Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Budget

JSPS budget for the 2024 fiscal year totals ¥297.7 billion. This includes ¥27.5 billion in operating expense subsidies from the National Treasury, ¥76.6billion in subsidies for Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, and ¥0.3 billion for the “Leading Initiative for Excellent Young Researchers” program. Also included are the ¥165.8 billion Multi-year Fund for Grants-in-Aid financed by the government and the ¥26.6 billion for the Program for Promoting the Enhancement of Research Universities with a Regional Core and Distinctive Characteristics. Subsidies and grants allocated by the Government of Japan constitute 99.5% of the JSPS budget.
※The budgeted amount for each project refers to the estimated expenditure required for its implementation.

Budget transition FY2020-2024

Budget transition

FY2024 Budget by program

(Unit: billion yen)
Budget Program
The "Multi-year Fund for Grants-in-Aid" was established in FY2011. (FY2024 budget :¥165.8billion)                                            
The "Multi-year Fund for Promoting the Enhancement of Research Universities with a Regional Core and Distinctive Characteristics" was established in FY2022. (FY2024 budget : ¥26.6 billion)                                            
                                            
※The figures are rounded to the nearest unit. Consequently, the gross total and the sum of the breakdown do not necessarily coincide.

Transition in number of JSPS executives and employees

  FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Executive 5 5 5 5 5
Full-time employee 161 167 170 177 183
Numbers on 1 April of each fiscal year.