Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Call for Proposals (FY2023)

The call for FY2023 is closed.
The following information is provided for reference only.
○Eligible applicants:
Universities, inter-university research institutes, national research and development agencies, public interest corporations (PICs)
 
○Number of awards:
Two WPI CORE center projects or one WPI Multiple HOST center project
 
○Implementation period:10 years
WPI CORE centers: An interim evaluation will be carried out five years after project starts.
WPI Multiple HOST center: Multiple reviews and evaluations will be conducted throughout the grant period, including stage-gate screening in line with stages of the center’s growth

○Appropriations Plan:
WPI CORE centers
expenditures should be in principle ¥500 million for each fiscal year during the period between the center’s selection and its passing the stage-gate screening. The center must pass stage-gate screening by the fifth year of operation and develop an appropriation plan for an expenditure of up to 700 million yen per year in principle from the year following its stage-gate screening.
WPI Multiple HOST center
expenditures should be in principle ¥1 billion for each fiscal year.
 
○Schedule:
The deadline of submission of application registration forms for 1st screening: 5p.m. 28 March, 2023
The deadline of submission of application registration forms for 2nd screening: 5p.m. 1 June, 2023

The following documents may be downloaded.

2nd Screening

Document No. Forms / Guidelines
-
-
-
-
-
Form 2
Form 2
Form 3
Form 3
Form 4
Form 4
Form 5
Form 5
Form 6
Appendix 1
Appendix 3
Appendix 5
Appendix 5
Appendix 6
Appendix 7
Revised and replaced with new version.
Appendix 7
 Application forms for 1st Screening are available only in Japanese.