Strategic Basic Research Programs are intended to advance basic research aimed at achieving solutions for key issues Japan is facing, and to produce the seeds of creative, innovative technologies from new scientific knowledge that gives rise to innovation in science and technology leading to social and economic change.
JST is planning to specify the Research Areas to pursue and Research Supervisors (Program Officers) and to invite research proposals for the Strategic Basic Research Programs in FY2024.
FY2024 research proposals call will be from the research areas launched in FY2022 and FY2023, and from the new research areas launched in FY2024 (to be released later).
This pre-announcement of the call for research proposals is based on the premise that FY2024 government budget be approved in the Diet of Japan.

＜Schedule：FY2024＞
Invitation Period:Early April - Early June
Screening Period:Early June - Middle of August
Research Start:October 1st, 2024

※The above schedule is provisional and could be changed without previous announcement.
　Details will be posted on the Call for Research Proposals website as soon as they are ready, so please check.