Open calls
JSPS KAKENHI
Japan’s central Grants-in-Aid system for scientific research.
JSPSInvestigators and academic research teamsRecurring programme
Who usually fits
- • academic research programmes with clear discipline grounding
- • teams operating within the Japanese research ecosystem
- • projects that benefit from continuity rather than a challenge-call frame
What to watch before drafting
- • grant category selection
- • institutional eligibility and partnership shape
- • the discipline-specific expectations behind the proposal
Why this page matters
KAKENHI remains one of the foundational Japanese research funding routes for investigators who need a stable framework for investigator-led science.
KAKENHI remains a useful benchmark for how long-horizon academic grant systems can still work when they are built around the research itself.