The Public Trust Forestry Women Natural Scientists Research Grant Fund has issued three announcements regarding applications for fiscal year 2009.
Please refer to the application guidelines below and consider applying.
[Research Grant Candidates]
●Eligible research fields for grants: Basic research fields in natural sciences (the scope includes general chemistry and physics and biology related to chemistry).
●Eligible recipients: Female researchers (regardless of nationality) engaged in research in the fields listed above at universities, inter-university research institutes, colleges of technology, national and public research institutions, or research institutions established by independent administrative agencies, special corporations, or non-profit foundations in Japan.
However, this excludes university professors and those holding equivalent positions (for example, department heads, section chiefs, etc., at the relevant research institution).
●Research grant amount and number of projects: Approximately 15 projects, totaling approximately 20 million yen (with a limit of 3 million yen per project).
●Application deadline: March 31, 2009 (Tuesday) [Postmark must be dated on or before this date]
●Details are available here (PDF).
[Hayashi Fellow Grant Candidates]
●Eligible research fields: Basic research fields in natural sciences (the scope includes general chemistry and physics and biology related to chemistry).
●Eligibility: Female researchers (regardless of nationality) who meet one of the following criteria as of April 1, 2009, and who are not currently employed in a full-time position. Those who have temporarily stepped away from research are also eligible to apply.
① Those who have been enrolled in a doctoral program or a doctoral program for at least one year.
② Individuals who are not enrolled in a doctoral program but are dedicating themselves to research in a similar manner to those in category ①, with the aim of submitting a doctoral dissertation.
● Research grant (delegated accounting is not permitted): 1 million yen per year (250,000 yen paid every three months)
●Application deadline: March 31, 2009 (Tuesday) [Postmark must be dated on or before this date]
●Details are available here (PDF).
[Female Candidates for International Research Exchange]
●Eligible research fields: Basic research fields in natural sciences (the scope includes general chemistry and physics and biology related to chemistry).
●Eligibility: Female researchers (regardless of nationality) who meet one of the following criteria as of April 1, 2009, and who are not currently employed in a full-time position. Those who have temporarily stepped away from research are also eligible to apply.
① Those who have been enrolled in a doctoral program or a doctoral program for at least one year.
② Individuals who are not enrolled in a doctoral program but are dedicating themselves to research in a similar manner to those in category ①, with the aim of submitting a doctoral dissertation.
● Research grant (delegated accounting is not permitted): 1 million yen per year (paid in installments of 250,000 yen every three months).
●Application deadline: March 31, 2009 (Tuesday) [Postmark must be dated on or before this date]
●Details are available here (PDF).
For more details, please refer to the website below.
http://www.chuomitsui.co.jp/koueki/k_topm.html
