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FY2022 Call for Core-to-Core Programme
21 July 2021
This scheme designed to create top world-class research centres that partner over the long term with other core research institutions around the world in advancing research in leading-edge fields, on issues of high international priority. As well as advancing research in these fields, the Core-to-Core Programme will also concentrate on fostering the next generations of trailblazing young researchers.
*All fields of the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences are included under this programme.
| Number (world wide) |
About 9 projects |
|---|---|
| Duration of Project | From April 2022 (for maximum of 5 years) |
| Application Method |
Japanese universities/research institutions must complete both the e-application process on the JSPS website and the application form. For details, please refer to http://www-shinsei.jsps.go.jp/topkokusai/top_kokusai.html (Japanese) http://www.jsps.go.jp/j-c2c/boshuu_shinsei.html (Japanese) https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-c2c/data/Outline_of_the_Program.pdf |
| Application Period | Friday 3rd September to Friday 1st October 2021, 17:00 JST |
| Total amount of project funding |
Up to 18 million Japanese Yen per fiscal year for Japanese core institutions *Counterpart core institutions are to obtain project funding in their respective countries. |
| Coverage of Project Funding |
1) International travel expenses |
| Link to JSPS Tokyo Website |
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-c2c/index.html (English) http://www.jsps.go.jp/j-c2c/index.html (Japanese) |
Eligibility
Japanese universities and research institutions eligible to apply for this program as a core institution are those specified in Article 2 of the Procedure for the Handling of Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Kakenhi), issued by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). To qualify, an institution or department must possess sufficient research funding, equipment/facilities and human resources, and be capable of programmatically implementing the overall research project as its core institution. Institutions specified as eligible in the Procedure for the Handling of Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research: 1) Universities and inter-university research institutions 2) MEXT-affiliated institutions engaged in research 3) Colleges of technology 4) Institutions designated by the Minister of MEXT Each core university, which plays a leading role in conducting research exchange in this project, must have one project coordinator. He/she must be a full-time researcher or a researcher positioned as full time at the core university. However, a researcher who is not employed full-time may qualify as a coordinator if his/her affiliated core university guarantees the implementation of the project including the provision of an appropriate research environment (e.g. laboratory, equipment, personnel). In any case, the coordinator must be eligible to receive Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Kakenhi). As the coordinator plays a vital role in carrying out the project plan, care should be taken not to appoint a person to the position who might loss his/her coordinator eligibility, or otherwise be unable to perform the coordinator’s duties during the period of the project’s implementation. The Japanese core institution should collaborate with at least two or more countries that have diplomatic relations with Japan. (JSPS treats Taiwan and Palestine in this manner.)
