Grants & Funding

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

Published Date: February 09, 2010

Program Information

Program Name:

Ajinomoto Amino Acid Research Program (3ARP)

Program URL:

http://www.3arp.ajinomoto.com/

Type of Scientists Funded:

Junior Faculty, Senior Scientist/Faculty

Program Description:

Amino acids have a variety of roles in the biological system. Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Japan, is interested in supporting innovative research focusing on the biological aspects of amino acids, such as nutritional, physiological and pharmacological functions and properties.

Ajinomoto Co., Inc. welcomes applications from individual investigators or from groups of investigators from the same, or from different, institutions working together to pursue a general overall theme with common objectives. This call will focus on Exploratory Research Grants and Young Investigator Research Grants.

Ajinomoto Co., Inc. will consider Exploratory Research Grant applications from individuals or groups from nonprofit institutions that explore novel functions/properties of amino acid structure, biology, nutrition, physiology and/or pharmacology. Ajinomoto Co., Inc. will accept applications for a maximum of $100,000 in direct costs per annum for up to 2 years of total support.

Ajinomoto Co., Inc. will consider Young Investigator Research Grant applications from investigators who are within 5 years of their first appointment as independent investigators by the deadline for receipt of full applications. The scopes of these studies should be the same as those outlined above for Exploratory Research Grants. Ajinomoto Co., Inc. will accept Young Investigator Research Grant applications for a maximum of $100,000 in direct costs per annum for up to 2 years of total support.

Applicants must file a pre-application by no later than 31 March 2010. The deadline for full applications is 1 August 2010.

Public Contact Information

Program Award Term and Application Process

• Award Term Fixed or Variable?    Variable
• Minimum Term    0  Years
• Maximum Term    2  Years
• Award Renewable?    No
• Does an individual or institution apply to the program?    Individual
• Is there an application deadline?    Yes
• Application deadline(s):
  03/31/2010
• Deadline Comments   
  Applicants must file a pre-application at the pre-application page no later than March 31, 2010.
  Full applications must reach no later than August 1, 2010.
  Late applications will not be accepted.
  Pre application (from website: www.3arp.ajinomoto.com)

Program FUNDS

• Stipend Information:
  
  
• Annual stipend type:    Variable
• Minimum:    $ 0
• Maximum:    $ 100,000
• 
  Research Allowance Information:
  
  
• Annual research allowance type:    Not Applicable
• 
  Indirect Costs (Institutional Funds) Information:
  
  
• Indirect costs type:    Percentage
• Percent:    25 %
• Indirect Costs (Institutional Funds) Details:    Max 25% of indirect cost
• 
  Other Costs Information:
  
  
• Other Costs type:    Not Applicable

Program Eligibility Requirements

Research Areas:

Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Biology, Biophysics, Biostatistics, Cancer, Cell Biology, Clinical Research, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Immunology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Science Education, Toxicology

Application by invitation or nomination only?

No

Are awards limited to specific groups?

None provided

Must applicants be U.S. citizens and/or permanent residents?

No

U.S. geographic limits?

No

International geographic limits?

Institutional limits?

Yes

Details

Exploratory Research Grants: Non-profit organizations only

Non-research activity allowed for postdoctoral and junior faculty awards?

No

If yes, specify at least one of the following: percentage time and activities allowed

• Other eligibility requirements:   
  Any qualified non-profit educational or scientific research institution may apply for and, if awarded, receive a grant under the 3ARP. The principal investigator and co-principal investigator should have faculty appointment or equivalent. Ajinomoto Co., Inc., in its sole discretion, will evaluate an applicant's credentials and experience and those of the applicant's researchers and scientists to determine whether the work proposed in the application can be accomplished. The investigators who have received the prior support from this funding program are not eligible. The institution must have appropriate equipment, personnel and space, and must release a sufficient amount of the time on the part of the principal investigator and other researchers and scientists to complete the proposed work.
  
  Please note: Young Investigator Research Grant applicants must be within 5 years of their first appointment as independent investigators by the deadline for receipt of full applications.

Program competition information

• Number of Applicants in Most Recent Competition Year:   
• Number of Awards in Most Recent Competition Year:   
• Institutional Award Rates   

  Category	# Applicants	# Awards
  Institutional Awards

• Awardee's subsequent careers/accomplishments tracked after end of term?    No
  
• Total dollars awarded in the most recent competition year    1500000