Applications are currently being accepted for The Hitachi Global Foundation - Kurata Grants for Natural Sciences and Engineering 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About The Hitachi Global Foundation - Kurata Grants for Natural Sciences and Engineering
The Kurata Grants is a competitive research funding program established through a donation by the late Chikara Kurata, former President of Hitachi, Ltd. The program supports creative and pioneering research that advances science, technology, and interdisciplinary knowledge while addressing global societal challenges.The initiative encourages innovative research that contributes to sustainable development, technological progress, and improved quality of life through internationally relevant scientific and academic work.
Benefits of The Hitachi Global Foundation - Kurata Grants for Natural Sciences and Engineering
- Natural Sciences and Engineering
Maximum of 1,000,000 JPY per grant (One Year Grants)
Maximum of 3,000,000 JPY per grant (Two Year Grants)
The Hitachi Global Foundation - Kurata Grants for Natural Sciences and Engineering Requirements
- The applicant must be a researcher affiliated with a university, an affiliated research facility, a technical college, or a research institution in Japan that is eligible to apply for Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI), excluding for-profit enterprises. Graduate students are eligible to apply. This is an open call for applications.
- A Letter of Recommendation from the head of the institution of affiliation (President, Chancellor, Dean of the graduate school, Dean of faculty, Chairperson, Director of a research institute, immediate superior, etc.) is required. There is no limit to the number of recommendations.
- There are no restrictions on nationality. However, applicants must be expected to maintain a continuous research base in Japan until the end of the research period.
- Natural Sciences and Engineering: must be 45 or younger as of April 1 in the application year.
Humanities and Social Sciences: no age restrictions.
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply.
Application Deadline
10 September, 2026
Opportunity Application
View details of
The Hitachi Global Foundation - Kurata Grants for Natural Sciences and Engineering
Apply for The Hitachi Global Foundation - Kurata Grants for Natural Sciences and Engineering
🔍
