Gakushuin University has been ranked first among private universities in terms of the new acceptance rate of Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) for three consecutive years. It is the first private university for the third consecutive year, following 3 and 1, and the first comprehensive university with faculties in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences for the third consecutive year.
文部科学省より2023年12月27日に「令和5年度科学研究費助成事業の配分について（第2回）」が公表され、学習院大学は「研究者が所属する研究機関別採択率（令和5年度新規採択分）」※において、採択率44.2%（34件）で、全研究機関の中では一橋大学の54.8％（85件）に次いで2位、私立大学では1位となった。※新規応募件数が50件以上の研究機関対象
The Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) is an initiative of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology with the aim of significantly developing all kinds of academic research (research based on the free ideas of researchers) in all academic fields, from basic to applied. This is a competitive research grant subsidized by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, and screening is done through peer review (screening by multiple researchers with similar fields of expertise).
According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the number of new applications for major research categories in 2023 was 9, a decrease of 89 (1,298%) from the previous year. The number of newly adopted projects was 1.4, which is 1,234 (4.7%) fewer than the previous year, and the new adoption rate was 2% (minus 4,809 points from the previous year). The policy goal of the 27.5th Science, Technology and Innovation Basic Plan (FY1.0 to FY6) is a new adoption rate of 3%.
In terms of the number of applications, number of applications accepted, amount of applications and amount allocated, the proportion of research institutions to which researchers belong has continued to increase for a long time at private universities. Over the past 10 years, the ratio of private universities to the number of newly accepted applications has increased from 25.5% to 29.2%, while that of national universities has decreased from 55.8% to 51.5%, and the gap between national and private universities is narrowing. .
Reference: [Gakushuin University] Gakushuin University has been ranked first among private universities in the new acceptance rate of scientific research grants for three consecutive years
[Japan Society for the Promotion of Science] Distribution results of Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research 2023nd time in 2
