Study for Establishment of a Program Officer System of the Gant-in-Aid for Scientific Research

2005 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

• Project/Area Number: 16800053
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Special Purposes
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Institution: Kyoto University
• Principal Investigator: HASUO Masahiro Kyoto University, Graduate School of Engineering, Associate Professor, 工学研究科, 助教授 (40218433)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): AKAIKE Takaaki Kumamoto University, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Professor, 医学薬学学研究部, 教授 (20231798) ; YUASA Hideya Tokyo Institute of Technology, Dept. of Bioscience and Technology, Associate Professor, 生命理工学研究科, 助教授 (90261156) ; ARIMOTO Kazuhiro Tohoku University, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Professor, 生命科学研究所, 教授 (60262789) ; SUZUKAWA Kazumi University of Tsukuba, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, Lecturer, 人間総合科学研究科, 講師 (50334066) ; SHINSHI Tadahiko Tokyo Institute of Technology, Precision and Intelligence Laboratory, Associate Professor, 精密工学研究所, 助教授 (60272720)
• Project Period (FY): 2004 – 2005
• Keywords: Program Officer / Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research / Competitive Research Funding System

Research Abstract

The results of this survey study for establish of a new program officer (PO) system of the Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Kakenhi) are as follows;
1 Survey study on foreign competitive research funding systems and their PO systems
We on-site visited NIH and NSF (USA), RC (UK), A*STAR (Singapore), NSC (Taiwan), KRF (Republic of Korea), HFSP (Japan-North America-Europe), ESF (EU) and DFG (Germany) to learn and investigate their competitive research funds or grants and their PO systems.
2 Survey study on domestic competitive research funding systems and their PO systems
We learned and investigated competitive research fund or grant systems and PO systems of the Kakenhi (MEXT and JSPS), the Special Coordination Funds for Promoting Science and Technology (JST), the Industrial Technology Research and Development Projects (NEDO) and Research project for Utilizing Advanced Technologies in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Technical Development Program for Making Agribusiness in the Form of Utilizing the Concentrated Know-How from Private Sector (MAFF). We made a list about them for comparison.
3 Inquiry surveys on the PO system in Kakenhi of MEXT
We carried out questionnaire surveys on roles and operations of POs in the Kakenhi system of MEXT, their possible carrier plan, and so on, to members of the referee boards, researchers supported by the Kakenhi of MEXT and PO's affiliations. The results were analyzed to extract their awareness, understanding, opinions and demands for the Kakenhi.
4 Enlightenment activities and inquiry surveys on the Kakenhi and PO systems
With a proposal of this project we carried out symposiums and panel discussions on the Kakenhi and PO systems in annual meetings of the Chemical Society of Japan, the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Japanese Biochemical Society. We also carried out questionnaire surveys on the Kakenhi and PO systems to participants on site. The results are analyzed to extract their awareness, understanding, opinions and demands for the Kakenhi. The results were also utilized to validate the effect of our enlightenment activities.