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Topic-Setting Program to Advance Cutting-Edge Humanities and Social Sciences Research

The Topic-Setting Program to Advance Cutting-Edge Humanities and Social Sciences Research, run by JSPS, funds joint research projects in the humanities and social sciences across four subsets: Area Cultivation, Responding to Real Society, Global Initiatives, and Co-creation of academic knowledge. It supports research that yields breakthroughs through interdisciplinary collaboration, contributes to society, and builds international networks. The program includes both topic-setting research themes selected by the Program Committee and openly recruited research themes proposed by researchers.

Official page ↗ How to apply (agency hub) · hub

Data last verified 2026-08-14 · sources & verification

Eligibility

Structured dimensions read from the official page. What do these mean? ↗

Host country

Organization type

University, Research Institute

Evidence: every dimension above is read from this scheme's official page — official page ↗.

Full eligibility text

Eligibility details are not specified in the text; it states 'See JSPS page for eligibility; many schemes require Japanese host institutions.'

Deadline

Not stated

Application form effort

2 form file(s) downloaded; 12 explicit questions; 13 fields/sections; moderate — substantial written sections

JSPS KAKENHI Scientific Research (A) review elements (4 pages)
JSPS Early-Career Scientists review elements (5 pages)

Sample questions

Is the research proposal an important research project that should be promoted from a scientific perspective?
original and creative?
trends, and the positioning of this research within the relevant domain or field?
and technology, the society or other areas?
expenditures consistent with the research plan?
Is the state of preparation appropriate to achieve the research objective?
ability to carry out the research plan?
research facilities, equipment, and research materials?
collaboration, or to create high value as research unique to Japan)?
used effectively?
for purchasing equipment?
implementation of the research plan?

Application form preview sample questions, page & word limits from the application form Back to browse

Data sources & verification (for research-office review)

Where each item on this page was read from, so every claim can be verified against the original. Several values often come from the same official page — that page is named in the Source column. Anything we could not reach or parse is listed under Not captured / obstacles below.

Curated item	Value in this record	Source
Funding agency	JSPS	www.jsps.go.jp ↗
Country / funding source	JP · JSPS	same page as above — www.jsps.go.jp ↗
Deadline	Not stated	same page as above — www.jsps.go.jp ↗
Funding amount	Not stated on the official page	same page as above — www.jsps.go.jp ↗
Eligibility	2 structured dimensions — see the eligibility panel above	same page as above — www.jsps.go.jp ↗

Pages & application forms captured

Official opportunity page ↗
How to apply (agency hub) — https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-grants/grants03.html ↗ (generic agency hub)
Application form: JSPS KAKENHI Scientific Research (A) review elements — download ↗ (4 pp)
Application form: JSPS Early-Career Scientists review elements — download ↗ (5 pp)

Not captured / obstacles

“How to apply (agency hub)” is a generic agency hub, not the specific call page.

Data is collected from official funder pages only. Figures are machine-curated (rule + LLM where noted) and should be re-verified on the linked source before use.