The Research Funds Subcommittee of the Science and Technology Council of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology was held at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and provided an overview of the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research projects that require a budget for FY2019.The requested amount is 2,469 billion yen, which exceeds the budget amount for the past five years by about 5 billion yen.The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology says that it has focused on training young researchers based on the government's future investment strategy 200.
According to the Ministry of Education, the budget request for FY2019 has two pillars: to promote support for young researchers through the enhancement of core research items, and to promote international joint research in which young researchers can participate.
In the enhancement of core research items, in order to strengthen support according to the career development of young researchers, in addition to enhancing basic research items, we will expand research activity start support that supports the start of research activities centered on young researchers. ..
In promoting international joint research, we will support young researchers belonging to overseas research institutes for research after returning to Japan, and will introduce a suspension system for overseas travel to Kakenhi.
It has been pointed out that the Japanese economy is losing its presence as international competition intensifies, as the number of papers with many citations and the proportion of papers co-authored internationally decline.As a result, it is said that the employment of young researchers has decreased and the research environment has deteriorated. ..
The annual budget for Kakenhi was 2011 billion yen in FY2,633, but it has been declining in recent years. The budget for FY2018 is 2,286 billion yen, which has been in the 5 billion yen range for the past five years in a row.
