JSPS London : Bilateral Research Funding Type B: Open Partnership Joint Projects/Seminars

Bilateral Research Funding

Type B: Open Partnership Joint Projects/Seminars

Duration of Project	Joint Projects - Up to 2 years Start date must be during the period of 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019 Joint Seminars* - Up to 1 week * Seminars must be held during the period of 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019
Subject Area	Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences
Application Method:	Japanese universities / research institutions must complete the e-application process on the JSPS website. For details, please refer to http://www-shinsei.jsps.go.jp/topkokusai/top_kokusai.html http://www.jsps.go.jp/j-bilat/semina/shinsei_bosyu.html (Japanese) https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-bilat/data/01_proposals_30.pdf (English)
Application Period:	Wednesday 23rd August to Wednesday 6th September, 2017 *Please note that applications from the Japanese institution must be sent centrally. JSPS Tokyo does not accept an application from an individual researcher. A Japanese institution may set an earlier, internal deadline to collect and check the format of the application before submitting to JSPS Tokyo. Under no circumstances will JSPS Tokyo accept a late application.
Total amount of project funding	Joint Projects - Up to JPY 2,000,000 per fiscal year (Up to JPY 4,000,000 in total) Joint Seminars - Up to JPY 2,000,000
Coverage of Project Funding	JSPS will cover the expenses of the Japanese team; mainly travel and accommodation costs. Joint Projects 1) International and domestic travel expenses 2) Other expenses (Consumables, honoraria, material printing, communication, meeting expenses in Japan, etc.) Joint Seminars held in Japan 1) Domestic travel expenses 2) Meeting expenses Joint Seminars held in counterpart country 1) International and domestic travel expenses 2) Meeting expenses
Link to JSPS Tokyo Website	http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-bilat/index.html (English) http://www.jsps.go.jp/j-bilat/semina/jrss.html (Japanese)

3. Eligibility (Japanese Applicants)

Applicants must hold a full-time or equivalent position as a researcher at a university or research institute in Japan that is eligible to receive Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI).

* There are cases when researchers not employed in a full-time position may be eligible. Such persons must be eligible to apply for Grants-in-aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) and their affiliated institution must judge them able to implement the project and provide an appropriate research environment (e.g. laboratory, equipment, personnel) for it.