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- For FY 2002
| Categories |
Fields(examples) |
| Life sciences |
Bioscience, biology, medical engineering and bioengineering, agricultural sciences, pharmaceutical sciences, etc |
| Chemistry, material sciences |
Chemistry, material sciences, metallurgy, fiber engineering, process engineering, etc. |
| Information sciences, electrical and electronic engineering |
Information sciences, telecommunication engineering, etc. |
| Humanities |
Literature, history, philosophy, psychology, education, drama, linguistics, art, etc. |
| Interdisciplinary, combined fields, new disciplines |
Environmental sciences, life sciences, energy sciences, area studies, international relations, etc. |
- For FY 2003
| Categories |
Fields (examples) |
| Medical sciences |
Medicine, dentistry, nursing, healthcare, etc. |
| Mathematics, physics, earth sciences |
Mathematics, physics, earth sciences, applied physics, etc. |
| Mechanical, civil, architectural and other fields of engineering |
Mechanical engineering, systems engineering, civil engineering, architecture, etc. |
| Social sciences |
Law, political science, economics, management, sociology, comprehensive policy, etc. |
| Interdisciplinary, combined fields, new disciplines |
Environmental sciences, life sciences, energy sciences, area studies, international relations, etc. |
- For FY 2004
| Category |
Examples |
| New scientific fields |
-- Proposals in areas of research/education that advance new fields of science
-- Proposals in areas of research/education with already established infrastructures for propelling the creation of new scientific fields |
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