Some of you may have already seen it, but on November 6th, Nikkei Net published an article.
"500 billion yen in research grants for young people and women, 09 supplementary budget."
That news was reported.
http://www.nikkei.co.jp/news/keizai/20091106AT3S0501T05112009.html
There are 350 people in total, of which 50 are reserved for women with no age restrictions.
I believe the question of whether or not to create quotas for women in competitive research funding should be discussed more broadly.
However, for now, let's actively apply for and acquire whatever opportunities come our way and make use of them.
The application guidelines are expected to be released around the middle of next week, but as usual, the application period is short.
It is expected. Not only should you prepare yourself mentally, but you should also plan what kind of content you will submit.
Please begin the actual preparations, such as those mentioned above.
For details on the process and background leading to this research fund decision, please refer to the PDF below.
The concept of the system is described on pages 1 through 4.
http://www8.cao.go.jp/cstp/gaiyo/yusikisha/091112giji.pdf
