Call for Research Proposals Strategic Basic Research Programs

CREST, PRESTO and ACT-X Call for Research Proposals for FY2025

Schedule：FY2025
Application deadlines
PRESTO/ACT-X：Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at 12:00 noon, Japan time
CREST：Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at 12:00 noon, Japan time
Document review ： Early June – Late July
Notification of document review results ： Early July - Late July
Interview review (Online) ： Middle of July – Early August
Notification of interview results ： Middle of September
Announcement of Adopted Proposals ： Middle of September – Late September
Research start ： October 1st, 2025 (planning)

Application
Guideline (All)

Q & A

Application forms are available

How to apply
via e-Rad

e-Rad

What’s new

2025.05.13 [Important] About registration of "Research Integrity" on e-Rad system
When you apply on e-Rad system, it is necessary to input information related to research integrity into e-Rad.
If your registration of research integrity is not done, you are not able to complete the application on e-Rad, so if you have not completed yet, please proceed it immediately.
* When applying to CREST, the PI and all Co-PIs must be registered. Please check with the Co-PIs regarding their registration status.
You can register the information from "Modifying Researcher Details".
Please move the cursor to the user name indicated on upper right of the main menu, and click "Confirm and amend researcher details" from pull-down. And then, move to the tab named "Main research institution".
For more information, please refer to the link below.
https://www.jst.go.jp/kisoken/boshuu/teian/en/koubo/2025e-rad_en.pdf#page=3
2025.04.22 The research proposal form for PRESTO "Blue Biosphere" area has been revised (one of the supplementary explanation sections in Form 4 has been removed). Details are on this link.
2025.04.08 CREST, PRESTO and ACT-X Call for Research Proposals for FY2025
2025.03.25 Released notice of the Explanatory Meeting for calls for CREST, PRESTO, and ACT-X programs.
2025.03.06 Released Previous notice of Fiscal Year 2025 Call for Research Proposals for the Strategic Basic Research Programs.
2025.03.03 Joint Call for CREST, Japan(JST)-France(ANR), Research Proposals FY2025.
2025.02.03 Pre-announcement: Call for CREST, Japan(JST) - France(ANR) joint Research Proposals FY2025.

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.