Award Candidate Qualifications

Domestic or overseas researchers engaged in target technical fields, who meet the following conditions

[1] As of March 31, 2025, in principle, aged 40 or under 40 years
(The age limit will be reconsidered separately if there is a particular reason such as Maternity leave and Parental leave.)

[2] In principle, the research outcomes that fall under any of the following
1) Research that is expected to contribute to the field of science and industrial technology, with excellent academic discovery
2) Research that is expected to contribute to the field of science and industrial technology, which makes remarkable inventions in technology
3) Research that is expected to contribute to the advancement of science and industrial technology by solving important technical problems

Recommendation Procedure

[1] Recommender:
In principle, the head of the institution to which the candidate belongs as below, or an equivalent person
1) At the university, the department chief, the dean or the director of the research institute etc. (It can be a direct supervisor)
2) In public research institutes etc., the director of the research institution or the director of the research etc.
3) Academic Experts

[2] Number of Recommendations:
One recommender can make one recommendation in principle.
(However, if a recommender made a recommendation in the previous year, the recommender can make up to 2 recommendations in the year.) (see remark)

[3] Recommendation Method:
Download and print "research achievement nomination candidate recommendation form" and submit it by mail to the secretariat division of the foundation together with media such as CD-ROM, DVD
(Submit both in hardcopy and electronic file. File formats of nomination, papers, literature etc. are limited to Microsoft Word or PDF, and sending them by e-mail is not acceptable.)

Download recommendation forms

* Acceptance of all applications for FY2024 has been closed.

Recommendation Reception Period

* Acceptance of all applications for FY2024 has been closed.

Selection Method

Candidates will be selected from among the applicants in this year (see remark) and previous year (see remark) by the selection committee and approved by the Board of Directors.

Selection chairperson

Hiroyuki Sakaki
(President, Nara National Institute of Higher Education and Research)

Selection committee members

Hiroshi Amano
(Director of the Center, Center for Integrated Research of Future Electronics, IMaSS)

Yasuhiko Arakawa
(Project Professor, Institute for Nano Quantum Information Electronics, The University of Tokyo)

Ken Uchida
(Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo)

Teruo Ono
(Professor, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University)

Yoshihiko Kanemitsu (Specially Appointed Professor, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University)

Kazuhiko Hirakawa
(Director, Institute for Nano Quantum Information Electronics, The University of Tokyo)

Yusuke Mori
(Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University)

Remarks:

Result Notification and Presentation Ceremony

[1] Result Notification

By the end of January 2025 (to the recommender)

[2] Presentation Ceremony

March 2025 (Certificate, Prize and Extra Prize)

Research Report

The winners are requested to make a presentation about the research achievements in the presentation ceremony.