The Kurata Grants

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基金名称

The Kurata Grants

资助机构

The Hitachi Global Foundation

地区

Japan

研究领域

Energy Environmental Sciences

Energy Sciences

Engineering

Environmental Studies

General Humanities Topics

Health Care

Natural Sciences

Social Sciences

Urban Development

截止日期

September 15, 2021 (已过期)

基金规模

Upper $3,000,000USD Natural Sciences and Engineering: (One Year Grants) 1,000,000 JPY per grant (Two Year Grants) 3,000,000 JPY per grant. (One Year Grants) 25 per year (Two Year Grants) 3-4 per year. 10 per year. Humanities and Social Sciences: 800,000 to 1,000,000 JPY per grant. One or two years (selected during application). One year.

联系方式

Kurata Grants Office kurata@hdq.hitachi.co.jp

申请资格

Researchers who belong to research institution in Japan (such as a graduate school with a doctoral course; a department under such a graduate school; or a corporation that can apply for Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research –KAKENHI–) Post-graduate students are eligible to apply. Recommendation from the head of the institution to which the applicant belongs (e.g. Chancellor/President, Graduate School Dean, Faculty Dean, Director/Chairperson, Research Institute Director, direct superior, etc.) is required. There are no restrictions regarding nationality. Natural Sciences and Engineering: must be 45 or younger as of April 1 in the application year Humanities and Social Sciences: no age restrictions *Limited to researchers affiliated with research organizations in Japan. Applications from abroad are not accepted.

说明

The Kurata Grant is a research fund for the advancement of science and technology in Japan proposed by and established with a donation from the second president of Hitachi, Ltd., the late Chikara Kurata, in 1967. Natural Sciences and Engineering Creative and pioneering research by young researchers (age of 45 or under) which contributes to the solution of social challenges from an international perspective. Applications can be made in the three areas below and specific examples can be found in the separate Application Guidelines. An interdisciplinary research from a natural sciences and engineering perspective in these fields is also eligible. Ⅰ. Energy and the Environment Ⅱ. Urban Development and Transportation Ⅲ. Healthcare Humanities and Social Sciences Research which analyzes societal transformations brought about by advances in science and technology and the complex and interconnected issues which form the background of such from a humanities and social sciences perspective (society, culture, literature, history, philosophy, ethics, law, economics, etc.）in the exploration of the meaning and value of the development of science and technology and the forms that society can take. The Application Guidelines provide examples of eligible research. Eligibility Researchers who belong to research institution in Japan (such as a graduate school with a doctoral course; a department under such a graduate school; or a corporation that can apply for Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research –KAKENHI–) Post-graduate students are eligible to apply. Recommendation from the head of the institution to which the applicant belongs (e.g. Chancellor/President, Graduate School Dean, Faculty Dean, Director/Chairperson, Research Institute Director, direct superior, etc.) is required. There are no restrictions regarding nationality. Natural Sciences and Engineering: must be 45 or younger as of April 1 in the application year Humanities and Social Sciences: no age restrictions *Limited to researchers affiliated with research organizations in Japan. Applications from abroad are not accepted.

网站

https://www.hitachi-zaidan.org/global/activities/kurata/index.html

基金资源
Purdue Grant Writing Lab: Introduction to Grant Writing	打开链接
University of Wisconsin Writing Center: Planning and Writing a Grant Proposal	打开链接