FY2024 Procedures for Preparing and Entering a Research Proposal
Document for “Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up”
Applicants for the KAKENHI should fill in this Research Proposal Document, giving details of theresearch project based on the Application Procedures, and submit it to the Independent
Administrative Legal Entity Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (hereinafter referred to as“JSPS”) prior to application. This Research Proposal Document is used as a review material at
the JSPS Scientific Research Grant Committee.
The applicant should fill in the form correctly, while taking the following points into account.
When the application is adopted as a result of the review at the Scientific Research Grant Committee,
a notice concerning the provisional grant decision will be issued. By the form of the formal
application for grant delivery, the submission based on the notice will be done. The KAKENHI will
be disbursed if the research plan, etc. are acknowledged as appropriate.

Items to be noted
・ This Procedures for Preparing and Entering is to be used to prepare Research Proposal
Document for “Research Activity Start-up” as “New Application”
・ When preparing the Research Proposal Document, the Principal Investigator should makethe preparations with responsibility, in accordance with the rules set forth in theApplication Procedures.
・ Characters and symbols in 11-point font size or larger (10-point or larger in English) should
be used, considering a large number of application forms for research project will bereviewed.
* The Research Proposal Document consists of “items to be entered in the website” and“forms to be uploaded”.
・ Make sure that the title of each column is at the top of the page. Also, do not exceed thenumber of pages specified for each item. As a result of filling according to the instructionsof each item, blank pages may be generated but in that case, do not delete them.
・ The sentences important notes on the form should be deleted but do not delete other
instructions and boxes.
・ Research Proposal Document prepared in English will be accepted.
・ Before submitting your application, be sure to check that the content of your Research
Proposal Document (converted PDF file) and the information displayed in the Status ofApplication and Acquisition of Research Grants fields are free of flaws (missing text andfigures/tables, garbled text, etc.).

I. Research Proposal Document (items to be entered in the website)
The following items are “to be entered in the website” of the “Research Proposal Document”.
When preparing their applications, Principal Investigators should access the JSPS ElectronicApplication System for Projects Funded by KAKENHI (hereinafter referred to as “ElectronicApplication System”) using their ID and password for the “Cross-Ministerial Research andDevelopment Management System (e-Rad)”, which has been provided by the research institution
to which they belong, and directly enter their data.
The items to be entered in the website constitute the first part (“Section desired the review”,“Name of Principal Investigator (PI)”, etc.) and the second part (“Research Expenditures andTheir Necessity”, “The Status of Application and Acquisition of Research Grants”) of the
Research Proposal Document (PDF file) that is prepared using the Electronic Application System.
Note that the Status of Application and Acquisition of Research Grants fields will not appear in
the Research Proposal Documents in PDF format. Reviewers will view the information displayedon the Electronic Application System for the review.
For procedures for entering items to be entered in the website, refer to the “FY2024
Procedures for Preparing and Entering a Research Proposal Document” (items to beentered in the website) (“Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up”).
(1) Research project Information
1. Review Section
2. Name of the Principal Investigator
3. Position, Academic Unit (School, Faculty, etc.), and Research Institution of the Principal
Investigator
4. Academic Degree and Effort
5. Date of Acquisition of the Eligibility to Apply for Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(for applicants with Condition A) only)
6. Date of birth of the child (scheduled date) (for applicants with Condition B) only)
7. Research Project Number for Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Research Fellows (for applicants withCondition A) only)
8. Title of the Research Project
9. Request for Disclosure(2) Research Expenditures and Their Necessity(3) The Status of Application and Acquisition of Research Grants

II. Research Proposal Document (forms to be uploaded)
The following items are contents on the “Research Proposal Document (forms to be uploaded)”.
They constitute the intermediate part of the Research Proposal Document (PDF file).
The Principal Investigator should download the “Research Proposal Document (forms to beuploaded)” from the JSPS website for Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, and fill it in. He/She
should then access the “Electronic Application System”, and upload the filled-in file to the“Electronic Application System”. (Files above 5 MB cannot be uploaded.)
When preparing the Overall Research Plan, the instructions given below and the instructions givenin each column should be observed. The margin of style is set with upper 20 mm, lower 20 mm,left 25 mm, and right 25 mm. Do not change the setting margins because there is a risk of missing
characters etc. when preparing the review material.

1. “Research Objectives, Research Method etc.” column
The description should be given what kind of research you plan and its summary in this proposalin accordance with the instruction specified in the Research Proposal Document to be submitted
this time so that the overall structure can be clarified. The summary should be given withapproximately 10 lines of paragraph.
In this column, provide information on the Research Collaborators as necessary in describing theoverall research plan.
2. “Applicant’s Ability to Conduct the Research and the Research Environment” column
Enter in accordance with the instruction specified in the Research Proposal Document.
The description for the “(1) applicant’s hitherto research activities” should be focused on theresearch activities relevant to the submitted research plan to show the feasibility of the researchplan. Any international efforts related to the applicant’s research plan (such as his/her records ofjoint international research and research history in overseas institutions) should be included asnecessary.
The description in this column is to explain the feasibility of the research plan. On citing
research achievements (research papers, books, patents, invited talks, etc.) they should be given
not as an exhaustive list but as supporting evidence to prove the applicant’s ability to conduct
the proposed research.
Sufficient information should be given so that the reviewers can identify the researchachievements. In the case of a research paper, for example, the relevant bibliographicinformation, including the title of the paper, the author(s), the title and the volume of the journal,
the publication year, and the pages of the article should be given.

The research papers that can be cited are only those already published or accepted forpublication.
In case that the applicants have periods during which the researches were suspended due toacquisition of maternity leave, childcare leave, care leave, raising a preschooler and so on, they
may choose to write about it in this column.
3. “Issues Relevant to the Protection of Human Right and Compliance with Laws andRegulations” column
Enter in accordance with the instruction specified in the Research Proposal Document. If theproposed research does not fall under such categories, enter “N/A (not applicable)”.

* When entering in the column of “Research Expenditure and Their Necessity” and “The Status ofApplication and Acquisition of Research Grants”, refer to “FY2024 Procedures for Preparing andEntering a Research Proposal Document (items to be entered in the website) (“Grant-in-Aid forResearch Activity Start-up”)”.