GRANTS for RESEARCH PROJECTSHow to Apply

Eligible activities for this grant include the presentation of research results both domestically and internationally, publication of research papers, research retreats, fieldwork investigations, and the organization of symposiums. In all cases, recipients are required to submit and publicly share a report detailing the outcomes of the supported activities upon their completion. Please be sure to read this application guideline thoroughly before applying. Key points to note are summarized below:

It is strongly recommended that the outcomes and content of supported activities be presented at the Academic Exchange Conference.

If the research is presented at domestic or international academic conferences, or published in academic journals, please be sure to include an acknowledgment stating that the research was supported by this grant.

This grant is intended to subsidize part of the expenses related to research activities.

At the time of financial reconciliation, original receipts equal to or exceeding the granted amount must be submitted. Receipts must be addressed to "Keio SFC Academic Society."

Activities or projects that should be funded by regular university budgets (e.g., official university courses) are not eligible for this grant.

Registration of information via Google Form is required at the time of application.

For the category "(C) Grant for Networking activity or research camp for seminar class," starting from FY2024, each faculty member who is a member of the society may submit up to two applications per year if they are supervising two different research groups with non-overlapping student participants. Please ensure that student participants do not overlap when submitting applications.

Please download the Application Guidelines (AG) using the buttons below.

AG in 2025

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Deadlines for Categories A-F

FY2025
1st round

May 12, 2025, 4PM
FY2025
2nd round

July 7, 2025, 4PM
FY2025
3rd round

October 20, 2025, 4PM
FY2025
4th round

January 19, 2026, 4PM

Deadlines for Category G

FY2025
Additional
call)

May 12, 2025, 4PM
Note. Originally Feb. 25, 2025

Application Forms

Please create PDF files using the following Word files.

A

Grant for Research presentation at academic conference

Application Form

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B

Grant for Journal publishing fees

Application Form

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C

Grant for Networking activity or research camp for seminar class

Application Form

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D

Grant for Investigative study and fieldwork

Application Form

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E

Grant for Hosting a research workshop

Application Form

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F

Grant for Campus Activity

Application Form

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G

MIRAI Academic Field Creation Project Grant

Application Form

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Documents to be submitted after your activity

Please create PDF files using the following Word files.

Fund Usage Statement Form & Participants Form

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Bank Transfer Request Form

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Submission of documents

Please register your information and submit the PDF from the following google form while logged in to google with your own keio.jp account. Both form filling and PDF attachment are required. Please prepare all the PDF files in one file. Please note that especially those who apply for categories A and B need to put everything together in one PDF file (and 10 MB or less).

Google Form

Those who do not have an keio.jp account

If you do not have a keio.jp account, such as an associate member, you will need to send the PDF directly to the secretariat (gakkai@sfc.keio.ac.jp) by email. In that case, the subject should be "Research Grant Application (Applicant's Name)". Please be sure to contact Keio SFC Academic Society Office in advance. Those who have a keio.jp account cannot submit by email.