Funding Policies
Policies: "Once-Every-Three-Years" Eligibility Policy
(Effective January 1, 2007)Qualified institutions that submit an application on behalf of a particular Researcher to JSMF programs (Research Awards or Collaborative Activity Awards) can only submit one application every 3 years on behalf of the named Researcher. When an researcher submits a letter of inquiry to the Collaborative Activity Award, a Scholar Award application, or a proposal for a Research Award in CY 2010 and the proposal is not funded, the next period of eligibility for that particular investigator and the proposal would begin in CY 2013. This policy is not intended to limit the number of applications from an institution. The intent of the policy is to encourage investigators and institutions to carefully consider the goodness of fit between a proposal and the goals of JSMF programs prior to submitting. Whether the guideline applies to Co-Researcher depends very much on the degree to which they are involved in and contribute to the substance of the application.