Grant Candidate Qualification

Domestic or overseas researchers or graduate students engaged in the target technical field, who satisfy the following conditions.

[1] As of March 31, 2025, aged 35 or below
(However, if there is a special reason, even aged 40 or below is acceptable)

[2] Those, who are expected to achieve outstanding research results in collaborative exchange researches by this grant.

Recommendation Procedure

[1] Recommender

 1) The person in charge of accepting the graduate students and collaborative exchange researchers promoting collaborative exchange researches.

 2) In the public research institutes etc., the head of the laboratory, research directors or equivalent persons.

[2] Number of recommendations
One recommender can make up to 2 recommendations.

[3] Recommendation Method
Submit "Industry-Academic-Government Exchange Grant" candidate recommendation form to the secretariat division of the foundation.

Download recommendation forms

PDF file
(195KB)  

Microsoft Word file
(60KB)  

Recommendation Reception Period

In principle, two months before start of the term.

Selection Method

Selection is made by the selection committee, and the chairperson of the foundation will approve it.

Selection Committee Chairperson

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

Result Notification and Grant Offering

[1] Result Notification

Result Notification will be sent to the recommender by about one month before the departure date.

[2] Grant Offering

The grant will be paid roughly a month before the departure date.

Achievement Report

After the grant period is over, the recipient is requested to promptly submit the prescribed outcome report to the foundation.