The Japan Society on Water Environment (JSWE) recognizes activities that are selected as excellent international activities that meet the goals of JSWE as JSWE-IDEA International Activity Award to encourage international interaction and cooperation, and provides grants to cover the partial or entire costs of the selected activity. JSWE is recruiting candidates for the grant based on the following criteria. JSWE is looking forward to receiving many applications.
This grant scheme is carried out by the payment (donation) from IDEA Consultants, Inc.
Application for JSWE-IDEA International Activity Award
Qualification for application
Individual Member of JSWE
Eligible activities
JSWE provides grants to excellent international activities which meet the goals of JSWE activities. The main participants of the activities may be individuals, teams, research committees, or other organizations. Examples of such activities are as follows:
1) Researches and studies conducted overseas,
2) Activities to spread research information through symposiums, publications, and other means overseas and interactions conducted in overseas or in Japan,
3) Carrying out of research conferences such as international symposiums (including online), overseas or in Japan, and
4) other activities that are considered to contribute to the internationalization of the Society and its members..
Grant contents (examples of specific uses)
・Expenses for consumables related to surveys and research
・Expenses for holding research meetings, etc. (can be used in conjunction with other budgets)
・Expenses for publishing books, etc. that summarize the results of international collaborative research (including outsourcing costs for editing, etc., but not for commercial publications)
・Expenses for purchasing, storing, transporting, etc. of items
・Travel expenses (including those incurred in conjunction with business trips, etc., funded by a separate budget)
All activities must be international research activities, and the need for support from this award must be clear.
Amount of the grant
Total amount: 0.3 million yen per fiscal year
Period of the grant
Within two years after award(April 1 - March 31 of next fiscal year)
Number of grants provided
1 activity per fiscal year
Method of application
Those who wish to receive the grant must prepare the following documents and submit them to JSWE by mail (registered mail) or E-mail by the deadline.
JSWE will notify the applicants upon the arrival of the applications. Please contact the JSWE office if you do not receive the acknowledgment of receipt from JSWE within three days.
Documents to be submitted
(Any format is acceptable.)
- Name of applicant, membership number, contact address, TEL, FAX, and E-mail, affiliation, brief resume, research history (list of published researches, international activities, etc.) (Approximately one A4 page)
- Preparation status (if any) and details of the activity (objectives, plans or results, explanation that it is an international research activity)( Approximately two A4 pages)
- Estimate of necessary expenses (be sure to clarify expenses of the entire activity (including the applicant's own fund) and the grant amount that the applicant wishes to receive from JSWE)
Deadline
Applications must arrive at JSWE no later than January 10
Place to submit application
By Post
JSWE International Award Selection Committee, Japan Society on Water Environment
Green Plaza Fukagawa Tokiwa 201
2-9-7 Tokiwa, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0006, JAPAN
(Please write "JSWE International Activity Award" in red on the front side of the envelop and mail it as registered mail.)
By E-mail
JSWE International Award Selection Committee, Japan Society on Water Environment
E-mail:kokusai(a) jswe.or.jp Please convert "(a)" into "@".
(Please write "JSWE International Activity Award" in the subject field of E-mail.)
Notification of results
JSWE will notify applicants the result of the selection by February.
Others
The award recipients will be presented at the Annual Conference of JSWE in March.
After completing their activities, the award recipients will be required to prepare a report on their activities and submit it to JSWE.