{"id":3723,"date":"2017-03-01T10:38:12","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T01:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/s-castle.com\/?p=3723"},"modified":"2017-07-26T17:47:09","modified_gmt":"2017-07-26T08:47:09","slug":"marine1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/castle.lne.st\/en\/grants\/3723\/","title":{"rendered":"Tohoku and Hokkaido \/ Chugoku and Shikoku \/ Kyushu and Okinawa Blocks Deadline Extended - 4\/30\u3011Science Castle Research Grant The 1st Nippon Foundation Marine Challenge Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Nippon Foundation and Livanes are seeking colleagues to help us find challenges in the marine field and create a new future of living with the sea. We will now begin providing research support to junior and senior high school students for their research activities in all research themes related to the ocean, the fisheries field, and the aquatic environment! <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Application Guidelines<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Application Theme<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>All kinds of research related to the sea, fisheries field, and aquatic environment<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Any field is welcome, including manufacturing related to the sea and underwater, such as ships and offshore wind power plants, research on the ecology and utilization of marine organisms and marine products, and research to learn about and protect the marine environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Application Requirements<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please make sure that you meet the following application requirements and submit your research ideas, plans, etc. for this call for proposals on the application form.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Subject of application<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Teams of two or more junior high school students, high school students, and technical college students (3rd year or younger)<br \/>\n*Compositions by different schools and grades are acceptable.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Application Requirements<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Junior high school students, high school students, or technical college students (3rd year or younger) who are engaged in research activities must apply on their own initiative.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The student must have a supervisor to supervise his\/her research activities and must have the supervisor's recommendation and consent.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The applicant must be able to provide information (including contact information) that must be provided on the application form.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Must be able to participate in online interviews.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The first selected team must attend the results presentation in each block in August 2017 (the venue will be a city within each block). *Transportation expenses will be paid separately from research expenses (subject to a limit).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If selected for the second round, the applicant must participate in the final results presentation to be held in March 2018 (venue is planned to be Tokyo). *Transportation expenses will be paid separately from research expenses (subject to a limit).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Grant Details and Number of Grants Available<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First round: 12 teams (60 teams in total) in each of the five blocks of (1) Hokkaido\/Tohoku, (2) Kanto, (3) Kansai, (4) Chugoku\/Shikoku, and (5) Kyushu\/Okinawa will receive 50,000 yen for their research.<br \/>\n*Transportation expenses for the presentation of results will be paid separately from the research expenses (up to 20,000 yen per team).<br \/>\nSecond round of adoption: 50,000 yen for research expenses for each of the three teams from the first round of adoption from the five blocks (15 teams in total)<br \/>\n*Transportation expenses for the presentation of results will be paid separately from the research expenses (maximum 120,000 yen per team).<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Use of Research Funds<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Expenses required for research activities (reagents, purchase of parts, etc., equipment, transportation, etc., excluding food and beverages) However, food and beverage expenses are excluded.)<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Application period<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wednesday, March 1, 2017 - Friday, April 14, 2017<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">NEW, updated April 16, 2017!!!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Deadline for Hokkaido\/Tohoku\/Chugoku\/Shikoku\/Kyushu\/Okinawa Blocks has been extended to April 30!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">examination<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First round selection: application screening and online interviews \/ Monday, April 17, 2017 - Friday, May 19, 2017<br \/>\nSecondary Adoption: Review at the results presentation (oral presentation) held in each block \/ August 2017<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">criterion (criteria) for selection<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Selection will be made based on a comprehensive review of the following requirements<br \/>\nAre there any deficiencies in the application form? Is the description easy to understand?<br \/>\nIs the research team enthusiastic about the project?<br \/>\nIs there a flow of \u2778 assignment setting \u2192 literature survey \u2192 hypothesis setting \u2192 verification experiment?<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Time of decision<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First round of adoption: approximately May 26, 2017 (Friday)<br \/>\nSecond Adoption: August 2017<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Time of payment of research expenses<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scheduled for the end of June 2017<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Payment Method<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We will transfer the funds to the account designated by the leader of the adopted team.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Research Period<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Primary Adoption: June 2017 - August 2017<br \/>\nSecondary Adoption: September 2017 - March 2018<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Schedule for the presentation of results (tentative)<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Updated April 13, 2017!!!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u25c6 District competition \u25c6 Participation in the first adopted team \u25c6 Transportation expenses will be paid separately<br \/>\n\u2460Hokkaido\/Tohoku: Monday, August 7, 2017 @ Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture<br \/>\n(2) Kanto: Wednesday, 8\/9\/2017 @ Minato-ku, Tokyo<br \/>\n\u2462Kansai: Thursday, 8\/24\/2017 @ Osaka, Osaka *This was scheduled for Saturday, 8\/26, but there has been a change.<br \/>\n4) Chugoku\/Shikoku: Tuesday, 8\/22\/2017 @ Hiroshima, Japan<br \/>\n5) Kyushu\/Okinawa: 8\/27 (Sun.), 2017 @ Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture *This was scheduled for 8\/19 (Sat.) or 20 (Sun.), but there has been a change.<br \/>\n\u25c6National competition \u25c6Secondary adopted team will be required to participate \u25c6Transportation expenses will be paid separately<br \/>\nTuesday, March 27, 2018 - Saturday, March 31, 2018 @ one of the 23 wards in Tokyo<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', arial, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">system<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Organizers: The Nippon Foundation, Liverness Inc.<br \/>\nOperated by: Marine Challenge Program Administration Office, Liverness Co.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Program Flow<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"td-post-image-full aligncenter wp-image-3732 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/s-castle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2017\/03\/6a0aca6d5df036a8d5a78a221e42b275-1024x991.png\" width=\"640\" height=\"619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/castle.lne.st\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2017\/03\/6a0aca6d5df036a8d5a78a221e42b275-1024x991.png 1024w, https:\/\/castle.lne.st\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2017\/03\/6a0aca6d5df036a8d5a78a221e42b275-300x290.png 300w, https:\/\/castle.lne.st\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2017\/03\/6a0aca6d5df036a8d5a78a221e42b275-768x743.png 768w, https:\/\/castle.lne.st\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2017\/03\/6a0aca6d5df036a8d5a78a221e42b275-640x620.png 640w, https:\/\/castle.lne.st\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2017\/03\/6a0aca6d5df036a8d5a78a221e42b275.png 1563w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Application Process<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Marine Challenge Program<strong>For details on how to apply, please contact<span style=\"font-size: 24pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1RamLUcfshToQPrAQ1OxQAENHHRZsx9_0XorM_m6DjKQ\/pub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Application Guide<\/a><\/span>for more information.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Contact Us<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Liverness Corporation Attn: Seno, Tachibana, Ijichi<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:ed@lnest.jp\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ed@lnest.jp<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nippon Foundation and LIVERNESS are looking for colleagues to help us find challenges in the marine field and create a new future of living with the sea. 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