2019 Joint Usage/Research Program Application Guidelines
Institute for Catalysis, Hokkaido University

Since April 2010, Catalysis Research Center (CRC), the predecessor of Institute for Catalysis(ICAT), has been authorized as the Joint Usage/Research Center in catalytic chemistry. The institutehas been conducting joint researches with nationwide researchers and has produced many fruitfulachievements concerning catalytic chemistry. When CRC was reorganized into ICAT, Catalysis
Collaborative Research Center was established in addition to the Department of Fundamental Research,Department of Practical Applications and Department of Target Research, in order to build a newcatalytic science by stepping over the conventional framework of catalytic chemistry. Throughcollaboration with different fields such as physics, materials science, life science, mathematics,
information science, chemical engineering, etc., we pursue collaborative researches on catalytic
science and aim at forming an international network of catalyst research.
In 2019, we open application to the Joint Usage/Research Program on sustainable catalysts aimed
at building new energy, resources and material systems, creation of new academic fields based on
catalysts, improvement of catalyst function and support for multidimensional analysis of catalyst.
Please follow the instruction below to submit your application.

1. Application guidelines
In Joint Usage/Research Program, a researcher outside Hokkaido University becomes thePrincipal Investigator and a faculty member at ICAT becomes the Partner Researcher. In principle,
the research should be conducted jointly at ICAT. There are two types of Joint Usage/ResearchPrograms (see 1-1): "Strategic Research Project" for which research subjects are set in advance, and"Proposal-Based Project" for which applicants themselves set their research subjects. The JointUsage/Research Program is conducted in collaboration with one of the Research Divisions, Research
Clusters of ICAT (see 1-2).

1-1 Categories in the Research Project(1) Strategic Research Project
Based on the opinion of the research community, ICAT sets up the Joint Usage/Researchsubjects for each fiscal year. In particular, we welcome proposals that incorporate different fields
and international collaborations. (Form 1)

It is possible to use the budget for necessary items and traveling expenses (Please ask the ICAT
Partner Researcher for limitations). Researchers from multiple research institutions (includingoverseas) can participate in the project. The research will start from the beginning of the fiscalyear and conduct throughout the fiscal year. (See Table I for the research subject of this fiscalyear)(2) Proposal-Based Project:ICAT accepts research subjects based on own idea of researchers in catalytic science. We
welcome unprecedented ideas, such as exploratory research proposals, proposals beyond theframework of catalytic chemistry, etc. (Form 2)

It is possible to propose various types of Joint Usage/Research, such as researches at
exploratory, inventive, pilot and preparatory stages, and proposals of research meetings orworkshops. The starting date of the research has some flexibility. (We issue three calls forproposals each year.)

1-2 Research units
Joint Usage/Research is conducted in collaboration with an ICAT Partner Researcher in Research
Division or Research Cluster of ICAT. Prior to submitting your application, you should discuss theresearch objective and plan with the ICAT Partner Researcher who is in charge of your proposal.
Please refer to the Table Ⅱ for a list of faculty members.

1-3 Research period
For Strategic Research Projects, the period starts from April 1, 2019 through March 31, 2020. For
Proposal-Based Projects, it is from the date of adoption (see Table below, three times a year) throughMarch 31, 2019. It is possible to continuously apply for both Strategic Research Projects andProposal-Based Projects, and the applications are screened every fiscal year. Strategic Research
Projects can be continued for up to two years.

1-4 Research Expenses
ICAT will bear the expenses for the Joint Usage/Research within the budget (see table below).
Experimental items which are directly necessary to carry out the Research Project are available forpurchase. It is possible to pay the travel expenses for visiting ICAT for the Principal Investigator,Co-Investigators and Collaborators listed in the application form.

Strategic Research Project

Project Type

ResearchPeriod
Number ofAdoption
BudgetApplication
deadline

Proposal-Based Project

Research plans set by ICAT for eachThree calls for proposals each year to agilely

fiscal year

respond the opportunity for Joint Usage/Research.

2019/04/01 - 2020/03/31(First period)

2019/04/01 - 2020/03/31(Second period)

2019/08/01 - 2020/03/31(Third period)

2019/12/01 - 2020/03/31

About 3 to 5

About 15

Within 1,000,000 JPY

Approximately 150,000 JPY(First period)

January 11 (Fri), 2019

January 11 (Fri), 2019

(Second period) June 28 (Fri), 2019
(Third period)

October 31 (Thu), 2019

2. Qualifications
A Principal Investigator applying for the Joint Usage/Research should be a researcher in auniversity (national, public, private) or a research institution (public, private), or equivalent.
Hokkaido University is excluded.
In order to carry out the research project, Principal Investigator can add Co-Investigators who
have the above qualification. Graduate students (excluding undergraduate students) instructed by thePrincipal Investigator can be added as “Collaborators”. In these cases, it is necessary to obtain priorconsent from the ICAT Partner Researcher.

3. Proposal Guidelines
Fill out the application form (Form 1 (Strategic Research Project), Form 2 (Proposal-BasedProject)) and submit it by the above deadline.
It is necessary to obtain approval from the head of the applicant’s organization in advance(excluding those who are not currently affiliated with the organization, such as emeritus professors.)
Completed application forms should be submitted by email as an attachment to the email address
below. Title of the email should be “Joint Usage/Research Proposal Application”.
You can apply for duplication in the Proposal-Based Project with the same research subject as theStrategic Research Project. In that case, please circle “Yes” in the corresponding column of theapplication form (Form 1).

4. Application deadline
The deadline is stated in the table above.

5. Selection procedure
With regard to the adoption and the amount of the budget, the director of ICAT will make thefinal decision after the discussion by the Screening Committee for Cooperative Research Projects inICAT.

6. Notice of adoption / rejection
The result of the selection will be informed to the applicant directly.
After adoption, promptly submit "Agreement with Institute for Catalysis, Hokkaido University on
the Joint Usage/Research" (Form 3).

7. ICAT Fellows
A title of "ICAT Fellow, Institute for Catalysis, Hokkaido University" will be given to thePrincipal Investigators and Co-Investigators of a Strategic Research Project. (Faculty members ofHokkaido University is excluded).

8. Submission of Report, Disclosure of Research Outcomes(1) Research Report of the Joint Usage/Research, Institute for Catalysis, Hokkaido University
Please submit "Research Report of the Joint Usage/Research, Institute for Catalysis, Hokkaido
University" (Form 4) within 30 days after the end of the research period. Additionally, a report isrequested to submit for publishing on the ICAT web page. A two-page or one-page report in A4
sheet is required for a Strategic Research Project or a Proposal-Based Project, respectively. For theProposal-Based Project, the report for the web page can be substituted by the off-print of articles
after the publication. The submitted reports will be published within one year after the end of theresearch period.
(2) Disclosure of Research Outcomes
When you present your research outcomes as a journal article or other means, pleaseacknowledge the outcome as the result of a Joint Usage/Research project with ICAT, Hokkaido
University. Please submit a copy of abstracts or papers promptly to the ICAT Partner Researcher
and the following submission destination.
Below is an example of an acknowledgment.

This study was supported by the Cooperative Research Program ofInstitute for Catalysis, Hokkaido University. (Grant #.........)(3) Intellectual Property Rights
Intellectual property rights generated from the Collaborative Research will be separatelynegotiated.

9. Accommodations
ICAT does not have accommodations for collaborating researchers. Please contact your ICAT
Partner Researcher for more information of accommodations.

10. Contact information
Research Cooperation Section, Northern Campus Area Joint Administration, Hokkaido University
Kita21, Nishi10, Kita-ku, Sapporo 001-0021 JAPAN
Tel: +81-11-706-9202, 9264 FAX: +81-11-706-9110
E-mail: k-kenkyo@jimu.hokudai.ac.jp
Submit your report to: kyoten@cat.hokudai.ac.jp
URL: http://www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp
Notes (PDF file)Research Projects 2019 (Table I)

Research outline of each division/cluster and contact information (Table II)Outline of Available Facilities and Contact Information (Table III)2019 Joint Usage/Research Proposal Application Form for Strategic Research Project (Form 1)

2019 Joint Usage/Research Proposal Application Form for Proposal-Based Project (Form 2)

Agreement with Institute for Catalysis, Hokkaido University on the Joint Usage/Research (Form3)

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Research Report of the Joint Usage/Research Institute for Catalysis, Hokkaido University (Form4)