Purpose of the Project
The purpose of this project is to support feasibility studies aimed at solving social issues and industrial applications. The faculty members, URAs, and technical employees of the National Institutes of Natural Sciences assume specific industrial applications and social implementations based on the research results of basic research, know-how such as measurement and experiments, and intellectual property (referred to as research results, etc.) and aim to demonstrate the applicability of research results, etc. and create research seeds that will lead to collaborative innovation. At the end of the support, it is expected that those accepted in this project to have data that can acquire intellectual property such as patents, show the specific applicability of the research results to businesses such as private companies, and have research plans and data that can be applied for external funds to support applied research.
The call for proposals for this project as part of the OPEN MIX LAB (OML) program is now open.
Open Recruitment Content
Based on the research results of the National Institutes of Natural Sciences, the research and development should show a concrete vision and roadmap for practical application and social implementation.
* For details, please refer to the open recruitment guidelines.
Project Research Period
From April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026
Application Requirements
Researchers, Research Administrator Staff, and Technical Employees of the National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Amount of Money
In principle, the upper limit is 2 million yen per case.
Number of Cases Scheduled to be Accepted
Limited Number
Application Process
１．Application Document
Application Form Attachment Form 1
Please submit the application document as a Microsoft Word format file.
If you want to include images in the application form, please also submit a PDF file.
２．Submission Method
Applicants should, with the consent of the head of each institute, send it by e-mail to the following address by 17:00 (due not later than) on January 17, 2025 through the administrator of their research institute.
Upon confirmation of receipt, the Collaborative Innovation administrator, Research Support Section, Research Cooperation Division, Administrative Bureau, National Institutes of Natural Sciences will notify the administrator of your institute by e-mail.
【Where to Send the Application Documents】
Collaborative Innovation administrator, Research Support Section, Research Cooperation Division, Administrative Bureau, National Institutes of Natural Sciences
E-mail: nins-sangaku★nins.jp（Please change ★ to @.）
TEL: 03-5425-1325
Screening, etc.
The screening of this project will be conducted by the Collaborative Innovation Committee, National Institute of Natural Sciences based on the information in the application. The screening shall be closed to the public.
Others
If you have any questions about this open recruitment, please contact the following.
Collaborative Innovation administrator, Research Support Section, Research Cooperation Division, Administrative Bureau, National Institutes of Natural Sciences
E-mail: nins-sangaku★nins.jp（Please change ★ to @.）
TEL: 03-5425-1325
Open Recruitment Guidelines and Other Documents
〇 Open Recruitment Guidelines for 2025 [PDF]（Japanese only）
〇 Applications Form [PDF／WORD]（Japanese only）
〇 Screening Guidelines for 2025 [PDF] （Japanese only）