FY 2024 (Reiwa 6)
Academic Research Grant Application Guide[Ordinary Quota]

September 1, 2023
Hyogo Science and Technology Association
https://hyogosta.jp

Academic Research Grant Project【About Academic Research Grants for FY 2024 (Reiwa 6)】
Since its inception as a core organization responsible for promoting scienceand technology in Hyogo Prefecture, the Hyogo Science and Technology
Association (HyogoSTA) has been providing financial grants to researchers andengineers that either work or reside in the Prefecture and are engaged inwide-ranging scientific and technological endeavors.
For FY 2024, HyogoSTA is again offering funding to various research activities− ranging from creative and exploratory projects run by young up -and-coming
researchers to fundamental and basic research as well as applied and practicalresearch initiatives that will facilitate t he industrial evolution − all with a view
toward further advancing science and technology in the Prefecture.
HyogoSTA will be accepting research plans from a diverse range of projects,
including ones that will be using SPring -8 and the SACLA X-ray Free Electron
Laser Facility, the Fugaku Supercomputer, the FOCUS Supercomputer, andother state-of-the-art research facilities and resources that are available in thePrefecture. HyogoSTA will also actively solicit applications from researchersand engineers that are employees of universities, research institutions,business corporations, etc.

ⅠOverview
1.Eligibility
Researchers and engineers (for group research, the principal
researcher) working or residing in Hyogo Prefecture and who havepermission from their employer(s) to conduct the research in question.
* The employer of the applicant must also issue its written approval on
the application.
* Once the grant is approved, it is the employer’s responsibility torecord and manage all revenue and expenses related to the grant.
*These conditions must be met for the duration of the grant period.

1*Students enrolled at research institutes such as universities outside
Hyogo Prefecture as of the date of application may apply if they plan
to transfer to Hyogo Prefecture by April 1 of the grant year.
*In principle, those who have received this grant for the same research
topic within the past three years (after FY 2021) are not eligible.
2 . Eligible research projects
Eligible projects are those engaging in research and development on thetopics that are related to daily living − such as health, welfare, theenvironment, safety, food, etc. − or in fundamental research anddevelopment on the topics that concern the industries − such as
materials, information, energy, life, etc. Research topics must be either
original and have potential for development or must be aimed atcreating unique and novel tec hnologies, discovering and elucidatingnovel phenomena, or developing novel principles and theories with arealistic chance of success.
3 . Classification of disciplinary divisions and eligible fields
Classification of disciplinary

Eligible Field

divisions
Medical/Pharmaceutics

Basic medicine, clinical medicine,/Nursing

pharmaceutics, nursing, sports and（KAKENHI Broad Section

health sciences, human medicalH,I）Life Sciences/AgriculturalSciences（KAKENHI Broad Section
F,G）

engineering, etc.
Agricultural science, agriculturalchemistry, veterinary and animalscience, molecular biology,
developmental biology, cell biology,genetics, neuroscience, etc.
Mathematics, physics, space and earth

Physical Sciences

science, plasma science, organic（KAKENHI Broad Section

chemistry, inorganic chemistry,

B,E）physical chemistry, polymer chemistry,
biomolecular chemistry, etc.

2Electrical and electronic engineering,materials engineering, chemical
Engineering/Information/Interdisciplinary Studies（KAKENHI Broad Section
C,D,J,K）engineering, applied physics, mechanicalengineering, civil engineering,architecture, measurement and control
engineering, robotics, resource andenergy engineering, information science(engineering), disaster preventionengineering, etc.

* Applications will be reviewed for each of the four classified disciplinary
divisions as indicated above.
4 . Amount:up to 1 million yen/grant

5.Eligible expenses： Equipment and supplies, Consumables, Borrowing andloss expenses and Rental fees, Documentation expenses,Printing expenses, Travel expenses, Researchcooperation honoraria, Communication and Transportfees, Other expenses deemed directly necessary for theresearch
6.Grant period： April 1, 2024 – March 31, 2025
※An extension of up to one year may be granted depending
on progress.
7 . Expected number of grants ： approximately 33
8 . Expected date of conferral： J u n e , 2 0 2 4(planned)※Conferred grant money should be managed at recipient ’sorganization’s office and clearly separated from otherresearch funds to ensure proper management and use.
All payments must be completed by March 31, 2025.

ⅡApplication Period
Friday, September 1 – Friday, October 13, 2023
（Applications must be received by October 13. ）Application forms should be submitted to HyogoSTA office(Project Division) by post.
* Applications may not be submitted in person. Please be sure to mailin your application by the deadline, allowing for the time requiredby the postal service.

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Application method and how to fill out the application form
(1)

Enter the necessary information in the application form using
Microsoft Word or another similar software program (no handwritingallowed). You may also insert any photo or figure as you see fit.
While you may prepare your application either in black -and-white orin color, its copies will be distributed to the reviewers in black -andwhite. We only accept one application per applicant during each FY.
*The application form can be downloaded from the HyogoSTA website .
→F Y 2024 Applic at io n F o rm (Word)*The form has been changed, so please only use this year’s form.

(2) Submit two copies (one original and one duplicate) of theapplication form by post, printed on one side and fastened using
paper clips.
(3) In the “Research Topic” section, describe the details of yourresearch clearly and concisely within 20 words.
Include a subtitle if the research cannot be described within 20words.
( 4 ) In the “Field of Research Topic” section, please select and enter thefive-digit code, along with its name, that best matches your topic
from among the Basic Section codes provided in the Review Section
Table of the KAKENHI Grants -in-Aid for Scientific Research. Thenenter the single alphabet -character Broad Section code that covers
the Basic Section code you have selected, and enter a circle ( ○)over the disciplinary division to which the Broad Section belongs.
* Submitted research topics will be reviewed based on the classified
disciplinary divisions.
*The KAKENHI Review Section Table is available on theHyogoSTA website.
→(Reference) KAKENHI Review Section Table(5) In the “Plan for Use of Grant Funds ” section, list the cost ofpurchasing items needed for the research and amount needed for
promoting the research.

4【Eligible expenses】
1.Equipment and supplies
expenses, Rental fees
expenses

2.Consumables

3.Borrowing and loss

4.Documentation expenses

6.Travel expenses

5.Printing

7.Research cooperation honoraria

8.Communication and Transport fees

9.Other expenses deemed

directly necessary for the research* If you research plan entails any equipment and supplies expenses,
state the name of each item in the form. For the rest of theexpenses, state which of the eligible expenses each item is in theform before adding them up.
(6) Summary of Research Plan (Part 1): In the “Summary ofApplication” section, summarize your application clearly in 120
words max. three keywords.
(7) Summary of Research Plan (Part 2): The “3. Research Schedule”
should be listed as April 1, 202 4 – March 31, 2025.
(8) Summary of Research Plan (Part 3): In the “Summary of ResearchExperience” section, list major research papers, etc. published by
the applicant (a representative, for group research) since 201 9,
starting with the most recent paper, and moving in reverse
chronological order by publication date.

ⅣScreening(1) Screening schedule
First round: November 2023 – end of January 2024
Second round: January 2024 – end of February 2024
(2) Screening process
First round: for each of the four fields to which the research
topics belong, a review board consisting of leadersin the corresponding field will select and recommend
candidates for the second round.
Second round: a committee of industry, academic, andgovernment experts will comprehensively review
the topics recommended by the review board in thefirst round and select the final recipients.

5(3) Screening criteria
Submitted research projects will be judged comprehensively
based on the following criteria.
・clarity of purpose and objectives
・innovativeness and originality
・potential for future development
・need for funding

Ⅴand other factors

Notification of Results
Applicants will be notified in writing around the beginning of March 202 4.

ⅥReport and Patents(1) In principle, a performance report (e.g., a progress report,a financial report, etc.) should be submitted by Thursday,April 10, 2025, after the end of the year in question.
If the report remains unsubmitted without a valid reason, thedecision to confer the grant may be rescinded and a refund of thegrant requested.
(2) Progress reports will be published on the HyogoSTA’s website.
(https://hyogosta.jp).
(3) Applicants may file patent or utility model applications, but arerequired to report the details thereof to HyogoSTA.

Ⅶ Other(1) Application forms will not be used for any purpose other thanscreening, and the contents thereof will be kept strictly confidential.
(2) Application materials will not be returned regardless of whether theapplication is approved or rejected.
(3) Information of the selected projects (names, organizations,positions, research themes to be funded by the grants, etc.)
will be announced to the press, as well as published on theHyogoSTA’s website, project reports, association bulletins, andpresentation ceremony materials.

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( 4 ) If you are selected as a research grant recipient, you will be asked
to attend a grant presentation ceremony which HyogoSTA isplanning to hold. HyogoSTA will also host a research presentation
session along with the grant presentation ceremony, where one
grant recipient from each classified disciplinary division will be
asked to give a presentation on its research project.
(5) Applicants will be asked to participate in a follow -up survey(questionnaire) spread over three sessions after the end of thegrant period.

【 For Inquiries or to Submit Application Forms 】
Hyogo Science and Technology Association – Project Division
5-10-1 shimoyamate St., Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, 650 -8567(on the 7th floor of Hyogo Prefectural Office Building N o.１)
TEL : 078-362-3846
E-mail：jigyou@hyogosta.jp

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