RESEARCH GRANTS

Eligibility of Applicant

Japanese and non-Japanese who is working for a university in the Kansai region.

Fields of Support

Field which is suitable for the purpose of the foundation.

Types of Support

1. Support for research expenses
2. Support for the travel expenses for the participation in international conferences
3. Support for the contribution fee of research papers to domestic or international journals
4. Partial support for hosting, symposium and seminars
   

   NUNBER OF GRANTS AND GRANT AMOUNT

   Category	Grant Amount	Number of Grants
   		Energy and Resource Recycling	Disaster prevention
   Research Grants	\1,000,000 - 3,000,000 each	10	5
   International Exchange Activity Grants	\100,000 - 300,000 each	15	3
   Publication Grants	approx. \100,000 each	7	3
   Grants for Convening Symposium	\200,000 - 400,000 each	7	3

   RECENT GRANT (Fiscal 2001)

   Category	Energy and Resource Recycling		Disaster prevention
   	Numbers	Total Amount	Numbers	Total Amount
   Research Grants	14	\27,200,000	8	\12,000,000
   International Exchange Activity Grants	13	\1,770,000	0	0
   Publication Grants	3	\281,000	0	0
   Grants for Convening Symposium	8	\2,100,000	2	800,000

   APPLICATION PROCEDURES