Call for Proposal

In FY2021, research proposals are invited for 13 CREST, 17 PRESTO and 5 ACT-X Research Areas.
Information about each research areas (Basic information, Schedule of calling for proposals, Research Supervisor’s Policy for selection, How to apply) will be linked to the table below.

CREST is a funding program for team-oriented research with the aim of achieving the strategic goals set forth by the government. The objective is to create revolutionary technological seeds for science and technology innovation.

Keyword Research Area Research Supervisor Establishment
Degradation and stability Precise Material Science for Degradation and Stability Atsushi Takahara FY2021
Society 5.0 System Software Creation of System Software for Society 5.0 by Integrating Fundamental Theories and System Platform Technologies Yasuo Okabe FY2021
Bio-DX Innovation of Life Science through Digital Transformation Focused on Data-Driven and AI-Driven Technologies Yasushi Okada FY2021
Exploring Unknown Materials Exploring Innovative Materials in Unknown Search Space Hiroshi Kitagawa FY2021
MultiSensing Research on Multi-sensing Biosystems and Development of Adaptive Technologies Atsushi Iriki FY2021
Precise arrangement toward functionality Precise arrangement towards the functionality of molecular systems Nobuo Kimizuka FY2020
Information Carriers Integrated Devices and Systems Utilized by Information Carriers Toshiro Hiramoto FY2020
Trusted quality AI systems Core technologies for trusted quality AI systems Akiko Aizawa FY2020
Cell Dynamics Spatiotemporal dynamics of intracellular components Toshiya Endo FY2020
Nanomechanics Elucidation of macroscale mechanical properties based on understanding nanoscale dynamics for innovative mechanical materials Kohzo Ito FY2019
Innovative optics and photonics Creating innovative optics and photonics based on creative principles Satoshi Kawata FY2019
Mathematical Information Platform Creating information utilization platform by integrating mathematical and information sciences, and development to society Naonori Ueda FY2019
Multicellular interaction Development of technology platforms for quantitative analysis of spatiotemporal multicellular interaction Michiyuki Matsuda FY2019

Promoting individual Research to Nurture the Seed of Future Innovation and Organizing Unique, Innovative Network

Keyword Research Area Research Supervisor Establishment
Sustainable Materials Secure Bonding and Gentle Degradation for Sustainable Material Design Tadahisa Iwata FY2021
Complex Flow New Fluid Science for Understanding, Prediction and Control of Complex Flow and Transport Phenomena Susumu Goto FY2021
Platform Software Strengthening ICT Infrastructure for Social Change Teruo Higashino FY2021
Future Materials Creation of Future Materials by Expanding Materials Exploration Space Hiroshi Kageyama FY2021
Pandemic Resilience Social and technological framework for pandemic resilience Hitoshi Oshitani FY2021
Multisensory Integration Multisensory Integration in Biological Systems Ryohei Kanzaki FY2021
Precise Molecular Arrangement Precise Arrangement of Atoms and Molecules and Its Properties and Functions Hiroshi Nishihara FY2020
Information Carriers Information Carriers and Their Integrated Materials/Devices/Systems Hitoshi Wakabayashi FY2020
Trustworthy AI The fundamental technologies for Trustworthy AI Hiroki Arimura FY2020
Plant molecules Function and regulation of plant molecules Kazuhiko Nishitani FY2020
Supra-assembly of biomolecule Dynamic supra-assembly of biomolecular systems Hiroyuki Noji FY2020
Nanomechanics Nanoengineering on Mechanical Functions of Materials Takayuki Kitamura FY2019
Innovative optics and photonics Creating state-of-the-art science by innovative optics and photonics Koichiro Tanaka FY2019
Quantum Software Technological Foundation of Advanced Quantum Computing and Information Processing Akihisa Tomita FY2019
Math-Structure Elucidating mathematical structures in real/virtual world objects and their utilization Takashi Sakajo FY2019
IoT Future Led by IoT Hideyuki Tokuda FY2019
Multicellular System Dynamics of Cellular Interactions in Multicellular System Yoshiko Takahashi FY2019

Promoting individual research for young researchers who strive towards strategic objectives without fear of failure. Finding and nurturing young researchers who have unique and progressive ideas and supporting their growth as individual researchers.

Keyword Research Area Research Supervisor Establishment
Hardware for Resilience Hardware in Future for Resilience of Real Space Shuji Tanaka FY2021
AI powered Research Innovation / Creation AI powered Research Innovation / Creation Yasuo Kuniyoshi FY2020
Environments and Biotechnology Environments and Biotechnology Nobuhiko Nomura FY2020
Math and Info Frontier of mathematics and information science Ken-ichi Kawarabayashi FY2019
Life and Chemistry Life and Chemistry Mikiko Sodeoka FY2019