research Aid Planning Division

Research Program
Department

Research Aid Division I

Others1.7

Leading Initiative for Excellent Young Researchers
From Commissioned Program etc.

0.5
1.2

Program for Promoting
the Enhancement of Research
Universities with a Regional Coreand Distinctive Characteristics

Multi-year Fund for
Grants-in-Aid

Research Aid Division II
Research Aid Division III

2021

2020

266.1

150.0

General Affairs Division

Transition in number of JSPS executives and employees (Numbers on 1 April of each fiscal year)
FY

267.8

Office forWorld Premier Research Centers

JSPS Overseas Offices
Washington
San Francisco BonnLondon Stockholm
Strasbourg Bangkok
Beijing Cairo Nairobi
São Paulo

269.2

Management Support Division

Contracting and Accounting Office

Center for World
Premier International
Research Center
Initiative(WPI Program Center)

267.1

250.0

200.0

Policy Planning Division

Policy Planning
Department

JPY billions

Government Subsidies for
JSPS as an Incorporated
Administrative Agency

19.3
Research Fellowships for Young Scientists
International Scientific Cooperation Programs 5.9
Research Application Programs
0.7
Research Center for Science Systems
0.6
General Administration
0.9

14.9

104.7

27.5

281.7

Grants-in-Aid for
Scientific Research

132.9* As numbers are rounded down to thenearest unit, the totals may not matchthe added-up items.

2023

2022

Executive

5

5

5

5

5

Full-time employee

175

161

167

170

177

JSPS has a Special Science Promotion Fund supported by donations to use when a need arises for special assistance. For inquiry
about donating to the Fund, please contact JSPS’s General Affairs Division, Administration Department (Tel: +81-3-3263-1722).

17

List of Programs
1-7 years(diﬀers by research
category)

Amount of grant diﬀers by research category

Topic-Setting Program to Advance Cutting-Edge
Humanities and Social Sciences Research(Co-Creation of Academic Knowledge)

6 years

For each research theme
Approximately JPY 15 million per ﬁscal year

Program for Strengthening Data Infrastructure
for the Humanities and Social Sciences

Up to 5 years

Approximately JPY 20 million per project per ﬁscal year

2-5 years(depending on categoryof fellowship)

Stipend JPY 200,000 - JPY 446,000 per month
Research grants up to JPY 4.5 million
Varies depending of application category and research period
In addition to the above,
Cross-border Postdoctoral Fellows (CPDs)
receive travel expenses (roundtrip air ticket)

Overseas Research Fellowships

2 years

Roundtrip international airfare, maintenance allowance(Approximately JPY 4.5 million - JPY 7.5 million per year)
In addition to the above,
Restart Research Abroad (RRA) fellows also receive roundtrip airfare,child allowance for accompanying children (equivalent to
10% of Fellowʼs maintenance allowance per accompanying child)Overseas Challenge Programfor Young Researchers

3 months to 1 year

Roundtrip international airfare
Maintenance allowance (JPY 1 million - JPY 1.4 million)
Research stipend

Up to 5 years【A】① Research expenses: Up to JPY 6 million per person
per year for 2 years (For Humanities and Social Sciences:
Up to JPY 4 million per person per year)② Expenses for improving the research environment:
Up to JPY 2 million - JPY 4 million per person per year for
5 years【B】Costs for industry-academia collaborations: Up to JPY 10 million
per person per year for a maximum of 5 years※Companies choose either【A】or【B】.

Support for
Research Initiatives

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(KAKENHI)

Research Fellowships for Young Scientists

Fostering Next Generation of Researchers

Leading Initiative for
Excellent Young Researchers(LEADER)

Joint Research Projects:
JPY 1 million - JPY 2.5 million per project per ﬁscal year
Joint Seminars: JPY 1.2 million - JPY 2.5 million per seminar(depending on the program)3 months to 2 years(diﬀers by counterpart
organization)

Roundtrip airfare, maintenance allowance, etc.
(provided by counterpart organizations)
Domestic travel expenses (provided by JSPS)

Japanese-German Graduate Externship

Up to 5 years

Up to JPY 15 million per project per ﬁscal year

International Joint Research Program

Up to 3 or 5 years(depending on the program)

Up to JPY 10 million per project per ﬁscal year
(depending on the program)

A. Up to 5 years
B. Up to 3 years

A. Up to JPY 18 million per ﬁscal year
B. Up to JPY 8 million per ﬁscal year

5 years

Up to JPY 50 million for 5 years

Bilateral Programs(Researcher Exchange Program)International Academic Collaborations

Core-to-Core Program
A. Advanced Research Networks
B. Asia-Africa Science Platforms
A3 Foresight Program
Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan
A. Summer Program
B. Short-term Program
C. Standard ProgramA. 2 months in summer
B. 1 month up to
12 months
C. 12 months up to
24 months

Travel cost (roundtrip air ticket),maintenance allowance(Details vary by program)

Invitational Fellowships for Research in Japan
D. Long-term
E. Short-term

D. 2 months up to
10 months
E. 14 days up to 60 days

Travel cost (roundtrip air ticket),maintenance allowance(Details vary by program)

Up to 3 years

Travel cost, supplies, honoraria, etc.

14 days up to 30 days

Travel cost (roundtrip air ticket),maintenance allowance, research support allowance

RONPAKU (Dissertation PhD) Program

BRIDGE Fellowship Program

18

Strengthening Linkage
with Society

Joint Research Projects:
1-3 years
Joint Seminars:
within 1 week
(depending on the program)

Bilateral Programs(Joint Research Projects and Joint Seminars)

Support(implementation) period

Expenses supported / Expense items

HOPE Meetings with Nobel Laureates

About 5 days

Domestic travel cost, maintenance allowance,other participation expenses

Frontiers of Science (FoS) Symposia

4 daysRoundtrip airfare,overseas and domestic transportation costs,
maintenance allowance

Nobel Prize Dialogue

One day

Free-of-charge attendanceYoung Researcher Support for Attending
Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings

About 1 week

Roundtrip airfare,international/domestic transportation,
meeting registration fee(including accommodation charge)

World Premier International Research Center
Initiative (WPI)

In principle,
10 years

Up to JPY 700 million per ﬁscal year
for centers selected during the period
from ﬁscal 2012 to 2022

A new program to strengthen the research
capacities of regional core universities andof universities with strengths in specific fields

5 years

Up to Approximately JPY 550 million per project

WISE Program(Doctoral Program for World-leading Innovative& Smart Education)

7 years

Selected in 2018: Approximately JPY 130 million per year per project
Selected in 2019: Approximately JPY 140 million per year per project
Selected in 2020: Approximately JPY 160 million per year per project

Project for Designing Graduate Programs
Emphasizing Digital Literacy across Diverse Fields;
X Program

Up to 6 years

Up to Approximately JPY 70 million per project(ﬁrst year, annually)

Project for the Establishment of
Networked Graduate Schools
in the Humanities and Social Sciences

Up to 6 years

Up to JPY 40 million per project (ﬁrst year, annually)

Human Resource Development Projectfor Supporting Knowledge-Based Society

Menu I, II
Up to 5 years
Menu IIIUp to 4 years

Menu I: Up to JPY 30.78 million per project per ﬁscal year
Menu II: Up to JPY 22 million per project per ﬁscal year
Menu III: Up to JPY 29.35 million per project per ﬁscal year

Supereminent Programfor Activating Regional Collaboration~SPARC~Type ①Up to 6 years
Type ②Up to 6 years

Type ①: Up to JPY 200 million per project for ﬁrst ﬁscal year
Type ②: Up to JPY 100 million per project for ﬁrst ﬁscal year

From the day
a project starts
after preliminary
disbursement decision
to March of following year

Menu A: Up to Approximately JPY 26.66 million per projectMenu B: Up to Approximately JPY 13.36 million per projectMenu C: Up to Approximately JPY 26.88 million per projectMenu D: Up to Approximately JPY 29.76 million per projectInter-University Exchange Project

Up to 5 years

Type A: Up to JPY 34 million per project for ﬁrst ﬁscal year
Type B: Up to JPY 142 million per project for ﬁrst ﬁscal year

Top Global University Project

Up to 10 years

For each project
Up to JPY 200 million - JPY 500 million per ﬁscal year

From the day of preliminary
disbursement decision
to March of following year

Up to JPY 500,000 per program

As scheduled

Teaching materials cost,
domestic transportation expense, etc.

5 years

Various expenses for holding meetings,
workshops, etc.

ProgramEnhancing the Education and Research Functions of Universities

Expenses supported / Expense items
International Academic Collaborations

Support(implementation) period

Program

Producing Professional Human Resourcesin Growth Fields– Recurrent Education Promotion Project

HIRAMEKI☆TOKIMEKI SCIENCE- Welcome to a University Research Lab Science That Inspires and Inspirits
Science Dialogue
University-Industry Research Cooperation
Societally Applied Scientific Linkage
and Collaboration

Research Integrity Promotion Program

Research Center for Science Systems

Center for Science Information Analysis

19Website

JSPS Oﬃcial X (Twitter) (@jsps̲sns)

https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/

Real-time information provided via X (Twitter)

Email Magazine (available in only Japanese language)
Information on application calls and events posted
once a month

JSPS-Net(JSPS Researchers Network)

JSPS Oﬃcial YouTube Channel

SNS used to support networking
among researchers andresearch-support personnel around the world

Event updates and program introductory videos posted

Kojimachi Square
Exit (JR) Kojimachi

SMBC

Tetsudokosaikaikan

Shinjuku St.
St.Ignatius
ChurchAkasaka Exit (JR)Exit 1 (Metro)ya S
Yotsuouchi Line)n(Maru

SophiaUniversity(Yu

JR
Yotsuya Sta.

Yotsuya Sta.

(Namboku Line)

Atre

.
Stae)
hi
ac Linjim choKo raku

To Ichigaya

Exit
5

FutabagakuenSchoolExit
4

To Hanzomon
Exit
MUFG
2

Post
oﬃce

Japan Society for
the Promotionof Science

Bank

ta.

Josai
International
University

To Shinjuku

Kojimachi
Junior High School

Sot

Hotel
New Otani Tokyo

t.

ri S

obo

State Guest House

Exit
3

Nagatacho Sta.

(Yurakucho / Hanzomon / Namboku Line)

From Yotsuya Station

・JR（Sobu Line / Chuo Line）

8 minutes walk from Kojimachi Exit and Akasaka Exit

・Tokyo Metro（Marunouchi Line / Namboku Line） 10 minutes walk from Exit 1
From Kojimachi Station

・Tokyo Metro（Yurakucho Line）

6 minutes walk from Exit 2

Kojimachi Business Center Building, 5-3-1 Kojimachi,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0083+81-3-3263-1722［General Affairs Division, Administration Department (Reception)］
JSPS 2023-2024
Edit, art direction & cover design: Public Relations Office, Policy Planning Division,
Policy Planning Department, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Published in December 2023