JST and the French National Research Agency (Agence Nationale de la Recherche; “ANR”) concluded a Framework Agreement in December 2017.

The purpose of this Agreement is to foster Japanese-French collaboration in scientific research and to fund joint research projects conducted by Japanese and French partners eligible for funding from each agency, within the framework of the JST-CREST program.

In FY2025, JST has agreed with ANR to establish the following two CREST Research Areas as common priority research areas and to invite Japanese-French joint research proposals, as well as regular (non-joint) proposals:

[Nano-Material Semiconductors]　Fundamental Technology for Semiconductor-Device Structures Using Nanomaterials
[Prediction Mathematical Foundation] Creation of Mathematical Foundation for Prediction and Control

Excellent joint research projects, in which complementarities of research expertise and synergetic effects of research groups of the two countries can be expected, are highly welcome to apply. For selected joint research projects, JST(CREST) will fund Japanese research groups and ANR will fund French research groups in accordance with the regulations and policies applicable to each agency.
* Please Refer Application Guidelines which will open in early April.
* “Research Supervisor’s Policy on Call for Applications, Selection, and Management of the Research Area” will be uploaded to this site as soon as possible.

Application Process

To apply, principal investigators (PIs) from the Japanese and French sides will write a common joint research proposal and submit it to JST and ANR in parallel.

1. The joint research proposal should be written in English using the Common Application Form.
   
   [Nano-Material Semiconductors]　Fundamental Technology for Semiconductor-Device Structures Using Nanomaterials
   [Prediction Mathematical Foundation] Creation of Mathematical Foundation for Prediction and Control

   • Common Application Form [MS Word]
2. PI from French side will apply and submit the common joint research proposal to ANR.
   • Deadline for proposal submission to ANR is June 2nd, 10AM CEST.
   • Please refer to ANR’s website.
3. PI from Japanese side will apply and submit the common joint research proposal to CREST via the e-RAD system.
4. JST and ANR will evaluate proposals in parallel and make common funding decisions.
5. Funded research projects will start in October or later.

Attentions

• Only applications submitted to both JST and ANR will be considered for evaluation.
• Although the above two CREST research areas also invite regular proposals, PIs on the Japanese side may submit only one application with either a joint or regular proposal.
• The proposal submitted to ANR cannot be changed when submitting to CREST. Neither joint nor regular proposals have an advantage during evaluation and will be evaluated equally.
• Make sure that the file size of your application form converted to PDF format is smaller than 3MB. It is impossible to hand in a file via e-Rad if the file size is larger than 10MB.
• FAQ about Japanese-French Joint Research Proposal [PDF]
• Supplemental Explanation [PDF]