In cooperation with ANR, DFG, ESRC and SSHRC, this program provides funding for international joint research carried out between excellent researchers in Japan and cooperation partners in 4 European countries. The purpose of this program is to strengthen collaboration while achieving a high level of synergy in research conducted in the fields of social sciences.

Applicants must be researchers affiliated with a university or research institute in Japan, and they must be eligible to apply for a Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI). As the Principal Investigator (PI) is overall responsible for and plays a vital role in carrying out the project plan, care should be taken not to appoint a person to the position who might loss his/her PI eligibility or otherwise be unable to perform the PI’s duties during the full period of the project’s implementation.

Social sciences

2-3 years

Up to JPY 10,000,000 per fiscal year / Up to JPY 30,000,000 for whole project period
For more details on the past ORA Program, please refer to this page.