2023 Tosio Kato Fellowship of the Mathematical Society of Japan
Application Guideline
1. PURPOSE
The Mathematical Society of Japan carries out Tosio Kato fellowship with the aid ofSoutheast Asian Mathematical Society. The goal of the Tosio Kato fellowship is to reward ayoung excellent mathematician from Southeast Asia, who is expected to become a driving

force for mathematics in Southeast Asia, through a one-year research stay at a Japanese

University or Institute. The budget for the scholarship is supplied by Tosio Kato foundationof the Mathematical Society of Japan founded by the bequest of late Prof. Tosio Kato.
2. DURATION OF THE FELLOWSHIP
1st April, 2023 – 31st March, 2024

※ Please contact us if you would like to postpone the schedule.

3. DEADLINE OF THE APPLICATION
31th October, 2022
4. FELLOW ELIGIBILITY(1) Be a citizen of a country that has diplomatic relations with Japan.
(2) The applicant shall be an excellent young researcher of mathematics living in a Southeast

Asian country (see Member Societies of Southeast Asian Mathematical Societies) and shallsubmit a verification form (Form1) confirming the acceptance of the research stay, by thehost researcher and host institution. The applicant is required to have obtained his Ph. D.
within 10 years at the commencement of the fellowship.

The host researcher must be a member of the Mathematical Society of Japan and, in principle,

be a researcher who is employed full-time at a university or institute which is able toimplement (e.g., laboratory) the project and to provide an appropriate research environment
for it.

5. NUMBER OF FELLOWSHIP AND AWARD
We select one fellow and the fellow is awarded maximum 6,000,000 yen during the period.
This amount contains the following expense.

(1) Round-trip travel expense between the candidate’s country and Japan.
(2) Expense concerning the stay paid through the institution such as health insurance, livingallowance, etc.

(3) Indirect cost to execute the program paid to the host institution.

6. PROCEDURE OF APPLICATION
Please submit the following three types of documents in paper before the deadline.
(1) Tosio Kato Application form (Form2).
(2) A copy of the most important three research papers. A certification of acceptance should
be attached to a paper accepted for publication.

(3) Verification form (Form1) of the research stay filled by the host researcher.
Any submission that has passed the deadline will not be accepted. Please send theapplication well in advance of the deadline. In principle, any delivery delays or loss of articles
are not taken into consideration. Please use the delivery service for submission, such as

registered mail so that the host institution can confirm the delivery of the documents. Also,
we will not respond to your inquiry concerning the delivery.
<Address for submission>

Application of Tosio Kato Fellowship
SEAMS Secretariat, care ofProf. Jose Maria P. Balmaceda

Institute of Mathematics, University of the Philippines,Diliman, C.P. Garcia St., UP Campus, Quezon City 1101,
Philippines

Landline: +632-89280439 or +632-8920-1009
Mobile: +63-917-1577137
In addition to the hard copies of the application materials that will be sent by mail, please sendby email soft (pdf) copies of the files.

<Address for electronic submission>

jose.balmaceda@gmail.com, jpbalmaceda@up.edu.ph7. OBLIGATION OF THE FELLOW, HOST RESEARCHER AND HOST INSTITUTE(1) To apply for the fellowship, the host researcher shall send a verification form ofacceptance to the applicant, which is necessary for the application. So as to allow thesmooth progress of the fellow’s research in Japan, before submitting an application, thehost researcher shall fully inform the candidate of conditions at the host laboratory,
including his/her status under the fellowship, and will ascertain that the candidate
acknowledges and accepts those conditions.

(2) The host researcher will, in cooperation with the administration office of the hostinstitution, provide a suitable arrangement for the fellow to pursue his/her research andother research activities. The host will also assist the fellow, when needed, withimmigration processing (including applying for a “certificate of eligibility”), securing
domicile and other matters related to his/her stay in Japan.

(3) As a rule, fellows shall stay in Japan continuously during the tenure of their fellowships

and concentrate on their research at the host institution. Fellow may not engage in otherwork, neither paid nor unpaid, during their tenures. Fellows may not receive any
remuneration for their research activities.

(4) The fellows shall follow the rules established by the host institution prohibiting acts ofresearch misconduct, e.g., fabricating or falsifying research results.

(5) The fellow must submit a research report using separately prescribed format. In any
publications and results of research conducted under the fellowship, Tosio Kato
fellowship should be acknowledged.

(6) The host institution shall take first responsibility for the fellow’s actions and must be
proactive in preventing any discrimination, or misconduct on the part of the fellow
during his/her tenure. If any such problems should occur, the host institution will
endeavor to resolve them.

8. SELECTION PROCESS
Selection is carried out by the selection committee consisting of members in theMathematical Society of Japan and Southeast Asian Mathematical Society through both
document and panel reviews.

9. NOTIFICATION OF SELECTION RESULTS(1) Acceptance documents will be sent to the successful candidates, the host researcher andthe host institutes.

(2) The names of the awardees, host researchers and institutions as well as their research
themes will be posted on the website of the Mathematical Society of Japan.

(3) Unsuccessful candidates will not be directly notified of their selection results.
(4) Individual requests for selection results will not be accepted.
10. NOTICES(1) Handling of personal information: With regard to personal information contained inapplication materials, the Mathematical Society of Japan and Southeast Asian

Mathematical Society will use such information exclusively for implementing itsprograms. If selected for a fellowship, fellows should note that their name, nationality,title and affiliated organization; research theme, fellowship tenure, host institution, hostresearcher’s name and title; and research reports may be given public access.

(2) False information etc., in the application form: If the Mathematical Society of Japan

determines that any information in an application is falsified, plagiarized or otherwise

flawed, the application will be rejected or, if already awarded, the fellowship withdrawn.
11. INQUIRY CONTACT
For an inquiry contact: query-kato-fellow@mathsoc.jp