Program Description > Junior Research Associate Supporting Grants applications > Guideline for Junior Research Associate Supporting Grants


Solicitation of additional applications for FY 2009 Applications for FY2009 is now closed.

[1] Purpose
AIDS Global COE Junior Research Associate Supporting Grants provide support for young scientists and Ph. D. students to prepare them to conduct research independently and become internationally competitive scientists.
[2] Eligibility
Applicant must be a second year Ph. D. student or above and less than two years of receiving the doctoral degree. Applicant must work in a gCOE laboratory and engage directly in AIDS research. Indirect involvement is not acceptable.
[3] Application Submission and Deadline
Application Form must be prepared in English and submitted via email to Ms. Takata(s-takata＠kumamoto-u.ac.jp　*＠Please change normal-width ) by Tuesday, January 12 . Review process will start immediately after submission for each application. Therefore, interested individuals should complete the application promptly.
• Application Form / [Word / 60kb] [PDF / 16kb]
• APPLICATION MATERIALS
  1. Biographical Sketch
    Name, Age, Affiliation, Title, Education/ Training/ Employment History (since graduate school), Doctoral Degree conferred and conferred date if applicable
  2. Project Title
  3. Project Summary
  4. Previous Results and Progress/ Status of the Project
  5. Research Plan for this year
  6. Expected Results/ Accomplishments
  7. Publication List for the past three years
1) Submission Deadline: Tuesday, January 12, 2010, noon Applications for FY2009 is now closed.
2) Completed application materials must be received by e-mail at the AIDS gCOE Board Office, Ms. Takata (s-takata＠kumamoto-u.ac.jp) *＠Please change normal-width
[4] Award Provisions
  • Awards provides up to 500,000 yen per year to be used for research consumables. Award recipients may be permitted to spend the maximum of one third of their grants on nonexpendable supplies necessary for research (computer software, electric dictionaries and so on). Applicant who wish to purchase nonexpendable supplies must include detailed information about the item(s) and justify the reason for the purchase in Application Form.
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    [5] Application Review Procedure
    This year, each application is appraised based on materials included in application forms. Some applicants may be called for an interview prior to the final decision.
    [6] Reporting Requirements
    Grant recipients must submit research reports around early March.
    Important Notes:
    a) Graduate students may discuss their research plans with their mentors. However, they must not ask for
    help in preparing Application Form.

    b) Post-doctoral fellows must prepare the entire application independently.

    c) Applicants will not be judged on their English skills.

    d) Applicants are not allowed to ask for comments on their application materials or for help in preparing the form, including proofreading and writing any part of the application form for applicants. Any infraction/ suspected infraction of the rules will lead to the termination of the grant or immediate rejection of an application. gCOE research assistantships will also be terminated for those who violated the rules. They will not be permitted to apply for this grant as well as gCOE RA in future.





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