The purpose of the Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research program (KAKENHI) is to promote original and pioneering research in all fields — from the humanities and social sciences to the natural sciences — to stimulate scholarship in Japan since 1936. Research grants are administered by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).
There are three basic types of required reports in Grant-in-Aid research categories.
This is a yearly report with data on the progress of an ongoing research project. The report includes an overview of the research progress over the reported year and a list of publications and literature generated by the research project.
This is a report that summarizes the overall results of the research project in the final year of the research’s term. The categories obligated to submit this report vary from year to year.
This report is created only for research in research categories requiring a final report. The report contains an overview of the research findings and lists the publications and literature generated by the research project which is conducted for several years.
※Although reports in booklet form were required for many research categories until the end of the 2007 academic year, from 2008 onward, with the exception of a few research categories, electronic reports have been submitted to MEXT or JSPS. The full text of the reports can be viewed at the "KAKEN: Database of Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research" on the Internet.
<Search by Grant-in-Aid number:>
Grant-in-Aid projects were assigned six-digit numbers until 1980 and eight-digit numbers after. Click on "Advanced Search" in WINE, select "All fields" in the search filter from "Other identifiers and numbers", and enter "*****" and the Grant-in-Aid number to search.
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Enter a phrase such as “Waseda University” or “早稲田大学” and “Grant-in-Aid” or “科学研究費補助金” in the search window.
When the results of research funded by Grant-in-Aid are published, note of the fact is always added in their WINE bibliography notes. You can find these publications using a phrase like “研究成果公開促進費 (Grant-in-Aid for Publication of Scientific Research Results)” in the search window.
