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The purpose of the Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research program is to promote original and pioneering research in all fields - from the humanities and social sciences to the natural sciences - to stimulate scholarship in Japan since 1936. Research grants are administered by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology(MEXT) and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). There are three basic types of required reports in Grant-in-Aid research categories.

Annual Research Report

This is a yearly report with data on the progress of an ongoing research project. The report includes an overview of the research progress over the reported year and a list of publications and literature generated by the research project.

Final Research Report

This is a report that summarizes the overall results of the research project in the final year of the research's term. This report is obligatory at the present time in the following research categories.
Specially Promoted Research, Grant-in-Aid for Special Purposes, Scientific Research on Priority Areas, Scientific Research, and Creative Scientific Research
Since 2008, researchers (in most but not all research categories) have been submitting final reports to the MEXT or the JSPS in electronic formats instead of paper formats. Full texts of final reports are viewable on the Internet at the KAKEN: Database of Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research.

Abstract for Final Research Report

  • (These reports have been discontinued with the move to electronic final report filing in 2008.)
This report is created only for research in research categories requiring a final report. The report contains an overview of the research findings and lists the publications and literature generated by the research project which is conducted for several years.


Find Basic Information, Annual Reports, and Final Reports on a Selected Research Theme

  • KAKEN: Database of Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [National Institute of Informatics]
    This database contains basic information on selected themes (name of the research project, researchers' names, affiliated organizations, grants allotted, the research field, etc.) as well as annual research reports and final research reports. Detailed information on a specific research topic can be found through a variety of search access points. Research themes of interest can also be searched by keyword or subject. See Outline of KAKEN on the database's top page for more details.

Find Final Reports

To find reports by Waseda researchers

  • WINE [Waseda University Library catalog search system] (Waseda University Library Web site)
    ＜Search by Grant-in-Aid number＞ Grant-in-Aid projects were assigned six-digit numbers until 1980 and eight-digit numbers after. Enter "KAKEN******" and the number after selecting Search by OTHER INDEXES and Other Numbers in WINE.
    ＜Search by title or author＞ Using the KEYWORD Search function in WINE, enter a phrase such as "Waseda University" and "Grant-in-Aid" along with the title or author. Include an "AND" condition.

Find research reports by Japanese researchers

  • NDL-OPAC [National Diet Library] (public Web site)
    The National Diet Library Kansai-kan stores final reports through the affiliated organization (university, etc.) of the Principle Investigator(PI). The library has about 150,000 final reports in research categories that require final reports from 1975 to those submitted in 2008. (Reports made in 2008 and after are viewable in KAKEN.) Check Japanese Books on the search page and then search as follows:
  • Enter the research topic name, document name, or research category in the Title box
  • Enter the Principal Investigator's name or research institution name in the Author / Editor box
  • Enter the Research Project number as the KAKEN number on the Standard Number box on the advanced bibliography search page
  • Enter keywords in the Subject box
Grant-in-Aid reports at the National Diet Library can be borrowed through the domestic ILL service. You can make a request at the reference desk or on the Waseda-net portal. Copying is permissible within copyright law restrictions. (What can be copied depends on the structure of the individual report.)
  • NACSIS-Webcat [National Institute of Informatics] (public Web site)
    You can search for Grant-in-Aid reports held by Japanese university libraries from this site. On the search page, enter "Grant-in-Aid" in the Title Word box, the principal investigator's name in the Author box, and the principal investigator's university in the Publisher box. Each university treats Grant-in-Aid reports differently: some universities do make reports publically available. In some cases you will find the selected topic and annual reports but not the final report. It may be that the research project is still active or that the final report has not yet been submitted.


Find Waseda Researchers and Research Themes

  • Researcher Database [Research Promotion Division, Waseda University] (Waseda University Web site)
    From this database you can find the research activities and findings, including information on Grant-in-Aid themes, of researchers at Waseda University. Searching by name or research field will bring up the research findings and activities of individual researchers. Although researchers update their information with different regularities, the database does give a good overall view of Waseda's research.
  • Gakujutsu Nenkan (Scholarship Yearbook) (reference book)
  • Gakujutsu Nenkan Web (Scholarship Yearbook on the Web) (Waseda University Web site)
    This Web site carries records of individual research activities by Waseda researchers and lists of related publications and papers from 1984 to 2000. It is also possible to view lists of Grant-in-Aid research themes by year. The yearbook went online in 1995.

Find Materials Published with the Help of Grant-in-Aid for Publication of Scientific Research Results or other Funding

When the results of research funded by Grant-in-Aid are published, note of the fact is always made. Publications made with the help of the Grant-in-Aid for Publication of Scientific Research Results or other Grant-in-Aid funding have "Published with the support of a [year] Grant-in-Aid for Publication of Scientific Research Results (research category name)" added in their WINE bibliography notes. Therefore, you can find these publications using a phrase like "Grant-in-Aid for Publication of Scientific Research Results(研究成果公開促進費)" in a KEYWORD Search.

Find Research Themes Across Japan

  • Monbu Kagakusho Kagaku Kenkyuhi Hojokin Saitaku Kadai / Kobo Shinsa Yoran [Gyosei](books)
    Contains lists of Grant-in-Aid research themes across Japan since 1980 along with Grant-in-Aid allotment screenings, mid-term and post-project assessments, and allotment result charts for each fiscal year. (Note that the title has changed over the years.)
  • Annual Report of the Co-operative Research and Developmental Scientific Research, Ministry of Education [Japan Society for the Promotion of Science] (books)
    Compiles Grant-in-Aid research results from all Japanese universities from 1956 to 1977 in categories such as humanities, social science, physics, chemistry, engineering, agriculture, medicine, and pharmaceutics.
  • Japanese Scientific Monthly [Research Promotion Bureau, MEXT] (journal)
    Published lists from 1956 to March 2008 (when publication ceased) of research themes and lead researchers by research category and research field. The journals also provided the latest developments in research fields, the latest research findings, academic information from abroad, and the latest news on activities at the MEXT.

Research Navigation No.8-E Waseda University Library Dec.13.2010