{"id":3848,"date":"2026-02-25T14:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T05:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.research.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/?p=3848"},"modified":"2026-04-07T09:58:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T00:58:29","slug":"ishizue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.research.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/ishizue\/","title":{"rendered":"Internal Funding Program [ISHIZUE]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ISHIZUE is an internal funding program for Kyoto University researchers who aim to further develop their research by \u201cstepping up\u201d to larger-scale categories in the JSPS KAKENHI (Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research) program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is intended for researchers who applied as the PI for a KAKENHI category larger than any category in which they had previously received funding and were not selected. ISHIZUE supports researchers in preparing their next KAKENHI application and in helping ensure a smooth start and faster research progress after selection for the KAKENHI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Call for Applications<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.research.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/ishizue-koubo\/\" data-href-exclusive=\"true\">FY2026 Call for Applications<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.research.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/event\/20260316\/\" data-href-exclusive=\"true\">FY2026 Information Session<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Selection Results (Summary)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.research.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/ISHIZUE_Results_en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Past Selection Results (Numbers, Success Rates, Allocations)<\/a> <em>Updated: April 7, 2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inquiry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ISHIZUE Team, Kyoto University Office of Research Acceleration (KURA)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISHIZUE is an internal funding program for Kyoto University researchers who aim to further develop their research by \u201cstepping up\u201d to larger-scale categories in the JSPS KAKENHI (Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research) program. It is intended for researchers who applied as the PI for a KAKENHI category larger than any category in which they had previously received funding and were not selected. ISHIZUE supports researchers in preparing their next KAKENHI application and in helping ensure a smooth start and faster research progress after selection for the KAKENHI. Call for Applications Selection Results (Summary) Past Selection Results (Numbers, Success Rates, Allocations) Updated: April 7, 2026 Inquiry ISHIZUE Team, Kyoto University Office of\u2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_crdt_document":"","exclusive":false,"relatedArticles":[],"menu_icon":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[157],"tags":[80,93],"class_list":["post-3848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fund-your-research","tag-t_internal-grants","tag-ishizue"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<title>Internal Funding Program [ISHIZUE] | Kyoto University Office of Research Acceleration<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Kyoto University Office of Research Acceleration, KURA, was established as a new support organization to advance strategic research promotion and strengthen organizational frameworks through collaboration between faculty, administrative staff, and specialized personnel, based on appropriate analysis of research activities. 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