The Fellows have been decided ! “Q-Energy Innovator Fellowship”

We are pleased to inform you that we have decided to be a Fellow for Q-Energy Innovator Fellowship.

Keitaro Maeno, Graduate School of Economics
Haruka Mitoma, Graduate School of Economics
Sun Mingxu, Graduate School of Science
Likhith Manjunatha, Graduate School of of Engineering 
Masatoshi Tajima, Interdisciplinary Interdisciplinary Graduate Graduate School of of Science and Engineering Sciences
Shen XiaoFeng, Graduate School of Integrated Frontier Sciences

“Q-Energy Innovator Fellowship” will support (1)Research Support Grant : 2.4 million yen per year [200,000 yen per month] (2) Research Expenses Support (for research activities): up to 100,000 yen per year.

【Call】”Q-Energy Innovator Fellowship”for October 2021　

“Q-Energy Innovator Fellowship”provides a research grant to excellent doctoral students in Kyushu University who are hopefuls of advancing science, technology and future innovation in Japan.This grant is created in line with the “University Fellowship Project for the Creation of Science and Technology Innovation” established by the Ministry of Science and Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. It offers combined support of funds; research expenses, and research support allowance which aims to free students from financial concerns and enables them to concentrate on their research.  

【Applicant Eligibility】
Eligible Applicants should meet the following requirements (1) to (4).

(1) Graduate school students of Kyushu University as of October 1, 2021 who fall under or are expected to fall under;
i First year in doctoral course (less than 12 months) with a standard study period of three years
ii Third year in doctoral course ( between 24 and 36 months) with a standard study period of five years
iii Second year in doctoral course (between 12 and 24 months) with a standard study period of 　four years
* A leave of absence is not counted if it is six (6) months or more
(2) Under age 30 as of April 1, 2021 (under 33 for medical school students who have taken clinical trainings). If you are above the specified age for such reasons as childbirth or childcare, please state that in the form.
(3) Aspire to engage in decarbonization energy area and willing to work in line with the purpose of human resource development stated in Green Transformation Doctoral Program.
(4) Those who do not fall under any of the followings:
i. Recipient of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science’s Research Fellowship for Young Scientists
ii International student receiving scholarships via the Monbukagakusho Scholarship
iii International student receiving scholarships from their home country
iv Working student　An individual who holds a job (an individual who is currently engaged in work for which he or she earns salary, wages, remuneration, or other ordinary income.) , An individual who has already retired from work for which he or she earns salary, wages, remuneration, or other ordinary income ,A stay-at-home mother or stay-at-home father.
v Receive scholarships and funds from other organizations and are not allowed to receive
financial support from the other organizations.

【Fellowship Grant】
(1) Research Support grant: 2.4 million yen per year [200,000 yen per month]
(2) Research Expenses support (for research activities): up to 100,000 yen per year.
The fund which starts or stops in the middle of a month is calculated in accordance with the university rule.

【Pay Period】
The grant payment period is three years.

【Number of Applicants to be Accepted】
Q-Energy Fellowship: 6　　(* This recruitment is for students who start in October 2021 and April 2021.)

【Application】

(1) Application Deadline: 13:00 on June 25, 2021(Please check the application deadline set by your department.)

(2) Application Documents: Submit the following documents in data file through the administration office of your department.

a Q-Energy Fellowship Application Form [Word]
b Estimation of Research Expenses [Excel]
c Supervisor Recommendation Form [PDF]
d Eligibility Check Sheet [Excel]
e Published paper, master’s dissertation, etc. [PDF]

However “Supervisor Recommendation Form”-c, should be sent by a supervisor with signature in PDF format to Research Support and Public Relations Group, I2CNER / Q-PIT Research Support Service Office.

(E-Mail: iq-kenkyu@jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jp)

You can also download the form a~d.Application Guideline

Application Guidelines

a Q-Energy Fellowship Application Form [Word]
b Estimation of Research Expenses [Excel]
c Supervisor Recommendation Form [PDF]
d Eligibility Check Sheet [Excel]

【Contact】
I2CNER / Q-PIT Office Support Office of Research Service / Public Relations Group
email: iq-kenkyu@jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jp TEL: 90-6644, 7196

※Please check the application guidelines for details.

【Public Offering Restricted to Campus】Q-PIT AY2020 Support Program for Doctoral Students

The Kyushu University Platform of Inter/Transdisciplinary Energy Research (Q-PIT) was established in accordance with the Kyushu University Action Plan. This platform aims to resolve global energy issues in association with promising researchers from various fields, from humanities and social science to natural sciences. Through the resolution of these issues, Q-PIT also aims to create a one-stop solution for energy research and education, and transdisciplinary projects to realize a future energy society that enables sustainable development. As a gateway to success, this program is targeting identification and support of young researchers and doctoral students who will play major roles in future energy research in society.

[Details of Application]
 Projects will be accepted in the following five research areas:
 Area 1: Energy Technology
 Area 2: Energy Systems and Management
 Area 3: Environmental Energy Issues
 Area 4: Energy Economy, Society, and Policy
 Area 5: Other Energy Issues

    [Eligibility and Requirements]
     * Support is available to Doctoral students, as well as Master’s students expected to join doctoral programs.
     * If you have been previously supported by this Doctoral Support program twice, you are not eligible to apply a third time.
     * First-time applicants will be given priority over previous awardees in the case of tied ranking.

[Number of Awards and Amount of Support]
         　　 Gold Award: ~1 (500,000 yen)
      　　　Silver Award: ~2 (400,000 yen)
　　       Bronze Award: ~5 (300,000 yen)
 Encouragement Award: ~20 (200,000 yen)

[Expenses for Research and Further Education]
 According to the rank of each award, expenses for research and further education will be offered to the laboratories to which the students who receive the award belong.
 Please note that there are no restrictions on the use of research and education incentives, but from the perspective of preventing the spread of new coronavirus infections, efforts must be made to properly execute the expenses under    the supervision of the affiliated laboratory.

[Support Period]　　Until the end of AY 2020

[Application Deadline] 　　1:00PM Monday, July 6, 2020
*Documents must be submitted through the administrative office of the applicant’s department.

[Application Guidelines and Format]
▼Application Guideline AY2020(PDF)
▼Screening Guidelines AY2020(Summery Version)(PDF)
▼(FORM1)“Application Form” [EXCEL]
  (FORM2)“ Research Proposal” [WORD]
  (FORM3)“Application Form of the Applicant’s Department” [EXCEL]
  (to be completed by the administrative staff of the applicant’s department)

[Contact for Application Documents]
      Administrative Office / Kashiwagi
      Platform of Inter/Transdisciplinary Energy Research (Q-PIT)
      E-mail：eneken@jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jp
      TEL: 092-802-6644 (Internal: 90-7196)

   *Please confirm the details in the Application Guideline.

   *There are no support program for Young Researchers this year.

The Awards Ceremony of Kyushu University Energy Week 2020 Poster Presentation

Kyushu University Energy Week 2020 Poster Presentation

“Kyushu University Energy Week 2020” Poster Presentation was held on January 28th (Tue) 2020.

<Date>         12:50-14:30, 28^th January 2020

<Venue>       I²CNER Foyer, I²CNER Bldg. 1, Ito Campus, Kyushu University

Kyushu University Energy Week 2020 Poster Presentations

Kyushu University Platform of Inter/Transdisciplinary Energy Research Energy Week is engaged in various activities aiming at realizing a one-stop solution for interdisciplinary integration and energy research education to realize a sustainable future energy society.
“Kyushu University Energy Week” is being held every academic year from 2017 as an opportunity to widely inform the local and society about the efforts of this organization. Even in this academic year, “Kyushu University Energy Week 2020” will be held from January 27th (Mon) to 31st (Fri)2020. “Kyushu University Energy Week” is a major event of energy related research which summarizes energy related events at Kyushu University as an international symposium sponsored by this organization and invites many prominent researchers from home and abroad. As one of the related programs, on January 28th (Tue) 2020, Poster Presentations for young researchers, graduate students, and the fourth year undergraduate students who are responsible for the energy research in the future will be held. We are hoping that the poster presentation will become an active deliberation opportunity for discovering and encouraging innovative research. We look forward to your entries from the bottom of our hearts.

Application Guide (Japanese)　（English）

Poster Abstract

[Eligibility and Requirements]
(1) It is available to Young Researchers under 35 years old of age as of April 1, 2019.
Young Researchers can include Faculty Members and Post-doctoral Fellows.
(2) Graduate students, Fourth year Undergraduate Students.

Application Deadline: 17: 00, 20th(Fri) December 2019, (Electronic Data Required)
Electronic Data (to be sent by the administrative staff of the applicant’s department.)

1.Application Registration [Excel file] (to be completed by the administrative staff of the applicant’s department.)

2.Abstract[Excel file] (The outline of the contents of the presentation is explained in 1000 characters or less)

Contact for Application Documents;
Administrative Office Platform of Inter/Transdisciplinary Energy Research(Q-PIT)
(E-mail: eneken@jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jp)
(TEL: Extension 90-7196 Kashiwagi)

【Public Offering Restricted to Campus】Q-PIT AY2019 Support Program for Young Researchers and Doctoral Students

AY2019

Kyushu University Platform of Inter-/Transdisciplinary Energy Research

Support Program for Young Researchers and Doctoral Students

　The Kyushu University Platform of Inter-/Transdisciplinary Energy Research (Q-PIT) was established in accordance with the Kyushu University Action Plan. This platform aims to resolve global energy issues in association with promising researchers from various fields, from humanities and social science to natural sciences. Through the resolution of these issues, Q-PIT also aims to create a one-stop solution for energy research and education, and transdisciplinary projects to realize a future energy society that enables sustainable development. As a gateway to success, this program is targeting identification and support of young researchers and doctoral students who will play major roles in future energy research in society.
 

Details of each quota

Ⅰ. Quota for Young Researchers

[Details of application]

Research projects regarding the following four areas

Area 1: Research regarding renewable energy use systems

Area 2: Research regarding future energy management, and integrating energy

management with energy-based technologies

Area 3: Research regarding a future energy society, including bio-energy, energy

economy, and sociology

Area 4: Various fields related to other energy issues
 

^* This program is aimed at the research projects of all fields, from humanities and social

sciences to natural sciences, related to energy. We recommend that you keep an open

mind when deciding whether you will apply for this program, referring to the “List of

academic fields and keywords of specialized fields pertinent to the research areas (1-4),”

on the last pages of these application guidelines.
 

^* For details on relations between the areas above and the research areas of the units in

our platform, refer to the following:

https://q-pit.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/about/vision.php

[Application eligibility and requirements]

Young researchers under 35 years of age as of April 1, 2018. (Faculty members and

post-doctoral fellows and research fellows)

If a researcher has been adopted under this quota (quota for young researchers) before,
he/she can apply for this support up to twice.

^* If the applicant who has been adopted as the principal investigator in the past has the same ranking as the first applicant, the first applicant will be given priority.

[Number of projects for adoption]

Approximately nine research projects

[Maximum amount of request]

Up to 1 million yen

[Expenses that can be supported]

0.5 – 1 million yen per research project

(1) Expenses to be covered

Research expenses that can be applied include facilities/equipment, supplies, travel
expenses, honorariums and other expenses required to carry out research.

* If facilities and equipment expenses for the research plan exceed 50 percent of the

total expenses, the applicant must account for the necessity of such expenses in implementation of the research by specifying it in the research plan. A research plan
aiming to simply purchase facilities and equipment, etc. will not qualify for application.

(2) Expenses not covered

The following expenses will not be covered, even though the expenses may be required

for research.

a. Expenses related to buildings and other facilities.

b. Purchases of facilities/equipment such as desks, chairs, and copying machines that

would be normally purchased by each department.

c. Personnel expenses used to employ staff such as administrative assistants

[Other requirements regarding the application]

When applying for the program, the faculty member (special project) or the
post-doctoral fellow or research fellow are required to obtain the approval of the project leader.
A researcher cannot apply as the principal investigator for several categories at the
same time during the same academic year. However, he/she can participate in a research project as a co-researcher.

[Support period]

Until the end of AY 2018

Ⅱ. Quota for Doctoral Students

[Details of proposals]

Research projects regarding the following four areas

Area 1: Research regarding renewable energy use systems

Area 2: Research regarding future energy management, and integrating energy

management with energy-based technologies

Area-3: Research regarding a future energy society, including bio-energy, energy

economy, and sociology

Area 4: Various fields related to other energy issues

* This program is aimed at the research projects of all fields, from humanities and social

sciences to natural sciences, related to energy.

We recommend that you keep an open mind when deciding whether you will apply for this program, referring to the “List of academic fields and keywords of specialized fields pertinent to the research areas (1-4),” on the last pages of these application guidelines.

* For details on relations between the areas above and the research areas of the units in our platform, refer to the following:

https://q-pit.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/about/vision.php

Regardless of whether it can be realized or not, this research is aimed at developing the concept of a future society energy system configuration to come into existence around the year 2100, one of our platform’s visions. The proposals are expected to be original and ambitious, with an aim to realize a futuristic energy society that enables sustainable development.

[Qualifications for application]

Doctoral students and master’s course students who are expected to proceed to doctoral

programs.

If a doctoral student has been adopted under this quota (quota for doctoral students)

before, he/she can apply for this support up to twice.

* If the applicant who has been adopted as the principal investigator in the past has the same ranking as the first applicant, the first applicant will be given priority.

[Number of awards (approximate)]

Gold awards: 1, Silver awards: 2, Bronze awards: 5

[Expenses for further research and education]

According to the rank of each award, expenses for further research and education are offered to the laboratories to which the students who receive the award belong. (These may include expenses such as travel expenses for corresponding students to participate in a conference of academic society to which they belong.)
(Gold awards: 500,000 yen, Silver awards: 400,000 yen, Bronze awards: 300,000 yen)
* Please note that there is a limit to external support funds for research fellowships for young scientists at the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. Any amount of support in this area will be within that limit.

[Support period]

Until the end of AY 2018

Application deadline

The application must be submitted by August 9 (Thu), 2018

The application documents must be submitted through the administrative office of the department.

Application guidelines and forms

Requirements after adoption

(1) Public relations

During the announcement/publication of interim results and for the final outcome of research inside and outside the University, recipient researchers must be active in providing publicity for this program, for instance by openly specifying that the research has received support under this program.

Moreover, recipient researchers and students must actively cooperate with University efforts (such as participating in exhibitions held alongside seminars and symposiums of our platform) to make the research findings publicly available.

When the project is adopted, the recipients must give poster presentations in various events hosted by our platform, such as Energy Week. (Expenses for creating posters can be paid using the support of this program)

(2) Application for competitive funding programs, etc.

The researcher whose program is adopted for the quota of young researchers must apply for Grants-in Aid for Scientific Research (Kakenhi) or other competitive funding programs in the academic year of adoption or in the following academic year.

(This rule does not apply to those researchers who have already acquired funding, such as a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research and will be limited by restrictions on duplicate funds if they newly apply for the program. The rule also does not apply to researchers who have been employed via funding resources and are not allowed to apply for other competitive funding programs.)

The student whose program is adopted for the quota of doctoral students must apply for the research fellowship for young scientists of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. (This rule does not apply to students who have already been adopted for a research fellowship for young scientists.)

(3) Changes in the research plan

Complete the “Statement of reasons for change” and submit it to the Kyushu University Platform of Inter-/Transdisciplinary Energy Research Administrative Office, if any of the following apply.

Ⅰ. If the principal investigator must abandon his/her application for the program due to transfer to another institute, resignation, or other reason, or when the implementation of the research plan has proven too difficult.

Ⅱ. Other than above, when the description in the research plan documentation has been broadly modified.

(4) Reallocation of expenses (quota for young researchers)

When reallocating over 50% of the total allocated expenses from one category to another, submit the “Application for Approval for Change of Breakdown of Research Expenses” to the Kyushu University Platform of Inter-/Transdisciplinary Energy Research Administrative Office in advance.

◇In this program, we welcome applications from various fields.

References

List of academic fields and keywords of specialized fields pertinent to research areas (1-4)

Area 1: Research regarding renewable energy use systems

– Pertinent academic fields: interdisciplinary science and engineering, engineering

– Keywords of specialized fields: advanced research on renewables, water electrolysis hydrogen production, fuel cells, hydrogen storage, hybrid renewable energy system

Area 2: Research regarding future energy management, and integrating energy management with energy-based technologies

– Pertinent academic fields: information technology, systems engineering, control engineering, management engineering, applied mathematics, process system engineering, life cycle engineering, energy system engineering, chemical system engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering

– Keywords of specialized fields: data analysis, modeling, game theory, system integration, energy storage systems, local energy systems, low-carbon society, techno-economic assessment

Area 3: Research regarding a future energy society, including bio-energy, energy economy, and sociology

– Pertinent academic fields: agricultural sciences, environmental science, energy economics, resource economics, environmental economics, sociology, energy policy

– Keywords of specialized fields: smart firm, generation of bio-derived energy, energy issues in developing countries, measures against global warming, energy-saving, energy creation, and energy storage technologies, distributed energy society

Area 4: Various fields related to other energy issues

Performance for Support and Training for Young Researchers #2

We intoroduce our performance to support and training for young researchers.

Performance for Support and Training for Young Researchers #1

We intoroduce our performance to support and training for young researchers.