NOTE:

If there are any discrepancies between the Japanese and the English versions of this guideline, suchdiscrepancies will be resolved in favor of the Japanese version.

Guidelines for the Promotion of Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Applications andResearch Activities
As part of our efforts for promoting more research activities, Kansai Gaidai University (herein referred to as KGU) will take the following
measures to increase the number of applications for the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (herein referred to as Kakenhi).
Stipulated below is the implementation outline for the Incentives for Grants-in-Aid for those faculty members who have applied forKakenhi.

I.

Incentive Grant-in-Aid

1.

Applicable Faculty Members
KGU full-time faculty members (Sennin and Tokunin) are eligible for the Incentives for Grants-in-Aid.

2.

Incentives for Grants-in-Aid(1) Faculty members who have applied and have been successful with their applications for Kakenhi:
Faculty members who have been selected to receive Kakenhi will be awarded with a commemorative gift and a “Special
Research Grant” according to the category of their successful applications, as described below, by the President of the Board
during the reception following the Graduation Ceremony.
①②
③
④
⑤
⑥

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)Grants-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research(Pioneering/Exploratory)
Grants-in-Aid for Young Scientists
Grants-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-Up

500,000 Yen
500,000 Yen
400,000 Yen
400,000 Yen
400,000 Yen
200,000 Yen

Note: Special Research Grants count as a temporary income, and thus grants that do not exceed 500,000 Yen are non-taxable.
(2) Faculty members who have applied but have not been selected:
Faculty members who have applied but have not been selected to receive Kakenhi will receive the following increase in theirKGU Research Funds for the subsequent year, provided that they are willing to disclose the rank of their unsuccessful
applications.
It is at the discretion of each faculty member whether he/she will disclose the rank in his/her unsuccessful application. If therank is not made available to KGU, he/she will not receive the increase.
①②A rank
B rank

200,000 Yen increase
100,000 Yen increase(3) When a faculty member has two or more approved Kakenhi applications, the Incentive for Grants-in-Aid of the highest value
will be awarded.
II.

Notes on Implementation of the Guidelines

1.

If a research period allotted to a faculty member is beyond the mandatory retirement age or his/her contract period, he/she may
change his/her status to a part-time researcher of the Intercultural Research Institute (with no salary and on an Inin Keiyaku/委任
契約 contract) after the requirement age or the contract period and may continue his/her research until the research period ends.
In such an event, he/she may continue to be given the same access to the library of KGU and the university LAN system.

2.

When a faculty member resigns from KGU and accepts a position as a part-time instructor, etc. at another university during theresearch period, administrative work in relation with his/her Kakenhi project should be handled by the other university.
However, in case the other university does not handle administrative work for Kakenhi projects for their part-time faculty, theadministrative work will be handled according to II-1.

3.

The Incentives for Grants-in-Aid do not apply for the period of the last two academic years before his/her retirement, due to thescheduled contract term expiration.

4.

When there is any issue, concern, etc. in relation to implementation of the guidelines described herein, it will be addressed by thePresident of KGU in spirit with the guidelines.

III.

Implementation and Revisions to the Guidelines

1.

The implementation of the guidelines described herein will begin in Heisei 25/2013.
However, faculty members who already have approved Kakenhi projects in Heisei 24/2012 will receive a commemorative gift fromthe President of the Board as described in I-2.

The guidelines take effect as of April 1, 2018. (Amendment made on August 31, 2018)
These guidelines take effect as of April 1, 2021. The revisions to incentives for Grants-in-Aid and the adjustments for KGUResearch Funds apply from April 1, 2022. (Amendment made on February 20, 2021)