Information on the application process for FY2025 research proposals is available.
Application Period for Research Proposals:Late August to Late October 2024 (tentative)
Up to FY2015, the SATREPS Invitation for Research Proposals included the Infectious Diseases Control field. From FY2016, projects in this field are handled by the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED). Please visitAMED website (Japanese)for details regarding the invitation for research proposals in the Infectious Diseases Control field.
The above information refers to last year’s application process, and may change in future.
The SATREPS program is linked with Official Development Assistance (ODA) projects. The research institute in the partner country must submit an official ODA request to Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) via the partner country’s ministry or agency responsible for ODA and the local Japanese embassy. Receipt of ODA requests has started from Late June. The start date of acceptance within the partner country's government is different in each country. The submission deadline is earlier than the Japanese application deadline, and this year it is October 15, 2024.
The partner country’s ministry or agency will require some time for administrative procedures, but the ODA request must reach the MOFA by the deadline irrespective of circumstances in the partner country. The internal deadline used by the partner country’s ministry or agency will vary in different countries, but is normally earlier than October 15. Please ask the researchers in the partner country to check at an early stage with the partner country's ministry or agency what application procedures* are required in the partner country and how much time this will take. If the partner country’s government does not submit an ODA request, the research proposal will be considered incomplete and will not be selected.
※Generally, the counterpart research institute prepares the official request for ODA technical cooperation, and then, after receiving approval from relevant ministries and agencies, submits the request to the local Japanese embassy via the local ministry or agency responsible for ODA. The embassy then submits the request to MOFA.
Documents relating to the FY2025 application process will be available once the application period starts.
For the general SATREPS Q&A, please click here.
Archived pages of the past invitations for research proposals
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