Hello, this is the Diversity Research Environment Promotion Office.
It has already been three weeks since Hokkaido University raised its behavioral guidelines to Level 3 on April 20th. While we are being asked to refrain from going out, I imagine you are all busy dealing with online classes and working from home. I hope you are all doing well.
If you have any opinions or requests regarding working from home from the perspective of diversity or female researchers, please send them to the Office for Promoting a Diversity Research Environment via email. We would like to use them as reference for future initiatives.
★E-mail: reed@synfoster.hokudai.ac.jp
We have also created a website summarizing the COVID-19 responses of each department at Hokkaido University, so please feel free to refer to it as well.
https://sites.google.com/elms.hokudai.ac.jp/covid-matome
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Now, here is today's announcement.
In 2019, our university was selected for the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's "Diversity Research Environment Realization Initiative (Leading Type)" subsidy program for developing human resources in science and technology. This initiative aims to promote a university-wide diversity research environment and increase the number of female researchers who take on research leadership roles and university management responsibilities.
As part of this effort, we are carrying out various support programs.
We are pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the following support programs. Please take advantage of them.
1. Support Program for Departmental and Organizational Initiatives to Promote a Diverse Research Environment
2. Support Program for Mentoring and Shadowing Training for Female Researchers Aiming for Higher Positions
3. Support for female researchers to hold research meetings and other events.
4. Reintegration Support Program: Subsidies for English proofreading of submitted papers (reposted)
5. Regarding the Joint Research Grant for Fostering Female Researchers and Research Leaders (KNIT Joint Research Grant) (reposted)
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1. Support Program for Departmental and Organizational Initiatives to Promote a Diverse Research Environment
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We provide support for initiatives such as seminars held on campus that contribute to promoting a diverse research environment and gender equality.
Type of activity: Training sessions, seminars, symposiums, workshops
Implementing bodies: Departments, faculties, divisions, etc., or research groups.
Application deadline: Friday, January 15, 2021
For more details, please see the application guidelines on the page below.
https://www.dei.hokudai.ac.jp/archives/12267/
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2. Support Program for Mentoring and Shadowing Training for Female Researchers Aiming for Higher Positions
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We support voluntary training programs for female researchers aiming to advance their careers, where they can learn about research activities and work management through mentoring and job shadowing with senior faculty members (mentors).
Target participants: Female assistant professors, lecturers, and associate professors (including specially appointed) affiliated with this university. *Postdocs are also eligible if they are internal mentors.
Application deadline: Thursday, December 10, 2020
For more details, please see the application guidelines on the page below.
https://www.dei.hokudai.ac.jp/archives/12100/
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3. Support for female researchers to hold research meetings and other events.
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This program aims to strengthen the leadership skills of female researchers at our university through organizing research meetings and other events, and to increase opportunities for collaborative research. It provides partial funding for expenses necessary for conducting symposiums and research meetings planned primarily by female researchers at our university, as well as support for tools related to event management.
Target audience: Female researchers at this university (including specially appointed faculty members and researchers)
Application deadline: Monday, August 31, 2020
For more details, please see the application guidelines on the page below.
https://www.dei.hokudai.ac.jp/archives/12336/
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4. Reintegration Support Program: Subsidies for English proofreading of submitted papers (reposted)
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To support the research activities of researchers whose research has been interrupted due to maternity leave, childcare leave, etc., we will provide subsidies for the cost of English proofreading of papers submitted to academic journals. There are no gender restrictions for the recipients of this support.
Eligibility: Individuals affiliated with this university's research institutes (including specially appointed faculty members and researchers) who have completed a research interruption of 30 days or more due to maternity leave, childcare leave, etc., within the three years prior to the application date (regardless of gender).
Application deadline: Delivery must be completed by Monday, February 15, 2021.
For more details, please see the application guidelines on the page below.
https://www.dei.hokudai.ac.jp/archives/14731/
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5. Regarding the Joint Research Grant for Fostering Female Researchers and Research Leaders (KNIT Joint Research Grant) (reposted)
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With the aim of improving the research capabilities and leadership skills of female researchers, and expanding the research network in Hokkaido, 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).
The grant recipients are:
A. Grant for the principal investigator (up to 100 million yen) and
B. There is a grant available for co-researchers (up to 20 yen).
Application deadline: Noon, Monday, May 18, 2020
For more details, please see the page below. If you have any questions regarding the application process, please feel free to contact us.
https://www.dei.hokudai.ac.jp/archives/12278/
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