Joint Research and Research Meeting（NIG-JOINT）

NIG-JOINT is an open call for Joint Research and Research Meeting by NIG

National Institute of Genetics, Research Organization of Information and Systems (hereafter, NIG) is the Inter-University Research Institute which was established aiming to conduct comprehensive research regarding the basics of Genetics and its applications and to contribute the development of academic research.

In order to provide domestic and oversea researchers with the opportunity to collaborate, NIG-JOINT offers “Joint Research” and “Research Meeting” between researchers inside and outside of NIG
(Research representatives are requested to acknowledge NIG Joint Research when results based on this research project are published.)

１．「Joint Research」

Based on the application from researchers outside NIG, NIG researchers collaborate with them for conducting the research on the subject of application. The following three categories are solicited.

「NIG-JOINT A」：

Eligible applicants are researchers aﬃliated with domestic and overseas universities or research institutes. Travel and research expenses (supplies and other expenses used within NIG) required for the joint research are provided. (Up to 150,000JPY can be requested per applicant for both travel and research expenses; however, research expenses are limited to a maximum of 50,000 yen. As a special measure, overseas researchers may request up to 200,000JPY. *Up to 100,000JPY for the Additional Open Call. Overseas researchers may request up to 150,000 JPY. The research expenses are up to 30,000JPY.)

It is undecided whether the special measure will continue beyond 2027.
Additional applications are accepted at any time.
The applications received by the end of each month will be reviewed in the following month, and following the review process, applicants will be notified of the results. For more information, please see Additional Application Guidelines for 2026.

「NIG-JOINT B」：

Eligible applicants are researchers affiliated with domestic and overseas universities or research institutes. Travel and research expenses (supplies and other expenses used within NIG, in principle) required for the Joint Research are provided. (Up to 700,000JPY may be requested by an applicant for travel and research expenses.)
The joint research should be planned and conducted such that applicant or his/her joint research members stay at NIG for more than 5 days in total during the research period.

「NIG-JOINT I -International Joint research- 」：

Eligible applicants are researchers affiliated with domestic or overseas universities or research institutes. Travel and research expenses (supplies and other expenses used within NIG) required for the joint research are provided. (More than *200,000JPY up to 350,000JPY can be requested by an applicant.) However, research expenses are limited to a maximum of 50,000 yen. *The maximum amount set by special measure.

Common Equipment at NIG are available to be used for the Joint Research. Please refer to the address below for the available Common Equipment.

Common Equipment

2. 「Joint Research Meeting 」

The Joint Research Meeting is held among small number of researchers from inside and outside of NIG. It must be held at NIG, but online meeting is also permitted if necessary. Travel expenses are provided for the visits of researchers to NIG. In the case of online meeting, online meeting tool contract fee is provided. (Up to 350,000JPY may be requested by an applicant.) The “International Allocation” will be established as a special measure for FY2026, which can be used to invite researchers from overseas. The maximum application amount is up to 700,000JPY for the International Allocation.

Webpage for Research Meetings

Additional Open call for 2026 NIG-JOINT

Additional Application Guidelines for 2026 NIG-JOINT　　* Additional open call for 2026 applications February 13th, 2026.

Application Period :Friday, February 13th, 2026 to Friday, January 29th, 2027
Proposals submitted by the end of each month will be reviewed the following month.
(Example: Proposals submitted by the end of April → Review and acceptance notification in May → Research begins on the date of notification.)

The application must be completed via online application system called “Joint Research On-line Integrated System (JROIS)”

Joint Research On-line Integrated System (JROIS)

As JROIS researcher ID is required for the first time applicants, please complete New user registration in advance. If you have already registered with JROIS, please login with your ID and password.
・The same account can be used for those who applied as a “Research Representative” on the former JROIS system (Transitioned in FY2022).
If you registered only as a Joint research member or Host researcher on the former JROIS system, you are required to create a new account.

▼ Open call for 2026 NIG-JOINT
Flow of Procedure (Flow of application ~ adoption ~ submit the progress report)

JROIS Operation manual

JROIS Operation manual

2026 Application Forms

Additional Application Forms for NIG-JOINT(A)　(word)

Application form must be upload and submit in PDF･DOCX･ZIP format to JROIS.

Letter of Approval Forms

If research representative’s affiliation is changed after the adoption, please change the registration information on the “Edit User” screen on JROIS and a Letter of Approval from the new organization should be submitted.

Letter of Approval (Joint Research) （Word）
Letter of Approval (Joint Research Meeting)（Word）

Open call for 2026 NIG-JOINT

Application Guidelines for 2026NIG-JOINT 　　*Application was closed

Regarding the reports after the Joint Research and Research Meeting　-Three Requests-

１.For “Joint Research” and “Joint Research Meeting”, please submit the Progress Report to NIG by April 30th in next fiscal year.

2025 Research Report Forms

2026 Research Report Forms

Please fill in the “FOR MEXT Report (at the end of research)” on the Edit Application screen of the electric application system JROIS (https://jrois2.rois.ac.jp/), and upload this report in PDF･DOCX･ZIP format from the same screen.

２.Publication of Research Result.

Research representatives are requested to acknowledge NIG Joint Research as follows when results based on this research project are published,

Example:(Successful applicant: Taro Iden, Reference Number: 1A2025)
This work was supported by NIG-JOINT (1A2025) to T.Iden.

３.All papers presenting the result of the “Joint Research” should be submitted with the progress report in a single file in PDF･DOCX･ZIP format by uploading.

NIG-JOINT Report

List of Previous Application Guidelines