Applications

Call for R&D Proposals for FY2025

          

Grand Challenge 2025

*This figure was revised on April 24.

Schedule


Application Period
March 5, 2025(Wed)to 12:00 PM May 21, 2025(Wed)
Explanatory Meeting
*Japanee only
April 8, 2025(Tue),
15:00-17:00
Document review Late May to early July
Interview review(Online) Late July to early August
Notification of results Mid-September to late September
Start of R&D Early October onwards

Attention!

*Applications must be made through e-Rad. Proposals for which the application procedure through e-Rad has not been completed by the application deadline will not be considered for any reason. For details, please refer to the " e-Rad入力マニュアル"

*For R&D proposals, completion of a program on research ethics education is a requirement for application. For details, please refer to the " 応募時の研究倫理教育プログラムの受講について"

Application Guidelines

Application Guidelines English Japanese
Application Guideline (Chapter 1-5) PDF(1.6MB) PDF(2.2MB)
Application Guideline (Chapter 6) PDF(486KB) PDF(1MB)
Proposal Form
*Please note that it differs from last year's format.
Word(134KB) Word(124KB)
Notes on Proposal Form (Japanese version only) PDF(1.8MB)
e-Rad Operation Manual (Japanese version only)   PDF(1.3MB)
FAQ (Japanese version only) PDF(220KB)
Collaborative Research Agreement PDF(710KB) (English version only)  
Prior Confirmation for the Application
to JST's CRONOS Programs
Word(30KB) (English version only)

Interview review

Areas Interview review schedule
(Online)
AREA 1
(PO: NAKAO)
July 28(Mon)
AREA 2
(PO: KAWAHARA)
Late July to early August

*JST will inform the interview candidates at least 14 days before the interview screening

Explanatory Meeting

About the Online Event

This online event has concluded.
Thank you very much for your participation.

Date/Time:April 8, 2025(Tue), 15:00 - 17:00(Japan Time)through Online.

Time table

Time Program
15:00 - 15:05 Opening / PD: SHINOHARA Hiromichi
15:05 - 15:25 Explanation of CRONOS / JST
15:25 - 15:45 PO policy explanation / PO: NAKAO Akihiro
15:45 - 16:05 PO policy explanation / PO: KAWAHARA Yoshihiro
16:05 - 16:30 Overall Q&A ・ Closing *PO will leave after closing 
16:30 - 17:00 (Optional) Q&A for URA and university staff

Presentation materials and videos(Japanese only)


Please view from the Japanese page.

Contact

Please contact us by email.
Japan Science and Technology Agency(JST)
Department of R&D for Future Creation
E-mail: cronos [at] jst.go.jp *Please replace [at] with "@".