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【Preface】To allow researchers to prepare in advance for the start of their research, theywill be informed of review results of new research proposals around Januaryor February.Schedule for Research Activity Start-up:● Start of the call for proposals: March 1 of the previous fiscal year● Application deadline: Early MayApril 11, 2025June 17, 2025April 11, 2025June 17, 2025April 11, 2025June 17, 2025September 17,2025July 14, 2025September 17, 2025July 14, 2025September 17,2025July 14, 2025Early January 2026Mid-February 2026Mid-February 2026Mid-February 2026Late February 2026Late June 2026(same day as the provisional grant decision)Specially Promoted ResearchScientific Research (S)Transformative Research Areas (A/B)Transformative Research Areas (A) (Publicly Offered Research)Scientific Research(A/B/C), Early-CareerScientistsChallenging Research(Pioneering/Exploratory) The Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up is for researchers who could not submit a proposalduring the call for proposals period above and therefore follows a different schedule for the call forproposals and review.5Start of Call Deadline forforSubmission ofProposalsApplicationsTiming ofNotice of Review ResultsSchedule for FY2026 Call for Proposals and Notice of Review Results for Main Research Categories (Tentative)Research Category By receiving the notice of review results during the previous fiscal year, researchers arenow able to start making advance arrangements such as continued employment ofresearch staff, procurement of goods, and scheduling of research trips before April, whenresearch funds are available. As before, necessary contracts, etc. should be signed after receiving the notice ofprovisional grant decision.03. Year-round schedule of KAKENHI process