Calls for Proposals Early-stage Overseas [Pre-announcement] FY 2019 Interstellar Initiative

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Outline

Status of Grants/Funding Opportunities	Pre-announcement
R&D phase	Basic Study
Key Fields	Other programs(1st)
Submission Deadline	Middle of 2019.5
Contact	Division of International Collaboration, Department of International Affairs, AMED E-mail: interstellar“AT”amed.go.jp (Replace “AT” with “@”)

Public offering content

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) is launching a call for FY 2019 Interstellar Initiative at the end of this March. Please refer to the application guidelines published on AMED website in March.

Program summary

The Interstellar Initiative ― presented jointly by the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development and the New York Academy of Sciences ― recognizes the world’s most promising Early Career Investigators and connects them with peers, in related but distinct disciplines, providing a platform for them to develop a solution to a major research question. The aim is to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and thereby catalyze discovery.

Program Details

The Interstellar Initiative description (NYAS)

Solicitation Period

Late in 2019.3 - Middle of 2019.5

Reference

FY 2018 Interstellar Initiative

NYAS news article "Further Your Career with Mentors and International Collaboration"