## About this support / Purpose
Under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's Super Global University Project, "Hokkaido Universal Campus Initiative," we will invite researchers from overseas to provide opportunities for collaborative research, such as research meetings, to female researchers who find it difficult to travel abroad due to pregnancy, childbirth, or childcare.
Hokkaido University has been running “Top Global University Project (MEXT)”. In this project, FResHU offer a support program for female researchers who has difficulties in traveling abroad due to pregnancy, childbirth, child-care. It provides them an opportunity to invite researchers from foreign countries to have deep discussion on their research.
Total amount of aid and number of applicants to be adopted
- This program provides subsidies for the travel expenses (transportation and accommodation) and honoraria of invited researchers.
- The invitation period is expected to be approximately 5 to 10 days.
- The maximum amount of compensation is 100,000 yen per case.
- The maximum travel expense subsidy is 290,000 yen per trip.
- Two projects (from two individuals) are planned to be selected.
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This program gives a financial support for travel expenses (transportation and hotel expenses) and for honorarium of the invited researcher.
- The period of the invitation is approximately 5 – 10 days.
- The maximum amount of the financial support is;
100,000 yen for the honorarium,
290,000 yen for the travel expenses. - Two applicants are to be adopted.
Support Requirements / Possible Candidate of the Support
- Female researchers at Hokkaido University (excluding graduate students) who find it difficult to travel abroad for research exchanges due to pregnancy, childbirth, childcare, etc.
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Those who can hold an open seminar for researchers within the university during the invitation period (the format is not specified, but the topic should be one that can attract a wide range of participants).
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Female researchers who have difficulty in traveling overseas due to pregnancy, childbirth, child-care.
- The successful applicants are also required to hold a seminar that is open to the researchers and students in Hokkaido University within the invitation period.
Support period / Period
October 18, 2017 - February 28, 2018 (Travel must be completed within the support period)
July 18th 2017 to February 28th 2018
Successful applicant's duty
Those selected for this support will be subject to the following obligations.
Submission of implementation report
You will be required to submit a report, intended for public release, within one month of the completion of the support program. A simple report is acceptable, but it may be used by the support office to assist with the Women Researchers Support Program.
Responses to the follow-up survey of the collaborative research project
Twelve months after the end of the support period, we will send you a follow-up questionnaire regarding the progress of the collaborative research related to this support. Please complete it.
Report
The successful applicants are to submit a report to FResHU within a month after the invitation. The report will open in public and FResHU office may use reports to improve and develop the future support program for female researchers.
Follow-up questionnaire
We will send the successful applicants a follow-up questionnaire about the progress of the collaborative research related to this support in 12 months after the end of support.
Application form
Application form in the specified format (download from here)
Use designated application form
Application Submission Method / How to apply
Please send it as an email attachment to the Office for Supporting Female Researchers.
- The email subject line should be "SG FResHU Support application".
- Email address for the Support Office for Female Researchers: freshu@synfoster.hokudai.ac.jp
Please send your application form to FResHU Office by an e-mail.
– The subject :“SG FResHU Support application”
– The e-mail address: freshu@synfoster.hokudai.ac.jp
Application Deadline
Monday, March 3, 2017 12:00
Applicants will be notified of the results by Monday, December 10th.
July 3rd, 12:00
Notification of the selection result will be sent to the applicants by July 10th.
