Deadline: 12 November 2018

The Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), in collaboration with the Japan International Collaboration Agency (JICA) has announced a call for proposals for Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development program (SATREPS).

The aim of the program is to acquire new knowledge and technology that lead to the resolution of global issues and the advance of science and technology, and through this process, to create innovations.

Research Fields & Areas                                               

• Environment and Energy
  • Research contributing to the resolution of global-scale environmental issues(Contributing to SDGs – response to climate change, conservation of ecosystems and biodiversity, sustainable use of natural resources, and pollution prevention and control)
  • Research contributing to advanced energy systems for low carbon society(Contributing to SDGs – clean energy and climate action)
• Bioresources
  • Research contributing to sustainable production and utilization of bioresources((Contributing to SDGs – food security, healthpromotion, nutrition improvement, and sustainable agriculture, forestry, and fisheries)
• Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
  • Research on disaster prevention and mitigation towards social sustainability (Contributing to SDGs – analysis of disaster mechanisms, prior countermeasures, and disaster occurrence to post-disaster recovery and reconstruction processes)

Eligibility Criteria

• The principal investigator (PI; applicant) must be affiliated with a Japanese research institution, be able to fulfill the duties as principal investigator for the international joint research project, and be able to engage in the international joint research from start to finish. The application should be written by the principal investigator in person.
• Japan side research participants are required to be affiliated with a research institution in Japan.
  • If a researcher has posts at both a Japanese research institution and a research institution in the partner country, he or she cannot be included in both institutions’ lists of members, so has to choose which one.
• The principal investigator has to be a Japan side member.
  • If a researcher not affiliated with the research institution is required to participate in the project, appropriate procedures need to be taken.
  • An institution in a third country (neither Japan nor the partner country) cannot participate in the joint research. Moreover, a researcher whose only affiliation is an institution in a third country cannot participate in the joint research.
  • International agencies can participate, but with certain limitations.
  • The lists of members should be shared between the Japan side and the partner country side.
  • Proposals involving a corporation or similar entity as the principal investigator’s institution need to meet certain conditions to be eligible for selection.

How to Apply

Proposals must be submitted via e-Rad, the Cross-ministerial R&D Management System through the given website.

For more information, please visit 2019 SATREPS Program.