Research categories
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research
| Research categories | Purposes and description of the research category | Organization |
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Grant-in-Aid for Specially Promoted Research |
Highly regarded research in the international arena that is likely to yield highly acclaimed research achievements(There is no limit to the period or budget although, as a guide, a period of three to five years and a budget of around 500 million yen per project may be awarded.) | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science |
| Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas | Research fields that will lead to the upgrading and enhancement of scientific research in Japan; research fields that require effort on a global scale; and/or research fields that have particularly strong social demand will be specified. The objective is to flexibly and effectively plan the promotion of research.(The period is three to six years. In principle, the budget is set at around 20 million to 600 million yen per fiscal year per field.) | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
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Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas |
(Research in a proposed research area) New research areas that will lead to the upgrading and enhancement of scientific research in Japan. The new research areas are proposed by one researcher or by a group of researchers, and will develop through the effort to cultivate collective research, research personnel, etc. (The period is five years. In principle, the budget is set at around 10 million to 300 million yen per fiscal year per field.) | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology・Japan Society for the Promotion of Science |
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Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) |
Creative/pioneering research done by one researcher or a relatively small group of researchers(The period is five years. The budget ranges from 50 million yen to around 200 million yen per project.) | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science |
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Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) or (B) or (C) |
Creative/pioneering research done by one researcher or jointly by multiple researchers (The period is three to five years.) (Classified in A, B or C, depending on the total budget provided) (A) From 20 million to 50 million yen (B) From 5 million yen to 20 million yen (C) 5 million yen or less |
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science |
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Grant-in-Aid for challenging Exploratory Research |
Early-stage research that is based on a unique concept, that is challenging, and that sets a high goal (The period is one to three years. The budget is up to 5 million yen per project.) | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science |
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Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists(A)or(B) |
Research done by one researcher aged 39 or less(The period is two to four years. Classified in A or B, depending on the total budget provided.) (A) from 5 million yen to 30 million yen (B) 5 million yen or less |
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science |
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Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity start-up |
Research done by one researcher who has just been employed by the research institution, by one researcher who returns from childcare leave or other kinds of leave, or other researchers.(The period is up to two years. The budget is up to 1.5 million per fiscal year.) | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science |
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Grant-in-Aid for Encouragement of Scientists |
Research done by one person who is an employee of an educational/research institution, a company employee, or others (The period is one year. The budget is up to 1 million yen per project.) | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science |
Grant-in-Aid for Special Purposes
| Research categories | Purposes and description of the research category | Organization |
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Grant-in-Aid for Special Purposes |
Funding of urgent and important research projects | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science |
Grant-in-Aid for Publication of Scientific Research Results
| Research categories | Purposes and description of the research category | Organization |
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| Scientific Literature | Funding of Scientific Literature issued by an individual or a group of researchers to disclose scientific research achievements | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science |
| Databases | Funding of databases created by an individual or a group of researchers for public availability | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science |
Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows
| Research categories | Purposes and description of the research category | Organization |
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| Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows | Funding of research done by JSPS Fellows, including Foreign JSPS Fellows (for a period of up to three years) | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science |
Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research
| Research categories | Purposes and description of the research category | Organization |
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| Fostering Joint International Research | For Joint International Research that a researcher selected by KAKENHI performs at a foreign university or research facility, covering a period from about 6 months to one year (up to 12 million yen) | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology・Japan Society for the Promotion of Science |
| International Group | Support for International Activities within Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (Set period of the Area, up to 15 million yen per year) | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology・Japan Society for the Promotion of Science |
| Returning Researcher Development Research | Research that is expected to take place when Japanese researchers who are currently residing abroad, return to Japan (period up to 3 years, up to 50 million yen) | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology・Japan Society for the Promotion of Science |