Research Plan for the 2018 Toyota Mobility Foundation Hydrogen Research Initiative _____________ ___, 2018 Summary (1 page or less) Name: (reading) Institution Faculty & Department Position: Address of institution Postal code Contact information Tel. ( ) E-mail: Research field Choose from: I. Hydrogen generation, II. Hydrogen carriers, III. Hydrogen applications, IV. Energy systems, V. Social systems utilizing hydrogen Research: Enter the name of your research. Purpose and expected results (Evaluation criterion: appropriateness of the research proposal) Describe your proposed purpose and expected results in 100 to 150 words. Innovativeness and originality of the research (Evaluation criterion: innovativeness and originality) Describe how your research is creative, innovative and ambitious in 100 to 150 words. Research plan, methodology, and desired grant amount (Evaluation criterion: validity of the research plan and of the use of the grant funds) Describe your research plan and methodology over the entire period in 150 to 200 Full period: 1st year 2nd year 3rd year Total xxx,000 yen xxx,000 yen xxx,000 yen xxx,000 yen Labor expenses xxx,000 yen xxx,000 yen xxx,000 yen xxx,000 yen Travel expenses xxx,000 yen xxx,000 yen xxx,000 yen xxx,000 yen Operational expenses xxx,000 yen xxx,000 yen xxx,000 yen xxx,000 yen Indirect and miscellaneous expenses xxx,000 yen xxx,000 yen xxx,000 yen xxx,000 yen Preparations, achievements, and results for the research (Evaluation criterion: implementation and management capabilities) In 100 to 150 describe your capability to conduct the research in terms of preparations, achievements, and results. It there are in-house research associates at the principal researcher’s affiliated institute, list their faculty, department, position, name, and role in the research. Detailed plan (do not write more than a total of 5 pages for (a) to (f)) Research purpose Clearly indicate the problem your proposal aims to solve and the purpose of your research with respect to the basic concept and research fields of this grant program.
Expected outcomes Describe the expected results and significance of your proposed research. In addition, explain how those results will offers the potential to yield practical result by 2030, and how they can be expected to contribute to building a hydrogen society. Innovativeness and originality of the research Describe how the proposed research is creative, innovative and ambitious. If possible, describe how the proposed research is positioned in terms of current research trends in and outside Japan. If you are expanding on existing research, describe its contents.
Research achievements and results Describe achievements and results of previously obtained research funding or outcomes, if any, that have led to proposing the present research. If currently involved in related research, describe how it relates to the proposed research. Career summary and research achievements (1 page or less) Highest degree Degree (year obtained) (month year) Career month & year to month &year month & year to month &year month & year to month &year month & year to month &year month & year to month &year month & year to month &year month & year to month &year month & year to month &year month & year to month &year Research month & year