Applications for this grant are now closed.
With the aim of supporting collaborative research across departments and organizations by providing opportunities for collaborative research to researchers at this university, and fostering human resources through project management experience in managing collaborative research, the "Collaborative Research Grant for Developing Female Researcher Research Leaders (KNIT Collaborative Research Grant)" and "Joint research grant for developing next-generation research leadersWe have decided to implement the following:
This page provides information about the "Joint Research Grant for the Development of Female Researchers and Research Leaders (KNIT Joint Research Grant)."
Objective
As part of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's "Initiative for Realizing a Diversity Research Environment (Leading Type)" (FY2019-FY2024), we will provide research grants to female principal investigators at our university who have plans to conduct excellent collaborative research with researchers from other partner institutions (KNIT collaborative research), with the aim of improving the research capabilities and leadership skills of female researchers and expanding the research network in Hokkaido.
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Grant target
A. Grants for the principal investigator
This program provides grants to research leaders for collaborative research projects in which a female researcher affiliated with this university (including specially appointed faculty members and postdoctoral researchers) serves as the principal investigator, and at least one researcher from another KNIT partner institution (Muroran Institute of Technology, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Kitami Institute of Technology, Amino Up Co., Ltd., Nitto Denko Corporation) participates as a co-investigator.
B. Grants for co-researchers
For collaborative research projects in which a female researcher belonging to a KNIT partner institution (including this university) serves as the principal investigator (including specially appointed faculty members and postdoctoral researchers), and at least one researcher belonging to a different KNIT partner institution participates as a co-investigator, this university will provide grants to co-investigators (regardless of gender, including specially appointed faculty members and postdoctoral researchers) belonging to this university.
Grant amount
A. Maximum of 100 million yen
B. Up to 20 yen (only applicable if the principal investigator is a researcher belonging to another collaborating institution, and if the participants in the joint research include a female researcher from this university.)
Number of planned grants
A. About 8 cases
B. About 5 cases
Grant period
From the time of selection until the end of fiscal year 2020
Application method
Please download and refer to the application guidelines below, and submit the prescribed application form via email to the Office for Promoting a Diversity Research Environment (formerly the Office for Supporting Female Researchers).
*Researchers from this university participating as co-researchers in joint research conducted by a principal investigator affiliated with another institution must submit the same joint research application form to the Office for Promoting a Diversity Research Environment as the principal investigator.
※※Applications are now closed※※
[Final application deadline: May 18, 2020, noon]
Contact
If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact us as soon as possible.
Human Resources Development Headquarters, Diversity Research Environment Promotion Office (formerly the Office for Supporting Female Researchers)
E-mail: reed@synfoster.hokudai.ac.jp
Telephone number: 011-706-3625
Joint briefing session
Date and time: April 15th, 2 PM - 3 PM
Venue: Conference room, 1st floor, Building 1, General Research Building, Central Campus
Information session video (ELMS G Suite account required)
*An ELMS G Suite account is required.
It will be available from 5 PM on April 15th to 3 PM on April 22nd.
Application Guidelines & Application Form
Application Guidelines (PDF)
Application form (Word docx)
Application Guidelines (PDF)
Application Form (Word docx)
Q&A
| Type | Q | A | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I would like to apply for both the "Support for Collaborative Research by Next-Generation Young Researchers" and the "KNIT Collaborative Research Grant" on the same topic. Is that possible? | While it is possible to submit applications on the same theme, only one of them will be accepted. | ||
