To promote greater involvement of Japanese women in science, in 2021 the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and the Embassy of the Republic of Poland held the first “Marie Sklodowska Curie Award”* commending researchers who aspire to be active on the global stage. The award honors Marie Sklodowska Curie’s great contributions to science and technology even at a young age, and intends to inspire Japanese women in their 20s and 30s to pursue research careers alongside other commitments.
The award’s first and second editions were both a great success, with deserving winners chosen from a large number of applications assessed by a committee of external experts. For the third Marie Sklodowska Curie Award we will be accepting applications on behalf of researchers and by researchers themselves from October 2 – December 11, 2023.
The Grand Prize winner will have the opportunity to visit Polish universities and research institutes and create networks with a variety of researchers. By receiving a first taste of the European R&D environment in Poland, the winner is expected to “make a leap forward” in their career prospects and expand their international outlook.
Marie Sklodowska Curie: A world-renowned researcher from Poland who discovered two novel elements, "polonium" at age 31 and "radium" at age 32. She is the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two different scientific fields, Chemistry and Physics.
Awardees will be selected by a committee of external experts.
1) Document screening
*Two recommendation letters are required.
*Recommendation letters from overseas are welcome, too.
2) Online interviews in English
*Only those who have passed the document screening will be notified of the interview schedule.
Monday, October 2 – 12:00 Monday, December 11 2023 (Japan Time)
Please see the following website:
URL:https://www.jst.go.jp/diversity/researcher/mscaward/
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan)
Ministry of Education and Science (the Republic of Poland)
Name | Title and Institution |
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HARADA Naomi ![]() |
Professor, Center for International Collaboration, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, the University of Tokyo |
IWAO Emma Haruka ![]() |
Software Engineer, Google |
EBISUYA Miki ![]() |
Professor, Physics of Life, Dresden University of Technology Alexander von Humboldt Professor |
OOGURI Hirosi ![]() |
Fred Kavli Professor and Director of the Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics, California Institute of Technology Director, Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, University of Tokyo Institutes for Advanced Study, University of Tokyo |
KOTANI Motoko ![]() |
Executive Vice President for Research, Tohoku University / Professor, Mathematical Institute, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University |
SAITOH Eiji ![]() |
Professor, Department of Physics and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo |
NUMATA Keiji ![]() |
Professor, Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University / Team Leader, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science |
HIBIYA Junko ![]() |
Managing Director, Board of Trustees, School Corporation Sacred Heart Schools, Professor Emerita, International Christian University |
Tomasz M. RUTKOWSKI ![]() |
RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP), - Research Scientist/ The University of Tokyo, - Research Fellow |
The Award Ceremony is scheduled for May 23 2024, at the Embassy of Republic of Poland in Japan. Details will be made available on our website.
Japan Science and Technology Agency
Office for Diversity and Inclusiveness, Department of Personnel
5-3, Yonbancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8666
TEL: +81-3-5214-8443
E-mail: diversity[at]jst.go.jp