2024 TUMUG Support Programs
- A list of Support Programs（PDF）
- TUMUG Support Programs Q＆A（PDF）
※Please check 2023 TUMUG Support Programs from here.
A List of TUMUG Support Programs
| Program Information/Eligibility | Program Content | ※Deadline / Required Documents | Required Report (How you used fund) | |
| 1 | Research Support Staff faculty/technical staff who take care of children & other family members (both male & female)※1 faculty/technical staff who are appointed to national committees※1 【Closed】 |
【Work-life Balance / Nurturing Female Leaders】 Subsidize cost of hiring research support staff such as technical/admin staff, RA/AA） （up to 2,000,000 yen per year, subsidizing amount will be determined depending on application ） |
February 26. 2024 ① (attach 1) Application Form ② (attach 7) Detailed information ③ (attach 8) Survey questionnaire ④Copy of documentation confirming eligibility ※ |
Report required |
| 2 | Childcare Assistance Program Application guidelines All members of TU(including part-time or temp)、students (in three-year doctoral courses, or courses in medicine, dentistry or pharmacology), JSPS Research Fellows (SPD/PD/RPD/DC) 【2nd period Accepting applications】 |
【Work-life Balance】 Subsidize cost of childcare or baby-sitting for work-life balance |
2nd period October 25, 2024 ① (attach 2) Application Form ② (attach 10) Detailed information ③ (attach 8) Survey questionnaire ④ Copy of documentation confirming eligibility 3rd period January 24. 2025 |
Report required
For reference – General Incorporated Association: |
| 3 | Start-up Research Fund newly hired female faculty(above assistant professors）※1※2 【Closed】 Note：For this fiscal year only, new hires between May 2, 2023 and July 1, 2023 are also eligible.However, applicants from the previous year are not eligible. |
【Nurturing Female Leaders】 Up to 1,000,000 yen |
July 5, 2024 ① (attach 3)Application Form ② (attach 8) Survey Questionnaire ③ Copy of your working condition agreement |
Report required |
| 4 | Next Step Research Grant female faculty (associate professors, lecturers, assistant professors, academic assistants）※1※2 【Accepting applications】 |
【Nurturing Female Leaders】 Subsidize cost of research/data collection/publishing outcome for a new project if you don’t receive any external funds※1（max 500,000 yen per year） ※travel expense, registration fee, materials cost, gratitude, translation fee, etc. |
1st period May 10, 2024【Closed】 2nd period September 6, 2024 ① (attach 4) Application Form ② (attach 8) Survey Questionnaire ③ Programs/agendas that you are planning to attend ④ Estimate for flights |
Report required |
※Application form should be submitted through the applicant’s department.
※1 whose principal duties are at Tohoku University (Excluding employees serving under the cross-appointment system and others whose principal
employer is an organization other than Tohoku University.）
※2 Those who have competitive funds (including university expenses) totaling 2 million yen or more in the relevant academic year are ineligible.
