List of research grants targeting women
This is information on research grants for women.
Hiratsuka Raicho Prize
| Implementer | Japan Women's University |
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| Overview | This program recognizes and awards (with a prize of 20 yen) and provides research encouragement (10 yen) to students for research and activities related to "Research on Raicho Hiratsuka," "Realizing a Gender-Equal Society," and "World Peace Through Women's Liberation." |
| Wanted period | Every year from October to December |
| APP & WEB SOLUTION | https://www5.jwu.ac.jp/st/grp/raiteu/ |
Healthy Women, Healthy Economies Research Prize
| Implementer | APEC |
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| Overview | To enable women to thrive within the APEC region, we will recognize research that contributes to improving women's health and well-being. |
| Wanted period | Every year around September |
| APP & WEB SOLUTION | https://www.apec.org/healthywomen/HWHE_Prize |
Academic Research Grant: Masako Mizoguchi Award
| Implementer | Japan Medical Women's Association (a public interest incorporated association) |
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| Overview | Established with funds donated in accordance with the wishes of the late Dr. Masako Mizoguchi, who passed away in 25, this organization aims to support the career advancement and long-term employment of female doctors. |
| Target | Applicants must be female physicians (excluding professors) residing in Japan, aged 45 to under 55 at the time of application, hold a degree, be employed as a full-time clinical physician at a university hospital or general hospital, and be engaged in clinical work, research, education, social activities, etc. |
| Wanted period | Deadline is every December. |
| APP & WEB SOLUTION | https://www.jmwa.or.jp/%E5%AD%A6%E8%A1%93%E7%A0%94%E7%A9%B6%E5%8A%A9%E6%88%90%E6%BA%9D%E5%8F%A3%E6%98%8C%E5%AD%90%E8%B3%9E |
The Japan Medical Women's Association Yoshioka Yayoi Award
| Implementer | Japan Medical Women's Association (a public interest incorporated association) |
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| Overview | This award honors the great achievements of Yayoi Yoshioka, who laid the foundation for training female doctors in Japan, and aims to permanently commemorate her name while also encouraging female doctors to contribute to medicine and society. |
| Target |
As the highest award of the Japan Medical Women's Association, it will be presented to one female physician who meets one of the following criteria: 1) Female doctors who have contributed to medicine 2) Female doctors who have contributed to society |
| Wanted period | Applications close every December. |
| APP & WEB SOLUTION | https://www.jmwa.or.jp/%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E5%A5%B3%E5%8C%BB%E4%BC%9A%E5%90%89%E5%B2%A1%E5%BD%8C%E7%94%9F%E8%B3%9E |
Research grant: Rohto Women's Health Science Research Award
| Implementer | Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. |
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| Overview | This award is given to researchers at Japanese universities and equivalent research institutions who have made outstanding contributions to obstetric and gynecological research, with the aim of promoting research on maternal health and infertility treatment, as well as research on women's health and longevity in preparation for the 100-year life era, and thereby contributing to the development and improvement of obstetric and gynecological research in Japan. |
| Awarded | Applicants must be researchers affiliated with a Japanese university or equivalent research institution who have made significant contributions to obstetrics and gynecology research, and who are expected to contribute to future developments in this field. Applicants must have obtained their specialist certification in obstetrics and gynecology within the last 20 years. (One applicant per university/research institution.) |
| Research period | 1 years |
| APP & WEB SOLUTION | https://www.rohto.co.jp/sustainability/society/education/female_health/ |
Brilliant Female Researcher Award (Jun Ashida Award)
| Implementer | Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) |
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| Overview | As part of our efforts to promote diversity and encourage the active participation of female researchers, we will recognize outstanding female researchers who are conducting research that contributes to a sustainable society and future, as well as the institutions that are supporting their activities. |
| Awarded |
[Female Researchers] Award for Outstanding Female Researchers Generally, applicants must be under 40 years old, taking into consideration periods of research activity interruption due to life events, etc. Any research field is acceptable as long as it is related to science and technology. [Institution] Award for Promoting the Success of Outstanding Female Researchers |
| Wanted period | October 4st-October 1st every year |
| APP & WEB SOLUTION | https://www.jst.go.jp/diversity/about/award/index.html |
Inoue Research Award
| Implementer | Inoue Science Promotion Foundation (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation) |
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| Overview | This program aims to support the originality and independence of young researchers who have achieved outstanding results in basic research in natural sciences and who aspire to further pioneering developments. It provides grants for promising research plans that build upon past achievements and are conducted either independently or in collaboration with other researchers. |
| Grant amount and duration | 500 million yen per person, for 2 years |
| Number of items to be selected | Up to four people, of which at least one must be a female researcher. |
| Deadline | Applications are accepted every year from April to July. |
| APP & WEB SOLUTION | http://www.inoue-zaidan.or.jp/f-03.html |
| Past award winners | http://www.inoue-zaidan.or.jp/f-03.html (See list of award winners) |
Japan Women Scientists Association Encouragement Award
| Implementer | Japanese Society of Women Scientists (SJWS) |
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| Overview | This program is open to regular members (membership is possible upon application) and student members of this association who have made significant research achievements in a wide range of science and engineering fields, demonstrate promising future potential, and who agree with the objectives of this association and are recognized as making efforts to achieve them. |
| Grant amount, etc. | Commendation plaque and supplementary prize of 20 yen (1-3 per year) |
| Application period | Applications are accepted around November every year. |
| APP & WEB SOLUTION | https://sjws.or.jp/prize#encourage_require |
| Past award winners | https://sjws.or.jp/prize/encouragement |
The Chemical Society of Japan Award for Encouraging Female Chemists
| Implementer | Chemical Society of Japan |
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| Overview | This association is for female members who have made outstanding achievements and contributions to academic research utilizing their expertise in chemistry, who also strive to contribute to society, who contribute to improving the status of female scientists in Japan through research activities and exchanges both domestically and internationally, and who serve as role models for students and young researchers aspiring to become scientists and engineers in the future. |
| Deadline | Every year around July (Hokkaido branch) |
| APP & WEB SOLUTION | http://www.chemistry.or.jp/activity/prize/ |
| Past award winners | http://www.chemistry.or.jp/activity/prize/list.html#jyusyo-11 |
Shiseido Female Researcher Science Grant
| Implementer | Shiseido |
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| Overview | This research grant supports women aspiring to become leading researchers. It covers a wide range of research topics in the natural sciences (science, engineering, and life sciences). Applications for research on beauty and health, or research with the potential to develop into this field, are particularly welcome. |
| Deadline | Every year around September |
| APP & WEB SOLUTION | http://www.shiseidogroup.jp/rd/doctor/grants/science/index.html |
| Past award winners | http://www.shiseidogroup.jp/rd/doctor/grants/science/winner.html |
Morita Scientific Research Encouragement Award
| Implementer | Japan Association of University Women |
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| Overview | This award is presented to female scientists under the age of 40 who have achieved outstanding research results in the field of natural science and are expected to contribute to the advancement of science. |
| Deadline | Every year around September |
| APP & WEB SOLUTION | https://www.jauw.org/scholarship-information/moritakagaku/ |
Saruhashi Prize
| Implementer | General Incorporated Foundation for a Brighter Future for Women Scientists |
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| Overview | The "Association for a Brighter Future for Women Scientists" (established in 1980) continues its founding principle of "shining a ray of light on women scientists, encouraging them to some extent, and supporting them so that they can contribute to the development of natural science, in a situation that is not always favorable for them." Every year, it presents the Saruhashi Prize to a woman scientist who has made outstanding achievements in the field of natural science. |
| Deadline | Every year around September |
| APP & WEB SOLUTION | https://saruhashisho.wordpress.com/ |
| Past award winners | https://saruhashisho.wordpress.com/list/ |
Child-rearing project to strengthen the future: "Award for Encouraging Female Researchers"
| Implementer | Sumitomo Life |
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| Overview | This grant provides support to female researchers who are finding it difficult to continue their research due to childcare responsibilities, as well as to female researchers who are continuing their research while raising children, to help them maintain and continue their research and living environments. The grant is intended to foster the development of nascent research in the humanities and social sciences. |
| Application period | Every year around July to September |
| APP & WEB SOLUTION | https://www.sumitomolife.co.jp/about/csr/community/mirai_child/women/bosyu.html |
| Past award winners | https://www.sumitomolife.co.jp/about/csr/community/mirai_child/women/ |
L'Oréal-UNESCO Women in Science Japan Fellowship Prize
| Implementer | L'Oréal Japan / Japanese National Commission for UNESCO |
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| Overview | This program encourages and supports young female scientists currently enrolled in or planning to enroll in doctoral programs to continue their research at domestic research and educational institutions. Scholarships of 100 million yen are awarded to recipients selected from the fields of life sciences and materials science. |
| Application period | Every year from around December to around March of the following year |
| WEB - Past Award Winners | https://www.loreal.com/ja-jp/japan/articles/commitments/fwis-japanfellow/ In 2017, Dr. Mika Watanabe, a dermatologist in the Department of Dermatology at Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, also received the award. |
Aya Irisawa Memorial Award for Encouraging Female Physiologists (Aya Irisawa Award)
| Implementer | The Physiological Society of Japan |
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| Overview | This program targets physiology researchers who are members of the Physiological Society of Japan and have been regular members (including student members) for three years or more, with the aim of encouraging research by outstanding female physiologists. |
| Deadline | Every year around September |
| APP & WEB SOLUTION | http://physiology.jp/award/irodori/ |
| Past award winners | http://physiology.jp/category/prize/woman-prize/ |
The Zoological Society of Japan OM Award for Encouraging Female Researchers
| Implementer | Zoological Society of Japan |
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| Overview | The purpose of this program is to support female researchers who, despite facing difficulties continuing their research due to unstable employment or other reasons, possess strong will and high aspirations to promote outstanding research in the field of animal science. Applications are open to all female researchers studying animal science, not just members of this society. |
| Deadline | Every year around September |
| APP & WEB SOLUTION | https://www.zoology.or.jp/about/others/om |
| Past award winners | https://www.zoology.or.jp/about/others/om/om-list |
Naito Memorial Research Grant for Women Researchers
| Implementer | Naito Memorial Science Promotion Foundation |
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| Overview | This grant provides financial assistance for research expenses, with the aim of supporting researchers who have had their research interrupted due to childbirth and childcare, and helping them return to research and achieve research results. It is available to female researchers with a doctoral degree who have given birth within the last 60 months. |
| Subsidy | 200 million yen per year x 3 years |
| Deadline | Every year around September |
| APP & WEB SOLUTION | https://www.naito-f.or.jp/jp/joseikn/jo_index.php?data=about |
Research grants and network building grants
| Implementer | Akiyama Memorial Foundation for the Promotion of Life Sciences (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation) |
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| Overview |
<Research Grants> This program targets "basic research fields" within the various areas of life sciences. Eligible applicants are researchers affiliated with research institutions located in Hokkaido (universities and their affiliated research institutes, technical colleges, national and local government research institutes, etc.), medical institutions, private companies' research institutions, museums, science museums, archives, zoos, aquariums, and other research organizations. There are two grant categories: general and encouragement. <Network Formation Project Grant> |
| Grant amount | <Research Grants> General grant: 120 million yen Incentive grant: 60 yen <Network Formation Project Grant> |
| Application period | Every year from October to December |
| APP & WEB SOLUTION | Akiyama Foundation Grant Program |
| Past award winners | http://www.akiyama-foundation.org/history |
Caterpillar STEM Award
| Implementer | Caterpillar |
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| Overview | This is a future-oriented project that supports sustainable innovation within Japan. General Division/Student Division |
| Scholarship amount | <General> 1,000,000 yen per person / 300,000 yen per person <Students> 30 yen (1 person) / 10 yen (3 people) and others |
| Application period | Every year from October to December |
| APP & WEB SOLUTION | https://www.caterpillar.com/ja/company/caterpillar-in-japan/stem-awards.html |
Award for Outstanding Female Researchers (Maria Skłodowska-Curie Prize)
| Implementer | Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Japan |
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| Overview | With the aim of contributing to the further advancement of female researchers in Japan, this award recognizes the efforts of young female researchers who are expected to play an active role internationally. |
| Award details | ○ Grand Prize Winner (1 person) Prize money: 100 yen Supplementary prize: Expenses for travel to Poland and stay for visits to research institutions, etc. (The stay will be about two weeks. Travel is usually planned for autumn.) ○ Encouragement Award: 2 recipients Prize money: 50 yen each |
| Application period | Every year from October to December |
| APP & WEB SOLUTION | https://www.jst.go.jp/diversity/researcher/mscaward/ |
