FY2024 Call for Proposals(CLOSED)

Application Guidelines

We have opened the call for proposals.

FY2024 Call for Proposals

IMI was authorized as Joint Usage/Research Center “Joint Research Center for Advanced and Fundamental Mathematics-for-Industry” by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in April 2013. As part of the projects, the Institute of Mathematics for Industry (IMI) is now announcing the call for proposals for the FY2024 Joint Usage Research Programs.

FY2024　Application Procedures

Please download the application procedures from the following link.

FY2024 APPLICATION PROCEDURES FOR GRANT
FOR INTERNATIONAL PROJECT RESEARCH

Schedule

Start of Call for Proposals	Thursday, November 30, 2023
Application Deadline	Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Notification of Result	By the end of February 2024

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1. Research Type

International Project Research

The principal investigator must be affiliated with an overseas institution. Around two proposal for Workshop (I) will be adopted.

2. Research Category

Workshop
This is a multi-day workshop open to the public at the IMI or other facilities of Kyushu University.
Participation from industry is required for the organizing committee members and speakers. A tutorial-type workshop is also acceptable.
Research themes should be developed in view of industry-academia collaboration.

Workshop (I)

The maximum amount offered for travel expenses and honorarium for lectures is 800,000 Japanese yen.
Conference posters will be produced and distributed by the IMI.
Workshops are typically held at the facilities of Ito Campus, Kyushu University, including the IMI. (Please consult with us if you wish to use the facilities of Kyushu University other than those in Ito Campus or the facilities other than those in Kyushu University.)
Principal investigators are requested to submit a report of around two pages in A4-size after the research is completed.
The proceedings will be published either online as “MI Lecture Notes”, published by the IMI, or the as peer-reviewed proceedings of the book series “Mathematics for Industry”, published by Springer. In the latter case, principal investigator becomes a responsible editor, which takes six months to one year until the publication.

Note that Workshop(I) is possible to hold by selecting among in-person, hybrid, or online workshops.

The number of proposals to be adopted is an estimate and will be flexibly applied depending on the status of applications.

The budget will vary according to the evaluation score after review.

The research programs above must take place during April 2024-March 2025.

The IMI provides financial support and administrative work necessary implement the joint usage research, such as arrangements for venues and the production and distribution of the proceedings. We do not arrange for accommodation or transportation. Participants are given free access to the library, internet, and other research resources.

3. How to Apply

(1) Qualification

Researchers who belong to universities, graduate schools, research institutes, and companies.

(2) How to Apply

Applicants should submit a proposal through the online application system on the following webpage. https://joint.imi.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/
A part of the proposal of the adopted project will be made public on our website. Please refer to the above webpage for details on the data required for the application and the items to be disclosed. If there is a researcher of our institute whose expertise is related to yours, please indicate his/her name on the proposal. The presence or absence of the name of a researcher of the IMI will not affect the acceptance or rejection of your application.

Information of the IMI Academic Staff: https://www.imi.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/department/academic_staffs/

Kyushu University Staff Webpage: https://hyoka.ofc.kyushu-u.ac.jp/search/index_e.html

(3) Application Deadline

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

4. Review Process and Result

International Project Committee will review and select proposals to be adopted. Applicants will receive the result by the end of February 2024.
List of Committee Members:
https://joint.imi.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/management/international/

5. Others

In addition to the funding offered by the IMI, it is possible to add other external sources, with the requirement that the conference is hosted or co-hosted by the IMI. If it is necessary to add a coorganizer, please indicate this in the “Remarks” column of the application.
If you submit a recommendation letter (free format) from industry for your research plan, it will be treated as equivalent to participation from industry.
The report will be made public on our website except for personal information after completing the research. Disclosure of the report may be delayed for up to three years. For reports from past research projects, please refer to the “Research Activities” on the website of the center.
https://joint.imi.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/research-reports/year-2022/
Please refer to the following website for the proceedings.
(i) MI Lecture Notes:
https://www.imi.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/publication/lecture-note/
(ii) The book series “Mathematics for Industry” published by Springer Nature:
https://www.springer.com/series/13254

6. Contact Information

IMI Joint Usage/Research Center Office, Institute of Mathematics for Industry, Kyushu University

744 Motooka Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
Email (Office): imikyoten@jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Online Application System

CLICK HERE TO APPLY TO THE GRANT →CLOSED

You will receive an ID and password by e-mail when you save temporarily.
You can also edit and view via “Principal Investigator Login” on the page of “Principal Investigator Only” above.

Click Here to Apply to the Grants for Young, Female, Project and General Research (Japanese page)

Details of Application

The application form is five pages long. The information required for application is as follows.
Fields marked with *1 are required, and fields marked with *2 will be made public on our website after adoption.
You will receive an ID and password by e-mail when you save temporarily.

Application Form 1

Principal Investigator *1, *2
Affiliation/Department *1, *2
Position *1, *2
Zip Code
Address *1
E-mail *1
TEL *1

Application Form 2

New Proposal/Continued *1, *2
Title of Research Project *1, *2
Type/Category *1, *2
Amount of Expenses Desired *1 (JPY)
Expected Number of Participants *1
Research Period *1 (Enter up to the third choice.)
Name(s) of Researcher(s) of IMI in Related Research Plan (If not applicable, you do not need to fill in.)

Application Form 3

Information of Organizing Committee Members

Name *1, *2
Affiliation *1, *2
Position *1, *2

Application Form 4

Main Invited Speakers

Name *1, *2
Affiliation *1, *2
Position *1, *2

Application Form 5

Objectives and Expected Results *1, *2 (250-400 words)
Progress of Related Research *1 (150-250 words)
Specific Plan *1 (Schedule, Policies for Program and Plans for Use of Expenses 150-250 words)
Main Relevant Research Achievements of the Prospective Participants *1 (Approximately five cases)
Keyword(s) of Research Fields *1, *2
Remarks (for example, co-organizers)

File Upload

[In case participants from the industry are difficult to attend]

If you submit a recommendation letter (free format) from the industry for your research plan, it will be treated as equivalent to participation from the industry. Please upload the file here.

i) 5 files at maximum

ii) Acceptable formats: xls, xlsx, doc, docx, txt, pdf, ppt, pptx.