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Goho Life Sciences International Fund FY 2026

1. 1.Title

Fund for overseas researchers to conduct life science research (long term, short term)

1. 2.Eligible applicants

This call is for invited research projects to be conducted or initiated during FY2026 (April 2026 to March 2027) and is open to researchers engaged in life sciences at the university level, in a wide range of disciplines such as medicine, pharmacy, agriculture, biology, and chemistry.

Those whose primary purpose is to attend academic conferences, as well as those who received the FY2025 grant, are, as a rule, ineligible.

Reference: While the Long-Term Invitation program is intended for young researchers, there is no fixed age restriction. Over the past five years, successful applicants ranged in age from 29 to 48, with an average age of 35.

1. 3.Grant Periods

(1)   Short-Term Invitation: The grant period is between 10 and 20 days (approximately)

This program aims to invite outstanding researchers who have made significant contribution in their fields.

(2) Long-Term Invitation: The maximum grant period is approximately nine months.

This program aims to invite young overseas researchers to conduct joint research.

1. 4.Research Grant Application Criteria

2. 		Short-Term Invitation	Long-Term Invitation:
   ①	Period	Approximately 20 days	Approximately 9 months
   ②	Travel Expenses	Economy class airfare: 300,000 yen for Europe, 200,000 yen for America and Asia
   ③	Accommodation Expenses (max)	20,000 yen per day	250,000 yen per month
   ④	Miscellaneous Expenses	Domestic travel expenses (use of Green Car permitted)
   ⑤	Standard Amount	1,000,000 yen	2,850,000 yen

 Notes

-      Researchers 50 or above are allowed to use business class on their flights provided they submit their receipts.

-      Does not cover symposium fees, insurance during stay, or domestic travel for accompanying persons.

1. 5.Deadline: Friday, 5 Sep 2025

2. A recommendation from Dean of graduate school/director of research institute is required.

   Applicants are required to submit their applications to the fund independently.

3. 6.Grant Award Decision

The management committee will decide on the approval and the grant amount, with the result to be notified in 

writing by December 2025.

7.

1. Grant Distribution

The grant will be awarded to the successful applicants during FY2026 (from April 2026 to March 2027).

Note: If accounting is delegated, the grant does not cover indirect costs.

Inquiries:

koueki_post@tr.mufg.jp

Toll-free 0120-622372 (9:00-17:00 only on weekdays)

Note

Applicants or prospective applicants for this grant are asked to review the following eight items when applying.

□ Kindly provide the rationale for inviting the researcher.

□ Kindly provide the relationship between the applicants and the invited researcher.

□ Kindly provide a detailed description of the research project.

□ Kindly provide a clear description of planned activities, research, and potential issues to be addressed at the host institution.

□ Kindly ensure the documents related to the CVs and research achievements are submitted separately for the applicant and invited researcher.

  Please avoid using proceedings from international conferences or other academic events as original research papers.

□ If there is not enough space, please attach a separate sheet.

□ Applicants are required to complete all sections of the form without leaving any fields blank. Incomplete application may be ineligible for review.

□ Before submitting your application, please review all the above items and check each box (□) to confirm that there are no issues.

Applicants and prospective applicants must download the required documents.