The deadline of Call for Proposals was expired on 12 PM, 18th September 2025
Call for Proposals
Call for Research Applications for FY 2025
FOREST program invites applications for challenging and original research that requires long term endeavor without fear of failures, targeting research fields related to science and technology (excluding those related to the humanities alone) with the potential to create seeds that will lead to disruptive innovation.
The call for research applications will be conducted via the Cross-ministerial R&D Management System (e-Rad). Those applications which have not completed the application process by the specified deadline will not be accepted for any reason.
Please note that, for the FY 2025 call, only one application will be accepted per applicant regardless of the affiliated institution at the time of the application.
For details, please read and understand the Application Guideline.
Selection Schedule for FY 2025
| Start of call for research application | Tuesday, July 22, 2025 |
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| Application deadline (The submission of application via the Cross-ministerial R&D Management System [e-Rad] must be completed.) |
Thursday, September 18, 2025 12:00 pm (noon) <Strictly enforced> |
| Document screening period | Early October, 2025 - Early January, 2026 |
| Notification for interviewees | December, 2025 - January, 2026 |
| Interview screening period | Mid January - Mid March, 2026 |
| Notification/Announcement of selected projects | Late April, 2026 - |
| Research Start | August, 2026 - |
*The dates after the application deadline are tentative. They are subject to change in the future.
Documents for Application
Please download the following application forms and submit via e-Rad before the deadline. Applications that are not completed the submission until the deadline, or using wrong application form will not be accepted.
| Application Guideline | Under construction |
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| Application Forms／Guidance | Under construction |
| FAQ (in Japanese) | Under construction |
| Appendix: How to Apply Using the Common R&D Management System (e-Rad) (in Japanese) |
Under construction |
Message from Program Officer
Arita, Makoto Baba, Hideo Chung, Ung-il Furuhara, Tadashi Gong, Jian Ping Goto, Masataka Kato, TadafumiOkada, Mariko Oki, Taikan Saitou, Mitinori Sakakibara, Hitoshi Sakemi, Yasuhiro Shiomi, Junichiro Mori, Hatsumi
Kobayashi, Tadashi (FOREST Chief Advisor, Review team for humanities and social sciences)
Interview schedule
Interviews will be conducted online. Please note that the interview schedule is subject to change. JST will designate the date and time of the interveiw screening.
| Program Officer | Date（2025） |
|---|---|
| PANEL headed by Professor ARITA | TBD |
| PANEL headed by Professor BABA | TBD |
| PANEL headed by Professor CHUNG | TBD |
| PANEL headed by Professor FURUHARA | TBD |
| PANEL headed by Professor GONG | TBD |
| PANEL headed by Professor GOTO | TBD |
| PANEL headed by Professor KATO | TBD |
| PANEL headed by Professor MORI | TBD |
| PANEL headed by Professor OKADA | TBD |
| PANEL headed by Professor OKI | TBD |
| PANEL headed by Professor SAITOU | TBD |
| PANEL headed by Professor SAKAKIBARA | TBD |
| PANEL headed by Professor SAKEMI | TBD |
| PANEL headed by Professor SHIOMI Junichiro | TBD |
Information Sessions on Call for Research Applications(in Japanese)
We will be holding several Zoom-based webinar-style presentations on the Call for Research Applications. Details will be announced on this web page later.
Contact
For inquiries related to call for applications of FOREST program, please contact to the following email address.
souhatsu-application (at)* jst.go.jp