Outline of the Call Proposals

Start of call for proposals	Friday, March 7, 2025
Briefing session for the open call	For details and application, please refer to the following application page. (The session will be held in Japanese) URL: https://www.jst.go.jp/alca/koubo/2025/index.html
Application deadline (Deadline for acceptance by e-Rad)	Thursday, May 8, 2025 Noon (Japan Standard Time)
Document Screening Period	Mid-May to mid-June
Interview screening period	Late June to mid-July
Notification and announcement of selected proposals	Late August to early September
Starts of R&D projects	Early September or later

Application Guideline

Application Guideline	English
Application Guideline (Chapter 1-5)	PDF（1.46MB）
Application Guideline (Chapter 6)	PDF（1.22MB）
Proposal Form for Normal Type	Word（149KB）
Proposal Form for Feasibility Study Type	Word（104KB）

Contact

Please contact via email.
Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
Department of R&D for Future Creation
E-mail: alca-next[at]jst.go.jp (replace (at) with @)