Application Guidelines

We have opened the call for proposals.

FY2025 Call for Proposals

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)

1. The maximum amount offered for travel expenses and honorarium for lectures is 800,000 Japanese yen.
2. Conference posters will be produced and distributed by the IMI.
3. 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.)
4. Principal investigators are requested to submit a report of around two pages in A4-size after the research is completed.
5. 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 2025-March 2026.

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 Submit

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

Thursday, January 30, 2025

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 2025.
List of Committee Members:
https://joint.imi.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/management/international/

5. Others

1. 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.
2. If you submit a recommendation letter (free format) from industry for your research plan, it will be treated as equivalent to participation from industry.
3. 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-2024/
4. 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

Fill in all the required fields and press the ‘Register’ button to receive your ID and password.
After the ID and password have been issued, please login from here.
You can also edit and view proposals from the ‘Principal Investigator Login’ button on the ‘Principal Investigator Only ‘ page at the top of the webpage.

Pressing the ‘Register’ button does not yet mean that the proposal has been submitted, please check the email sent to you and continue with the registration of your proposal.
Please check your spam folder as well, just in case.

You will receive an email as follows, please access the URL in the email.

Enter the reference number and password provided in the email sent to you and press the ‘Login’ button.

After logging in, follow the on-screen instructions to enter the remaining details.
The information you need to apply is as follows.

Once you have entered all the required fields, you can submit your proposal.

Post-adoption process

For more information on the Post-adoption is described in the “Principal Investigator Only page”.

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