Call for Proposals

Call for Proposals (FY2023)

○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.

Forms(2nd Screening) / Guidelines	Download
Application Guidelines
Review Guidelines
Panel Review (Hearing) Guidelines
（Ref.） Regarding the Establishment of Overseas WPI Satellites
Required Documents for Second Screening
Form 2: Summary of Research Center Project(WPI CORE)
Form 2: Summary of Research Center Project(WPI Multiple HOST)
Form 3: Research Center Project(WPI CORE)
Form 3: Research Center Project(WPI Multiple HOST)
Form 4: Appropriations Plan(WPI CORE)
Form 4: Appropriations Plan(WPI Multiple HOST)
Form 5: Host Institution's Commitment(WPI CORE)
Form 5: Host Institution's Commitment（WPI Multiple HOST）
Form 6: Future Plans for Sustaining and Advancing the Existing WPI Center
Appendix 1: Biographical Sketch of Prospective Center Director
Appendix 3: Biographical Sketch of Prospective Administrative Director
Appendix 5: List of Principal Investigators(WPI CORE)
Appendix 5: List of Principal Investigators(WPI Multiple HOST)
Appendix 6: Biographical Sketch of Principal Investigators
Appendix 7: Composition of Personnel in Center (including satellites and partner institutions)(WPI CORE) Revised and replaced with new version.
Appendix 7: Composition of Personnel in Center (including satellites and partner institutions)(WPI Multiple HOST)

Application forms for 1st Screening are available only in Japanese.

World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI)

Call for Proposals (FY2023)

The following documents may be downloaded.