The Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) has decided to fund nine projects under the theme of COVID-19 Research in Non-Medical Sciences as a part of the Strategic International Collaborative Research Program (SICORP).

Through this call JST is funding COVID-19-related collaborative international research outside the medical field with collaborators already receiving or expecting to be funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) of the United States, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) of the United Kingdom, Agence nationale de la recherche (ANR) of France or the National Research Council of Canada (NRC).

The call saw a total of 12 proposals submitted, out of which 9 were selected for funding following an expert evaluation and consultation with participating partner funding agencies.

The research period is scheduled to end in March 2022.