Overseas Research Grant 2017
Nippon Sheet Glass Foundationfor Materials Science and Engineering

Our History

Nippon Sheet Glass Foundation for Materials Science and Engineering (NSG Foundation) was established in1979 for celebrating the 60th anniversary of Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. Main activity of NSG Foundation is tooffer the research grant to the research on inorganic materials which is carried out in universities. Funds for theresearch grant is supplied by the interest of NSG Foundation ’ s assets and annual donation given by Nippon
Sheet Glass and other companies. Since 1979 NSG Foundation has granted the total sum of 1,525 million yen to
1,157 research projects in Japan. NSG Foundation started the overseas research grant to researchers inMalaysia in 1992, to Vietnam in 2006, and to Brazil in 2011. The total amount of the overseas research grant
exceeded 793 thousand US dollars to 116 research projects. NSG Foundation will provide the overseas research
grants for universities continuously in 2017.

1. Scope

As a general principle, any research project on Science and Technology of Inorganic Materials is covered.
Fundamental and application researches on amorphous and crystalline solid materials having a potential to be
applied to photonics, electronics, high temperature, structure, etc. are typical subjects for the research grant.

2. Amount of Grants

An amount of US$2,000 ～ 6,000 is provided for one research project with the term of 12 to 24 months (fromJanuary, 2016 through December, 2016 -- December, 2017).

3. Applications

Each applicant is requested to describe the proposal in English using “Application for Research Grant” Form,and submit it to NSG Foundation until October 31st, 2016. It is also requested to append a recommendation
letter signed by Chancellor ( or Deputy Chancellor in charge of academy affairs ), a copy of curriculum vitae ofthe researcher and reprints of representative research papers published so far.
NSG Foundation only accepts Word file of Application Form, PDF files of the recommendation letter and the CV
sent by e-mail. Please pay attention that the maximum size of our e-mail system is 5MB. Either PDF files or
hardcopies are accepted for the reprints of the papers. Application number will be sent to applicant within threeworking days as confirmation of the acceptance.

4. Selection and Presentation

Evaluation Committee Meeting of NSG Foundation is to be held in December, 2016 in Tokyo to select theresearch grant items. Based on the selection by Evaluation Committee, NSG Foundation will decide the research
grant items to be granted after the meeting. The research grant fund will be presented until January, 2017, sothat the granted research will be able to start early in 2017.
Note that the researchers who received this research grant after 2014 are ineligible to apply for the overseas
research grant this year.

5. Requirements and Notice① It should be agreed that the grant is made only for the research written in the proposed document. Thegranted fund should not be used for other purposes.
② A report written in English must be submitted to NSG Foundation within six months after the end of researchterm.
③ The report has to contain a technical report on the research results (within 10 pages of A4 size paper) and afinancial statement on the expenses incurred.
④ The report will be published in NSG-F home page.

6. Evaluation Committee Members
Chairman

Akio Makishima (Professor Emeritus, Senior Professor, Japan Advanced Institute of Scienceand Technology, Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo)
Members
Akira Fujishima (President, Tokyo University of Science, Special University Professor Emeritus,The University of Tokyo)
Hiroyuki Matsunami (Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University)
Takeshi Kamiya (Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo, Professor Emeritus, National Institutionof Academic Degrees and University Evaluation)
Eiichi Yasuda (Professor Emeritus, Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Kazuyuki Hirao (Professor, Kyoto University)
Hideo Hosono (Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Takashi Goto (Professor, Tohoku University)

7. Secretariat

For further information, please contact;
Kenjiro Hamanaka, Secretariat General, Nippon Sheet Glass Foundatione-mail: kenjiro.hamanaka@nsg-zaidan.or.jp

Phone: +81-3-6757-1203 Fax: +81-3-6757-1204

5-27, Mita 3-Chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-6321 Japan