April 2010
Yasunobu OKADA, M.D., Ph.D.
Representative, Japan-U.S. Brain Research Cooperation Program
Director-General, National Institute for Physiological Sciences
National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Japan-U.S. Science and Technology Cooperation Program:
Call for FY2011 Brain Research Programs
To whom it may concern
The Japan-U.S. Science and Technology Cooperation Program is a research and development program operated jointly by the governments of Japan and the U.S. as part of the revised Japan-U.S. Agreement on Science and Technology, concluded June 20, 1988. The program is run according to the Guidelines on the Implementation of the Japan-U.S. Science and Technology Cooperation Program, as drawn upon January 6, 2001 by the Director Generals of Japan’s Science, Technology and Academy Policy Bureau, the Research Development Bureau and Research and the Development Bureau of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
These guidelines also determine which administrative body will be responsible for each program on the Japanese side. The National Institute for Physiological Sciences, one of Japan’s National Institutes of Natural Sciences, is responsible for the planning and implementation of cooperative programs in brain research.
Overleaf is a brief outline of the 2011 programs, for which we are now accepting applications. Programs may be subject to change pending final budget decisions.
Program Application Details
1. Programs
(1) Researchers dispatched to the US
(2) Group joint study project
(3) Information exchange seminars
2. Application Guidelines
Please visit program homepage for details and application forms:
The deadline for applications is Friday September 17, 2010.
3. Enquiries
International Relations and Research Cooperation Division
Okazaki Administration Office
National Institutes of Natural Sciences
38, Nishigonaka, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8585 JAPAN
Tel: +81-(0)564-55-7137 Fax: +81-(0)564-55-7119
