Nippon Sheet Glass Foundation for Materials Science and Engineering (NSG Foundation) was established by Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. in 1979 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of NSG. NSG Foundation offers grants for research on inorganic materials used in various industries including IT and communication, biotechnology, energy, and environmental protection.

Scope:

As a general principle, any research project on Science and Technology of Inorganic Materials is covered. Fundamental and applied researches on amorphous and crystalline solid materials including inorganic-organic hybrid technologies are typical subjects for the research grant.

Application Instructions:

1. Describe the proposal in English using "Application for Research Grant" form of 4 pages.

2. Send proposal hard-copy to NSG Foundation until October 15, 2021 that is the DATE OF RECEIVABLE.

3. Append a recommendation letter signed by Chancellor (or Deputy Chancellor in charge of academy affairs).

4. Append a copy of curriculum vitae of the applicant, 5 pages in maximum (CVs of co-researchers are NOT required).

5. The maximum number of reprints of representative research papers that can be attached is five, but full pages are allowed only for two papers. Only first page can be attached for another three papers. (Please pay attention that pages exceed the page limitation will NOT be sent to Evaluation Committee.)

6. Send "Applicant_Info.xls" by e-mail (which can be downloaded from NSG homepage).

7. After receiving both hard-copies of the Application Form, the recommendation letter, the CV, and the reprints of the papers and "Applicant_Info.xls" sent by e-mail, application number will be sent to applicant within three working days as confirmation of the acceptance.

8. You are requested to send "Applicant_Info.xls" to kenjiro.hamanaka@nsg-zaidan.or.jp as the attached file of an e-mail and;

• You are requested to send 1) Application Form, 2) Recommendation Letter, 3) Curriculum Vitae, 4) Two Full Papers, and 5) The First Pages, not exceeding three, as hard-copies at 5-27, Mita 3-Chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-6321 Japan.

Grant Size:

• An amount of US $2,000～6,000 is provided for one research project.

Grant Duration:

• 12 to 24 months (from January, 2022 through December, 2022 -- December, 2023).

• Note that the researchers who received this research grant after 2019 are ineligible to apply for the overseas research grant this year.

The program aims at enhancing mutual understanding between Asian countries and Japan through promoting research projects in the field of the social sciences or humanities that are related to Japan.

Eligibility Criteria:

1. Be a researcher of Asian (non-Japanese) nationality (For fiscal 2021, priority is given to East and Southeast Asian nationals.),

2. Be living outside Japan during the grant period. (Please do not apply if you intend to stay in Japan for more than six months during the grant p

3. Application can be any research project, mainly in the field of social sciences or humanities that is related to Japan.

4. Take personal responsibilities for conducting the proposed research project.

The following projects are NOT eligible:

1. Research projects for profit making or those conceivably conducive to profit making.

2. Contracted research projects for a third party.

3. Research projects which have been already substantially completed.

Grant Size:

• Total grant size is ¥ 50 Million, with 80 projects to be selected.

• Maximum grant amount for each project is ¥ 2 Million (¥ 0.3 - ¥ 1.4 Million in fiscal 2020).

Grant Duration:

• One year (from April, 2022 through March, 2023 ).