| 1. 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. | |
| 2. Amount of Grants | |
| An amount of US$2,000～6,000 is provided for one research project with the term of 12 to 24 months (from January, 2025 through December, 2025 — December, 2026). | |
| 3. Applications | |
| Each applicant is requested to describe the proposal in English using “Application for Research Grant” form of 4 pages, and send its hardcopy to NSG Foundation until September 30, 2024 that is the DATE OF RECEIVABLE. It is also requested to append a recommendation letter signed by Chancellor (or Deputy Chancellor in charge of academy affairs ), a copy of curri-culum vitae of the applicant, 5 pages in maximum. 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. CVs of co-researchers are NOT required. It is also requested to send “Applicant_Info.xls” by e-mail, which can be downloaded from our homepage. After receiving both hardcopies 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. | |
| 4. Selection and Presentation | |
| Evaluation Committee Meeting of NSG Foundation is to be held in December, 2024 in Tokyo to select the research grant items. Based on the selection by Evaluation Committee, NSG Foundation will decide the research grant items to be granted after the meeting. The research grant fund will be presented until January, 2025, so that the granted research will be able to start early in 2025. Note that the researchers who received this research grant after 2022 are ineligible to apply for the overseas research grant this year. | |
| NOTICE： | |
| NSG Foundation accepts the application only from the designated universities and institutes in Malaysia and Vietnam. | |
| For further information, please contact with; | |
| Kenjiro Hamanaka, Secretary General Nippon Sheet Glass Foundation for Materials Science and Engineering e-mail: kenjiro.hamanaka@nsg-zaidan.or.jp 5-27, Mita 3-Chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-6321 Japan Phone: +81- 3- 6757- 1203 | |
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