Nomination (Application) Guidelines for Takayanagi Prize Candidates Fiscal Year of 2024 (38th)
The Takayanagi Prize includes the Takayanagi Memorial Prize and the Takayanagi Research Encouragement Prize. TheTakayanagi Memorial Prize is awarded to researchers or organizations that have made outstanding researchachievements in the field of electronic science. The Takayanagi Research Encouragement Prize aims to boost
motivation and provide support for young talented researchers with promise of significant research contributions in thefield of electronic science. Both include a certificate and prize money.
1. Types of the Takayanagi Prize awarded:(1) The Takayanagi Memorial Prize(2) The Takayanagi Research Encouragement Prize
2. Target Researchers:(1) Researchers affiliated with a research institute located in Shizuoka Prefecture (Note 1).
(2) Researchers who have graduated from or have been employed at Shizuoka University.
(3) The Takayanagi Memorial Prize is awarded to a researcher with outstanding achievements and whose researchaccords with the aims of this Prize in the field of electronic science (Note 2).
(4) The Takayanagi Research Encouragement Prize is awarded to young researchers or engineers who hold promiseof future greatness or are significant contributors to the field of electronic science (Note 3).
(Note 1) Researchers who satisfy either (1) or (2) are eligible.
(Note 2) The award supports current research. It is not an honorary award. The recipient must be a currentresearcher.
(Note 3) Researchers or engineers under the age of 50 are eligible.
3. The Takayanagi Memorial Prize: Certificate and prize money of 2,000,000 yen per laureate (1 laureate to be awarded)
4. The Takayanagi Research Encouragement Prize: Certificate and prize money of 500,000 yen per laureate (4 laureatesto be awarded)
5. Reporting Obligation: Takayanagi Prize winners shall publicize their research outcomes at the Hamamatsu
Takayanagi Forum in the following fiscal year. In addition, Takayanagi Research Encouragement Prize winners shallreport their research status and results to our Foundation by the end of the following fiscal year. (The report should
be written in either two to three pages of an A4 paper or the materials presented at the Forum.)6. Recommender: Recommendations should be provided by either the head of the research institute to which thenominee/applicant belongs or the President of the Hamamatsu Kogyokai.
7. Required Documents(1) Letter of recommendation (Form 1)(2) Attached documents:
a. The Takayanagi Memorial Prize - Summary of research achievements (about 400 words). Clearly highlightthe relevance to the field of electronic science.
b. The Takayanagi Research Encouragement Prize - Summary of research results and future plans (about 400words).Clearly highlight the relevance to the field of electronic science.
c. Both the Prizes - List of all publications in reverse chronological order (most recent first) according to theWestern calendar and reprints of major papers related to the research achievement (maximum of 5 papers).
d. Both the Prizes - Headshot photo (plain background measuring 5 cm high by 4 cm wide)
8. Selection: The Selection Committee reviews applications. The committee consists of academic experts assigned inaccordance with our Foundation's Selection Committee rules.
9. Schedule: Applications Accepted: June 1 to September 30, 2024

Award Announcement: Late October 2024
Award Ceremony: Early December 2024
10. Submit documents to:Hamamatsu Foundation for the Promotion of Electronic Science Secretariat
Shizuoka University Hamamatsu Campus
Room #501, Research Institute of Electronics
3-5-1 Johoku, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan 432-8011
Phone: 053-472-7561 URL: https://www.takayanagi-hama.jp
E-mail: info@takayanagi-hama.jp
Application forms can be downloaded from our website.