Below are links to a wide array of research funding opportunities for women. Information on other opportunities is also available in this link to Competitive funding opportunities (on-campus access / in Japanese). You can also consult with the relevant unit of your graduate school.
- Japanese Association of University Women (JAUW) fellowships
- Aya Irisawa Memorial Award for Women Physiologists
- Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
- Saruhashi Award (Association for Bright Future of Women Scientists )
- Shiseido Female Researcher Science Grant (Shiseido Group)
- CSJ Award for Women Chemists (Chemical Society of Japan)
- Subsidy for Female Researchers after Maternity Leave (Naito Foundation)
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
- Society of Japanese Women Scientists awards
- Sumisei Female Researchers Encouragement Prize (Sumitomo Life)
- Morita Encouragement Award for Young Women Scientists (JAUW)
- L’Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science: Japan Encouragement Prize & Special Prize