Briefing session and report review for “support for starting research activities”

The “Support for Starting Research Activities” supports research conducted by researchers who have just been hired by research institutions, and is expected to provide immediate research funds for these researchers. As a general rule, you can only apply once in your career as a researcher. On the other hand, researchers who have returned from maternity or childcare leave, etc., or who have lost their eligibility to apply for Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research due to their affiliation at a foreign research institution, may also be eligible if they return to their home country and become eligible for Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research again. Please check the application requirements and apply actively.

The Research and Development Center (RD Center) will provide support to those who are planning to apply for the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Research Activity Start Support) in 2025. If you are thinking of applying, please take advantage of it.

　

Summary

Overall flow

1. Briefing session: Fri. Mar. 18 17:00~18:30 Webinar
   *The video will be posted on WebClass (Medical and Dental Science) / Box (Science and Engineering). The URL will be notified at a later date.
2. Application for correction of application form: Deadline on Fri. Apr. 3
3. Scheduled to be returned after the application is corrected: All will be returned by Fri. Apr. 13
4. Final submission deadline on campus: Mon. Apr. 20
   Please note that the submission destination is not the RD Center.

　

Briefing

In order to actively support applicants to the University, the RD Center will hold a briefing session on the outline of the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research System and the points for preparing research plan reports in order to actively support applicants from our university.
If you are planning to apply and if you are in a position to teach young people, please join us. In addition, I think that graduate students who do not apply for this open call will also have a reference for the future or for writing other applications. We look forward to your participation.
A video of the briefing session will be posted at a later date. If you are currently affiliated with another institution but are scheduled to join the university from April and are eligible to apply, please let us know about this information session.

　

Application for Briefing Session

Application period	Mar. 11 – Mar. 20
How to apply	Registration is now closed

Outline of the briefing session

Date	Wed. Mar. 18, 2026, 17:00-18:30
Contents	Tips for preparing a report for obtaining the 2026 Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research “Support for the Start of Research Activities” Masako Akiyama (URA, RD Center) How to apply for correction support using Slack workflows Satoko Saito (URA, RD Center)

Application correction support by URAs

Recipients of support and plans for eligibility

Target audience	Those who plan to apply for the support for starting research activities in Reiwa 8th
Eligible plan records	report to apply for support for the start of research activities in Reiwa 8th (attached part)

How to request support for correction of research plan records

Deadline	Fri. Apr. 3
Files	Attachment part of the plan report (as a rule, a Word file)
How to request corrections	1) After preparing the document file for review, please upload it to the submission Box (https://science-tokyo.app.box.com/f/52cc0688515a43b89eba029c9d589d3b). Please name the file [Your Name-3-digit number]. The number is used to distinguish between researchers with the same name, so you may use any three-digit number. 2) Please send an email with the following information. Subject: Request for Research Student Review Email: kaken[at]rdc.isct.ac.jp *Please replace [at] in the email address with @ before sending. Please include the following in the body of the email: ① Full Name ② Current Affiliation: Research Institute, Field, etc. (If your affiliation after April is known, please include that as well.) ③ File name submitted to Box (Must match exactly) ④ Research Project Title (40 full-width characters or less) ⑤ Application Category (If undecided, please write “Undecided”)
Others	The contents of the plan report will be treated as confidential.

How to provide feedback on correction results

After the correction is completed, it will be communicated in a private Slack channel created individually for each requester.
(Estimate: Feedback will be given by Fri. Apr. 13 at the latest.) If you do not hear from us, please contact us. ）

　

Inquiries

Please contact us on Slack.
[Science and Engineering]
Kato (RD Center)|Slack:@加藤 (Hide)
[Medical and Dentistry]
Slack:@穐山雅子

E-mail: kaken[at]rdc.isct.ac.jp

*Please replace [at] with @ in your email address.

　

For inquiries regarding application qualifications and procedures, please check the following URL.
The University’s website “Grant-in-Aid Portal” (some content is restricted to university members)