The Kao Crescent Award, a program supporting female researchers run by the Kao Foundation for Arts and Sciences, has begun accepting nominations from our university for candidates to recommend to the foundation.
[Kao Crescent Academy] About the support program for female researchers
The Kao Arts and Science Foundation is a public interest incorporated foundation that selects outstanding female researchers in the fields of chemistry and physics within the "Surface Science" area who are employed on a fixed-term contract and belong to universities or research institutions designated by the foundation. These researchers must be candidates who wish to continue their research activities for a long time, while considering work-life balance. Each institution recommends a candidate, and the foundation selects the recipient. Recipients will receive a grant of up to 100 million yen for research expenses, etc.
Details about the "Kao Crescent Award" itselfKao Arts and Science Foundation website .
Regarding the recruitment of candidates recommended by our university
Our university is a designated university/research institution this year, and after an internal selection process, we will recommend candidates to the Kao Arts and Science Foundation.
Details regarding the recruitment of recommended candidates at our university, as well as application forms, have been sent to each department. Please contact the relevant department for more information.
The deadline for internal university recommendation applications isFebruary 2022 (Thu), 11.
