Editage Grant for Young Researchers
“Opportunity doesn’t ask you your age.”
Getting funding for your first research project is one of the hallmarks in every researcher's career. However, young and early career researchers often struggle to secure research funds, especially for novel research topics.
To address this gap and to ensure an inclusive and diverse research community, Cactus Communications provided research grants to said researchers, under our author services brand, Editage.
Project Details
We offer support to such young researchers through grants. In previous years, we have provided research, travel, and editing service grants that have aided close to 40 young researchers. The latest round of research grant support was started in November 2022.
Highlights
Eligibility:
Researchers from Japan aged 22-40 years at the time of application, with preference given to researchers who have received little to no funding.
- Grants totalling $50,000 to 5 winners
- Free access to researcher tools and platforms to shortlisted applicants
- Application deadline: February 28, 2023
- Announcement of winners: April 2023
Currently only in Japan. For details, visit www.editage.jp/grant
Eligibility:
Researchers in Japan under 40 years, who applied to Japan’s National Research Fund (KAKEN) but could not get the fund for more than two consecutive years.
- Extended support to 4 researchers
- Grants totaling $18,960 offered
Winner for ¥1,000,000
Keita Lida
Special Assistant Professor, Laboratory for Quantitative Biology, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
Winner for ¥500,000
Satoshi Ideno
Assistant Professor(Research Encouragement), Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Keio University / Lecture Researcher, Laboratory of Biological Pharmacology for Phytomedicines, Kitsato Institute for Life Sciences
Winner for ¥300,000
Arbana Barolli
Doctorate, Graduate School of Modern Society and Culture, Niigata University
Winner for ¥200,000
Shuichi Shinma
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
Eligibility:
Anyone who received a master’s or doctorate anytime in the last two years (2016-2018) and who does not wish to wait to become eligible for the public research fund.
- Extended support to 3 researchers
- Grants totaling $9,480 offered
Winner for ¥500,000
Yoshitaka Kase
Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Keio University
Haruna Osaki
Masters, Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hirosaki University
Winner for ¥250,000
Yoshinori Nanjo
Department of Physiological Sciences, Graduate School of Life Sciences ,The Graduate University of Advanced Studies
Eligibility:
Researchers in Japan under 40 years, who applied to Japan’s National Research Fund (KAKEN) but could not get the fund for more than two consecutive years.
- Extended support to 4 researchers
- Grants totaling $7,590 offered
Gentiane Venture
Associate Professor, Mechanical Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Kentaro Nakashima
Graduate student, Department of Pediatrics, Kyushu University Hospital
Masako Ohira
Associate Professor, Faculty of Education , Shiga University
Keisuke Okabe
Doctor, First Internal Medicine, Toyama University Hospital
Eligibility:
Researchers in Japan under 40 years, who applied to Japan’s National Research Fund (KAKEN) but could not get the fund for more than two consecutive years.
- Extended support to 7 researchers
- Grants totaling $3,320 offered
Keita Suzuki
Contract Assistant, Center of Medical Sciences, Ibaraki Prefectural Medical University of Health Sciences
Takehiko Ito
Concurrent Lecturer, Center of English as a Lingua Franca, Tamagawa University
Hide Takashi
Doctorate, Department of Cellular Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo
Tomoyuki Shinohara
Teacher, Graduate School of Health and Welfare, Takasaki University of Health and Welfare
Yohei Kakinuma
Associate Professor, Department of Literature, History Department, Teikyo University
Yuyo Sato
Assistant Professor, Division of Public Health and Epidemiology, Department of Social Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University
Yumi Shiina
Medical Clinic Associate Professor, Department of Cardiology, St. Luke’s International Hospital
Eligibility:
Researchers in Japan under 40 years, who applied to Japan’s National Research Fund (KAKEN) but could not get the fund for more than two consecutive years.
- Extended support to 10 researchers
- Grants totaling $24,110 offered
Grant winners – tier 1
Satoshi Dohi
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital
Tatsuya Nakayama
Principal Investigator, Division of Biomedical Food Research, National Institute of Health Sciences
Tomoya Oyama
Doctorate, Systems and Information Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Te chnology, University of Tsubaka
Yutaka Sasaki
Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine,Iwate Medical University
Grant winners – tier 2
Miyuki Kuroiwa
Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical University
Buntaro Zenpo
Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Division of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Osaka Medical College
Asami Tsukuda
Doctorate, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Integrated Human Studies, Kyoto University
Junji Ito
Special Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University
Takato Kasai
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Economics, Doshisha University
Masakazu Nishihara
Principal Investigator, Inspection and Quality Control Section, Nara Prefectural Pharmaceutical Affairs Research Center
Eligibility:
Researchers in Japan under 40 years, who applied to Japan’s National Research Fund (KAKEN) but could not get the fund for more than two consecutive years.
- Extended support to 10 researchers
- Grants totaling $15,480 offered
Winner for ¥1,000,000
Keita Lida
Special Assistant Professor, Laboratory for Quantitative Biology, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
Grant winners
Noriko Tanaka
Associate Professor, Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness and Sports, Nagoya University
Akifumi Eto
Academic Researcher, Regional Partnership Center for Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University
Publication support winners
Suguru Osawa
Fellow Research, Graduate School of Security Studies, National Defense Academy
Shunsuke Nukuzuma
Doctorate, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Hitotsubashi University
Kosuke Kiyohara
Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, Tokyo Women’s Medical University
English editing support winners
Shuhei Ichikawa
Department of Community Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University
Kaoru Amemiya
Center for Information and Neural Networks, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
Masashi Miura
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tottori University
Fukami Nakajima
Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical University
Winner wishes to remain anonymous
Impact Numbers
38
Number of people impacted
78940
Grants offered
Editage editing service
Services contributed
What researchers say
Editage Grant
“I am grateful that I have, on this occasion, been awarded an Editage English editing grant. I am a graduate student, who is currently collecting data and writing a paper. My research concerns the impact of resistance training on arterial distensibility. As I have recently been concentrating my efforts on writing my paper, I am pleased to have received the grant. This grant will allow me to concentrate on my research that contributes to scientific progress.”
Kaname Tagawa
Doctorate, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba
“Thank you very much for awarding me an Editage English editing grant on this occasion.
I am currently investigating the behavior of Japanese people when communicating in English, from the viewpoint of social ecology. My study is from the viewpoint of relationship flexibility (freedom in terms of interpersonal relationships and group selection), and I have detailed a social impact, which goes beyond an individual. I will be delighted if I can use the grant to publish impactful outcomes.”
Takehiko Ito
Concurrent Lecturer, Center for English as a Lingua Franca, Tamagawa University
“I asked Editage to edit my paper when I was on maternity leave, and they repeatedly gave me advice. I was also much encouraged by the subsidy of research costs of my first project on returning from maternity leave. Thank you very much.”
Yumi Shiina
Medical Cardiologist and a Clinical Associate Professor, Cardiovascular Center, Internal Medicine Department/ Cardiovascular Surgery Department, St. Luke’s International Hospital