April 15, 2024

JDC Foundation Inc.
Research Grant Application Guideline (2023-2024)

1. Purpose of the Grant
The purpose of this grant is to largely contribute to lead our society to be more
splendid through supporting researches of construction technology that aims to achieve
the United Nation’s SDGs goals by 2030.
2. Grant Target
Subsidies will be provided for the following research topics related to construction
fields (civil engineering, construction, environmental protection, machinery,information-science, etc.), which will contribute to the achievement of SDGs in 2030
and contribute to the creation of an affluent society.
1: Science and technology to realize a sustainable society, such as carbon neutrality,
resource recycling, and the development and utilization of highly functional
materials
2: Science and technology for upgrading disaster resilience, including disasterprevention, disaster mitigation, restoration and reconstruction, and disasteravoidance
3: Science and technology that responds to the declining population (a declining
birthrate and an aging population) and labor shortage, such as improved productivity
and/or working conditions, and promotion of DX
4: Science and technology that contributes to the global environment throughenergy measures such as reducing energy consumption in buildings by using energy
conservation technologies
5: Other research topics that are consistent with the subsidy of the Foundation
described in "1. Purpose of the Grant"
3. Applicant Eligibility
1: An individual applicant: must be an academic staff or a researcher who isaffiliated with universities, national colleges of technology (KOSEN), technicalcolleges or research institutes in Japan. Graduate students and major students areexcluded.
2: A research group applicant: A principal researcher must be corresponded toabove. Graduate students and major students are excluded.
3: Language for the deliverables should be English or Japanese.
4: A researcher who is under the research grant provided by JDC foundation Inc. orreceived it in previous year cannot apply.

5: Applicants shall belong to universities, national colleges of technology, technicalcolleges, or research institutes during the period of the research grant.
4. Number of Adoptions, Amount of the Grant, and the duration
1: Approx. 5 adoptions per one year
2: Up to JPY 5,000,000 per adoption for one year
3: Duration: Starts on October 1, 2024, and ends on September 30, 2025
The project can be extended up to three years by specifying its reason on yourapplication of the first year, however the Foundation will review your projecteach year.
5. Application Period
May 15th, 2024 – July 15th, 2024
(Application must be postmarked no later than July 15th)
6. Application Form
Download the application forms from the research grant section of JDC Foundation
Inc. website and fill it out in either English or Japanese. Your application should be sent
to the Foundation by postal mail. If it will be sent by email, we do not accept. Please
note that the application forms will not be returned. They will be used only for thepurpose of screening and selecting for the grant application of the Foundation.
https://www.jdc-miraizaidan.or.jp/guide/gakujutsukenkyu.html
7. The Addressee of the Application Forms and Contact Information
Please send the application documents to the address below by registered mail.
JDC Foundation Inc. 一般財団法人 日本国土開発未来研究財団
5th Floor, 4-3-13, Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8467〒105-8467 東京都港区虎ノ門４丁目3-13 ヒューリック神谷町ビル5階
Tel: 090-6725-3699 / 03-6316-3798 (9:00am- 5:00pm on weekdays)
Email: akiko.chuma@n-kokudo.co.jp*It is difficult for us to response your inquiries of arriving, we recommend yousend the documents by registered mail such as ‘Letter Pack.’
8. Selection Process and Notice of Results
After the screening by the Selection Committee, the Board of Directors will finalize
the decision. The results will be sent by postal mail to all applicants in the mid ofSeptember 2024. We will not disclose the reasons for selection.
9. Payment of Funds
Scheduled on October 1st, 2024

10. Main Duties of the Recipients
1: The recipients should attend and give presentation at the Debrief Session (held inNovember) every year during the period of research grant. The research results will
be opened on the website of the Foundation. We kindly ask for your cooperation toprovide some materials for the session and the website.
2: Income/Expenditure Statement and Report of Research Results should besubmitted within a month after completion of the project.
3: The recipients are required to acknowledge the Foundation’s support in all onlineand print materials related to the funded research result.
11.Others
1: An applicant should not be an Anti Social Force or be engaged in a relationshipwith any Anti Social Forces. In the event that the Foundation discovers that aselected applicant is in breach of this statement, the grant should be returned to theFoundation.
2: Once any changes occurred, applicants should notify them to the Foundation andwill follow the necessary procedure with no delay. In the case of false or noinformation, the grant will be cancelled or requested to return to the Foundation.