FY2026 Call for Proposals Now Open: CREST, PRESTO, and ACT-X
The pre-announcement for the PRESTO research area“Organism–Environment Interactions (tentative)” has been released. Please click here for details.

  • Schedule：FY2026
  • Application Submission Deadlines
  •   PRESTO/ACT-X：Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at 12:00 noon, Japan time
  •   CREST：Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at 12:00 noon, Japan time
  • Document review ： Early June – Late July
  • Notification of document review results ： Early July - Late July
  • Interview selection meeting (Online) ： Middle of July – Early August
  • Notification and Announcement of interview results：Late September
  • Research Start (planned)： October 1st, 2026

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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

e-rad

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.