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Budget |
Grants-in-Aid make up about 5% of the Japan Government's science and technology budget, More than 40% of Japan's competitive research funding is provided by way of this program.
(1)Transition in Grants-in-Aid budget
| Fiscal Year | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budget(billion yen) | 101.8 | 112.2 | 117.9 | 131.4 | 141.9 | 158.0 | 170.3 | 176.5 | 183.0 | 188.0 | 189.5 | 191.3 | 193.2 |
| Rate of Increase (compared to previous year) |
10.2% | 10.2% | 5.1% | 11.5% | 8.0% | 11.3% | 7.8% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 2.7% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.0% |
(2) The number of applications
(3)Selection Ratio
| Fiscal Year | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selection Ratio(%) | 28.3 | 27.1 | 24.8 | 24.3 | 23.9 | 23.1 | 24.6 | 23.7 | 24.8 | 24.0 | 23.5 | 24.3 | 22.7 |
| Sufficieny Ratio(%) | 74.6 | 72.3 | 71.5 | 74.7 | 77.2 | 78.2 | 76.1 | 76.2 | 76.5 | 76.4 | 77.5 | 75.7 | 76.0 |