FY2025 Procedures for Preparing and Entering a Research Proposal Document for“Scientific Research (A/B/C) (General)”,“Early-Career Scientists” (New Proposal)
Applicants for the KAKENHI should fill in this Research Proposal Document, giving details of the research projectbased 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 isused 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 asappropriate.

Items to be noted* This Procedures for Preparing and Entering is to be used to prepare Research Proposal Document for“Scientific Research A (General)” reviewed by the “Medium-sized Section” and “Scientific Research B/C(General) , ”Early-Career Scientists” reviewed by the “Basic Section” as “New Application” (including theresearch proposal submission in the fiscal year previous to the final fiscal year of the research period of anon-going research project)”.
* When preparing the Research Proposal Document, the Principal Investigator should make the preparations
with responsibility, in accordance with the rules set forth in the Application Procedures.
* Characters and symbols in 11-point font size or larger (10-point or larger in English) should be used in themain text, considering a large number of application forms for research project will be reviewed.
* 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 the number of pages
specified for each item. As a result of filling according to the instructions of each item, blank pages may begenerated 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, be sure to check whether the contents of the Research Proposal Document converted tothe PDF file and the content shown in the "Status of Application and Acquisition of Research Grants” column
are complete (missing characters, charts, garbled characters, 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 theirapplications, Principal Investigators should access the JSPS Electronic Application System for Projects Funded by
KAKENHI (hereinafter referred to as “Electronic Application System”) using their ID and password for the “CrossMinisterial Research and Development 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 and Their Necessity”, “The Status ofApplication and Acquisition of Research Grants”) of the Research Proposal Document that is prepared using theElectronic Application System.
The “Status of Application and Acquisition of Research Grants” column will not be shown in the Research Proposal
Document PDF file. Instead, the content shown on the electronic application system will be reviewed.
For procedures for entering items to be entered in the website, refer to the “FY2025 Procedures for Preparing andEntering a Research Proposal Document” (items to be entered in the website) (“Scientific Research (A/B/C)”,“Challenging Research (Pioneering/Exploratory)”, “Early-Career Scientists”).
○ Items to be entered in the Website (First half)
・ Research proposal submission in the fiscal year previous to the final fiscal year of the research period of an ongoing research project・ Section desired the review
・ Name of the Principal Investigator・ Position, Academic Unit (School, Faculty, etc.), and Research Institution
・ Academic Degree and Effort (*only for “Early-Career Scientists”)
・ Date of Ph.D. Acquisition (*only for “Early-Career Scientists”)
・ Application Requirements (*only for “Early-Career Scientists”)
・ Title of the Research Project・ Research Abstract（*only for “Scientific Research (A)”）
・ Request for Disclosure
・ Project Members(PI and Co-Investigator(s) (Co-I(s)))(*Except “Early-Career Scientists”)○ Items to be entered in the Website (Second half)“Research Expenditures and Their Necessity”
・ Research Expenditure
・ Details of Equipment Costs
・ Details of Consumables Expenses
・ Details of Travel Expenses, Personnel Cost/Honoraria and Miscellaneous Expenses“The Status of Application and Acquisition of Research Grants”
・ 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 theintermediate part of the Research Proposal Document (PDF file).
The Principal Investigator should download the “Research Proposal Document (forms to be uploaded)” from theJSPS website for Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, and fill it in. He/She should then access the “ElectronicApplication System”, and upload the filled-in file to the “Electronic Application System”. (Only files under 5MB
can be attached.)
When preparing the Overall Research Plan, the instructions given below and the instructions given in 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 proposal in 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 with approximately 10 lines of paragraph.
In this column, provide information on the Research Collaborators as necessary in describing the overall researchplan.
(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 the research activities
relevant to the submitted research plan to show the feasibility of the research plan. Any international efforts
related to the applicant’s research plan (such as his/her records of joint international research andresearch history in overseas institutions) should be included as necessary. In case the Co-Investigator
involves, it should be focused on the research activities relevant to the prospected roles in the research plan by theCo-Investigator.
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 research achievements. In the case of aresearch paper, for example, the relevant bibliographic information, including the title of the paper, the author(s), thetitle 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 for publication.
In case that the applicants have periods during which the researches were suspended due to acquisition of maternity
leave, childcare leave, care leave 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 and Regulations” column
Enter in accordance with the instruction specified in the Research Proposal Document. If the proposed research does
not fall under such categories, enter “N/A (not applicable)”.
(4) “Items to be Entered When New Application is Made in the Fiscal Year Previous to the Final Year of the
Research Period of an On-Going KAKENHI Project” column
If applicant is newly applying as “New Application is Made in the Fiscal Year Previous to the Final Year of the
Research Period of an On-Going KAKENHI Project” (cf. Application Procedures for Grants-in-Aid for ScientificResearch), enter the each item with approximately 10 lines of paragraph in accordance with the instruction specified
in the Research Proposal Document. If not, submit this form leaving the column blank without any deletion.
* When entering in the column of “Research Expenditure and Their Necessity” and “The Status of Application andAcquisition of Research Grants”, refer to the “FY2025 Procedures for Preparing and Entering a Research Proposal
Document (items to be entered in the website) (“Scientific Research (A/B/C)”, “Challenging Research(Pioneering/Exploratory)”, “Early-Career Scientists”).