Subsidy Activities

Frequently asked questions

Q & A common to all subsidies

General Q & A

I belong to ○○University, but how can I obtain an application form?
You can obtain it from the Naito Foundation home page (http://www.naito-f.or.jp/)
[Filling out in an application preparation form] + [Down loading word-format file]
For further details, please refer to “About Subsidy Activities” of it.
Can I submit the application form in color print on in black-and-white print?
Either will do.
How can I obtain an address sticker?
You can obtain it from the application of subsidies of the Naito Foundation’s homepage (http://www.naito-f.or.jp).
Can I expand the frame of the application form or add pages?
No, you cannot change the given format. Please use the designated space and frame. Pages cannot be added.
Where can an applicant submit the application form?
Please submit it to the clerical office in charge of subsidy of your university or research institute.
Is there and what is any scientific field that application cannot be accepted?
If the scientific field is related to natural science contributing to the promotion of human health, it is possible to accept the application.
What can I do, if I have change in what I filled out in the application form after I submitted it?
Please do inform the changed item to the secretariat of the Foundation immediately.
Is it possible to apply both from the faculty of pharmaceutical sciences and graduate school of pharmaceutical sciences of the same university respectively?
It is not possible to apply both from the same university. Application must be from either one. For example, if the application is made from the faculty of medicine or the graduate school of medicine of a university, only one application including university hospital is possible.
I am a doctor working at a hospital. How can I apply for the Naito Foundation Natural Science Scholarship?
1) In case you are employed by the university: Please apply for it by getting recommendation from the dean of medical school. 2) In case you are not employed by the university: Please apply for it by getting recommendation from the director, auditor or councilor of the Naito Foundation. (The names are listed in the Naito Foundation Report and the Internet website of The Naito Foundation.)
I would like to apply for the Naito Foundation Natural Science Scholarship, but I will be transferred to the other working place right after the deadline of the subsidy application. Can I still apply for it?
Since it is not possible to obtain recommendation from the future scheduled working place at the time of the application, please apply for it at the current working place when you apply for it. But please make sure that you continue to make the research that you have applied for.
How many application form should I submit?
A copy of your original application form is enough.

Q & A on a recommending person

Our university hospital no longer belongs to the faculty of medicine. In this case who will be the recommending person?
Since this organization does not belong to the faculty, recommendation should be obtained from the president of the university.
When it is possible for our dean to make recommendation, is it better to do so instead of the president of university making recommendation?
When a person who wishes to make an application belongs to a faculty of a university, please make recommendation in the name of the dean. The president of university can make recommendation, when the recommendation is from a common organization of university (such as a research center or a research institution) except graduate school, faculty or research laboratory.
The dean of our university recently passed away, so currently acting dean is the person responsible for the university. When he or she writes "title" in the recommendation of the application, can he or she writes "acting dean" in the title column?
Please write the title that is publicly announced. In this case, "acting dean" is appropriate.
We have a graduate school : medical and pharmaceutical graduate course after the unification of medical graduate course and pharmaceutical course. In our case, is it allowed to submit only one application?
You can make totally two recommendations, one is from medical graduate course and the other is from pharmaceutical course. It is not permitted to make two recommendations from the same course. A head of medical and pharmaceutical graduate course can make recommendations. Please clarify the belongings, medical course or pharmaceutical course.
According to the application rule, it says “ one recommending person can make one application ” Does it mean that one recommending person can make only one recommendation from several subsidies, for example, from “The Naito Foundation Nature Science Scholarship”, “The Naito Foundation Subsidy for Invitation of Overseas Scientists”, and “The Naito Foundation Subsidy for Inter Institute Researchers”?
No, it doesn’t. It is allowed to make one recommendation from each subsidy.
When the board member of your foundation (director, auditor and councilor) gives recommendation, what should be written at the "title" and at the "belonging research institution"?
When recommendation is made by the board member of our foundation, the "title" of the recommending person should be the title in our foundation, which is either director, auditor or councilor, and the "belonging research institution" should be "The Naito Foundation" with the address "NKD Bldg. 8F, 3-42-6, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033" which is the address of the Naito Foundation. Please use the personal seal of the recommending person instead of official seal of an institution.
I am applying from a research laboratory of a university and asked the director of research laboratory to be a recommending person, but it does not have an official seal. Can it be replaced with a private seal?
An official seal is indispensable for the recommendation. If the director of your research laboratory does not have an official seal, please apply with the recommendation made by the president of your university.

Q & A on each subsidy

The Naito Foundation Natural Science Scholarship

It is written that the qualification of applicants for the Naito Foundation Natural Science Scholarship is a young researcher, but is there any age limit? A019 We do not particularly set any age limit.
What do I fill out in the space designated for the use of subsidy?
What do I fill out in the space designated for the use of subsidy?
Please fill out itemized use (e.g.: equipment, reagent, outsourcing fee, travel expense, etc.) and the respective amount and the total sum. As for the Naito Foundation Subsidy for Female Researchers after Maternity Leave, please fill out the form year by year.

The Naito Foundation Subsidy for Inter-Institute Researches

I would like to apply for the Naito Foundation Subsidy for Inter-Institute Researches. What should I ask the overseas research institute to write in the letter of acceptance of accepting organization?
Please ask them to write the period of your research abroad, research theme at the overseas organization, and the date of acceptance at overseas organization. Please never fail to get a signature of the person in charge of the accepting organization.
I am currently studying abroad, but can I apply for the Naito Foundation Subsidy for Inter-Institute Researches?
If you are already studying abroad, you cannot apply for it. Even if you have a plan to study abroad in the future, you still will not be able apply for it from abroad. Additionally if you return to Japan from abroad temporarily and plan to travel again, you are not eligible for this subsidy.
Can I apply for both the Naito Foundation Subsidy for Inter-Institute Researches and the Naito Foundation Subsidy for Dispatch of Young Researchers Abroad at the same time?
Yes, unless both are during the same period and the same place, you can apply for both.

The Naito Foundation Subsidy for Dispatch of Young Researchers Abroad

In the application details of the Naito Foundation Subsidy for Dispatch of Young Researchers Abroad, it says that "an international meeting of the basic research of natural science that contributes to the promotion of health of human being," but is it also possible for an international meeting not related to life science?
The purpose of the Naito Foundation is to nurture researchers with fully international view who will be the leader of Japanese life science in the future, and the subjected international meetings are in the field of natural science. Therefore, I am sorry to say that your application cannot be accepted.

The Naito Foundation Subsidy for Invitation of Overseas Scientists

Is it possible to apply for the Naito Foundation Subsidy for Invitation of Overseas Scientists for the purpose of collaborative research?
This subsidy is applied under the condition that the invitation is for attending a scientific meeting or symposium. It is not possible to invite a researcher for the purpose of collaborative research with a research laboratory that the subsidy applicant belongs to.
What should I include in academic program and circular etc. accompanied with application form?
The chair person of an organizing committee, the name of a invited speaker, date and venue are essential elements.

The Naito Foundation Subsidy for Female Researchers after Maternity Leave

I would like to apply for the Naito Foundation Subsidy for Female Researchers after Maternity Leave, but my expected date of confinement is one month after the subsidy deadline date. Can I apply for it?
The condition of application of this subsidy is that you have delivered a baby by the subsidy deadline date. Please apply for it the next year. If it is 5 years or less from the date of delivery to the subsidy deadline date, you can apply for the subsidy.
Is it possible to fill out all of the use for 3 years together in the space designated for the use of subsidy?
No, it isn’t. Please fill out each year’s use separately.

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