A. Advanced ResearchNetworksJapan

Target: Any country in the world(Two or more counterpart countries
are required)Objective:• Promote International collaborationin cutting edge fields by creatingworld-class research hubs
• Foster new generations of talented
young researchers in Japan andother countries
Grants: Up to JPY 18 million /year
from JSPS + matching funds fromcounterpart countries (required)Project duration: 5 years

JSPS
Funds
Core Institution
Cooperating
Institution

Cooperating
Institution
Cooperating
Researchers

Counterpart Country (A)Funding Agency

Cooperating
Institution

Joint ResearchSeminar
Scientist Exchanges

Counterpart Country (B)Funding Agency

Funds

Funds

Core Institution

Core Institution
Cooperating
Institution
Cooperating
Researchers

Cooperating
Institution

Cooperating
Institution
Cooperating
Researchers

B. Asia-Africa Science
Platforms
JSPSJapan

Funds
Core Institution
Cooperating
Institution

Cooperating
Institution
Cooperating
Researchers

Counterpart Country (A)Joint Research
SeminarScientist
Exchanges

Counterpart Country (B)Core Institution
Cooperating
Institution

Target: Asian and/or African countries/regions(Two or more counterpart countries arerequired)Objective:• To contribute to Asian/African region,
Japanese research institutions take thelead in building research hubs andfostering young researchersGrants: Up to JPY 8 million/year fromJSPSProject duration: 3 years

Core Institution
Cooperating
Institution
Cooperating
Researchers

Cooperating
Institution

Cooperating
Institution
Cooperating
Researchers

Definitions &Examples

Core Institution/Cooperating Institution/Cooperating Researchers
Position/status of participating
researchers

Definitions

Researchers in“Core Institution”

A core Institution is a university/research institution or a department thereof that plays the central role inadministering a project. It is responsible for planning, financing, and implementing research exchanges andproducing working reports.

Researchers in“Cooperating Institution”

A cooperating Institution is a university/research institution or department thereof that is located in the same
country as the core institution and collaborates in implementing scientific exchange under the project.

Other “Cooperating Researchers”

These researchers belong to a university/research institution other than core or cooperating Institutions who
collaborates in the project.

Joint Research/Seminars/Scientist Exchanges
Category of Activities

Joint Research

Example of activities(The activities described below are just examples of activities in each category.)
Visits to conduct collaborative research on a specific project theme, such as:• A few-day visit by professors or senior researchers to hold intensive discussions or provide guidance.
• A few-month stay by young researchers or postgraduates students to conduct experiments or participate ininternships.
• A few-week stay to conduct fieldwork.

Seminars

Visits to participate in seminars or symposiums to report, evaluate or exchange views on research results

Researcher Exchanges

Visits for purposes other than the above two categories, such as:• Delivering presentations of research results at international academic conferences held in Japan,
counterpart countries, or other countries.
• Attending meetings with researchers from counterpart countries on the management and planning ofprojects.