"JSPS External Review Report" was issued.(PDF File 1.22MB)

JSPS FellowsResearch conducted by JSPS fellows (including foreign fellows)Duration: Up to 3 yearsCreative ScientificResearchScientificResearch themes particularly important in advancing research inparticularly outstanding areas of research selected for grants inorder to further advance highly original scientific researchDuration: 5 yearsDistribution process for Grants- in- Aid for Scientific Research(a) Subsidy systemGrants-in-Aid are government subsidies, and are subject to various systemicrestrictions, such as observance of national fiscal laws and regulations. Forexample, even in the case of a grant for a research plan requiring afour-year research period, the complete grant is in fact broken down on anannual basis, with the JSPS having to grant a new subsidy every fiscal yearand researchers tackling their plans on a year-by-year basis.The budget for government subsidies is planned and settled on a singlefiscal year basis (the period between April 1 and March 31 every year).Further, details of the government subsidy system such as the nature of thesubsidy, grant procedures and penalties are all prescribed in the Law onRedressing Budget Execution in Regard to Subsidies, Etc (Law No. 179,1955), and subsidy spending performance and content are subject to auditby the Board of Audit. In addition, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Researchhave to conform with regulations such as “Rules Concerning the Handling ofGrants-in-Aid for Scientific Research,” which stipulate the purpose andcontent of the assistance which can be given.Consequently, the JSPS conducts its screening activities over the very shortperiod of four months from the receipt of applications in November of theyear prior to research implementation, aiming to expedite the processthrough from opening applications, screening, sending out notification ofresults and distributing subsidies so that the money will reach theresearchers as quickly as possible.In addition, the system for Grants-in-Aid (Scientific Research, etc.), isdesigned around a research environment such as at universities, etc., which142