Strategic Basic Research Programs are intended to advance basic research aimed at achieving solutions for key issues Japan is facing, and to produce the seeds of creative, innovative technologies from new scientific knowledge that gives rise to innovation in science and technology leading to social and economic change.
JST is planning to specify the Research Areas to pursue and Research Supervisors (Program Officers) and to invite research proposals for the Strategic Basic Research Programs in FY2022.
FY2022 research proposals call will be from the research areas launched in FY2020 and FY2021*, and from the new research areas launched in FY2022 (to be released later).
This pre-announcement of the call for research proposals is based on the premise that FY2022 government budget be approved in the Diet of Japan.
* There is no call for the research area of "Creation of a technological foundation that contributes to coexistence with infectious diseases such as COVID-19 by fusion of different research fields".

＜Schedule：FY2022＞
Invitation Period:Middle of April - Early June
Screening Period:Middle of June - Middle of August
Research Start:October 1st, 2022

※The above schedule is provisional and could be changed without previous announcement.
　Details will be posted on the Call for Research Proposals website as soon as they are ready, so please check.