KAKENHI Scientific Research (A/B/C), Challenging Research, Early-Career Scientists
Funds Japanese scientific research groups in investigator-led, challenging, and early-career domains.
The FY2026 KAKENHI call for Scientific Research (A/B/C), Challenging Research (Pioneering and Exploratory), and Early-Career Scientists is administered by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and covers creative and pioneering investigator-led research across all fields of the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Award scales differ substantially by category: Scienti…
Creative/pioneering research across humanities, social sciences and natural sciences.
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