The Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) (HASHIMOTO Kazuhito, President) has approved funding for ten new projects for research on the 2023 Southeastern Türkiye earthquakes under the J-RAPID Collaborative Research/Survey Program for Urgent Research.

JST launched the J-RAPID call targeting researchers who are currently in or anticipate collaboration with Turkish researchers supported by Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK) on the 2023 Southeastern Türkiye earthquakes.

A total of 15 proposals were submitted to the call out of which 10 were selected for funding following an evaluation by a panel of experts.

The research projects commenced in August 2023 and the support period is scheduled to last until March 2024.