Call for Research Proposals for the Strategic Basic Research Programs (CREST, PRESTO, ACT-X) in 2021 is now closed.
Thank you for submitting proposals.
Schedule(Term1)：FY2021 Existing Research Areas
- Application deadlines:
- PRESTO/ACT-X : Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 12:00 noon, Japan time
CREST : Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 12:00 noon, Japan time - Notification of document screening results:
- Middle of June - Early in July
- Interview period: Early in July - Middle of July
- Research start: October, 2021 or After
Schedule(Term2)：FY2021 New Research Areas
- Application deadlines:
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PRESTO/ACT-X : Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at 12:00 noon, Japan time
CREST : Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at 12:00 noon, Japan time - Notification of document screening results:
- Middle of July - Early in August
- Interview period: Late in July - Middle of August
- Research start: October, 2021 or After
- 2021.11.22 Pre-announcement: Call for CREST, Japan(JST) - France(ANR) joint Research Proposals FY2022.
- 2021.6.18 Notification methods of selection results
- 2021.6.8 Call for Research Proposals for the Strategic Basic Research Programs (CREST, PRESTO, ACT-X) in 2021 is now closed. Thank you for submitting proposals.
- 2021.5.31 About the method of conducting the interview selection
- 2021.5.12 Research Supervisor's Policy official version replacement of PRESTO [Pandemic Resilience] Social and technological framework for pandemic resilience
- 2021.4.15 Correction: MS Word file "Form of Consent for the Application to the JST-CREST/PRESTO Programs"
- 2021.4.13 Released a CREST, PRESTO and ACT-X call for Research Proposals<2nd Term> for FY2021
- 2021.3.23 Released a CREST, PRESTO and ACT-X call for Research Proposals<1st Term> for FY2021
- 2021.2.18 Invitation for Japanese-French joint research proposals for three CREST Research Areas
- 2021.2.16 Released Previous notice of Fiscal Year 2021 Call for Research Proposals for the Strategic Basic Research Programs.
- 2020.11.19 Pre-announcement: Call for CREST, Japan(JST) - France(ANR) joint Research Proposals FY2021.
Educational Programs on Research Integrity
The research project applicant must complete the educational program for research integrity as a prerequisite for application. Note that if completion of the program cannot be confirmed, the application will be disqualified for failing to meet the requirements.
Please refer to here for further information.
Reference: JST Research Integrity
How to apply
Please submit your Research Proposal via e-Rad. No proposal for which the application procedure has not been completed via e-Rad by the deadline is subject to examination for any reason.
Since e-Rad system has not fully supported the application in English, it is recommended that Japanese associates apply on behalf of those who are not used to handling paperwork in Japanese.
If there is any contradiction between what the English language version of this website says and Japanese language version says, then the Japanese language version shall take precedence.