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2024/12/24
GTIE GAP Fund 2024 Explorations 2nd (2-year) and 3rd (3-year) Application is now open!
GTIE GAP Fund 2024 “Explore 2 years” and “Explore 3 years” (2 types) is now open for subscription.
Application Outline:
Outline of Application:
1. Eligibility
1. Researchers affiliated with the following universities and other institutions on the GTIE platform
The University of Tokyo, Waseda University, Tokyo University of Science, University of Tsukuba, Chiba University, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Yokohama City University, Kanagawa University of Health and Welfare, Keio University, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Ibaraki University, University of Electro-Communications, Tokai University, RIKEN, Yokohama National University
(2) All other conditions related to technological seeds, etc. must be met (for details, please refer to the application guidelines).
2. application period and selection schedule
[ Application deadline ] Noon, Friday, January 24, 2025 [ Strictly observed ].
[ Schedule ]
Preliminary briefing (online) Thursday, January 9, 2025, 12:00-13:00 (tentative)
Deadline for submission of applications January 24, 2025 (Fri.) 12:00 noon
Interview Screening Saturday, February 8, 2025 and Saturday, February 15, 2025
Notification of selection result (informal offer) Late February 2025 (tentative)
Program start scheduled on or after April 1, 2025 (after JST approval date)
*Approval by JST is required after the GTIE is adopted. 1 to 1.5 months after the submission of the plan to JST is the target. 3.
3. number of projects to be adopted
Exploratory Research Program (2 years): Up to 4 projects
Exploratory Research Program (3 years): about 8 projects
4. research and development expenses (total R&D period, direct expenses)
1) Exploratory (2 years): up to 60 million yen (30 million yen in the first year)
(2) Exploratory Research Program (3 years): Up to 60 million yen (15 million yen for the first year)
*Progress evaluation will be conducted every fiscal year for the selected proposals, and depending on the results of the evaluation, there may be cases where the proposal is cancelled, the R&D budget is increased or decreased, or the R&D period is extended or shortened. 5.
5. proposed research and development projects:
Research Proposals (GAP Funds) that will be conducted to brush up business models, manufacture prototypes, acquire data (experimental and computational results) for hypothesis testing, and conduct market validation, with the aim of commercializing the research results of the research institute.
*This program does not apply to research that does not aim at commercialization or company business and preparation (registration, etc.).
<Guideline for the end of this program
Proposals selected for this program are expected to have reached the stage where venture capitalists can make investment decisions by the end of the program. When applying for the program, please refer to the examples of achievement goals and set appropriate achievement goals, taking into consideration the characteristics of the issue and the field of research. 6.
Application Documents
(1) Application Outline
(2) Application Documents
Applications must be submitted jointly with a commercialization promotion organization (see application guidelines for details). (Please refer to the application guideline for details.)
The application forms can be prepared jointly by the commercialization organization and the principal investigator, or only by the commercialization organization.
(When submitting, the prepared file should be in PDF format.)
(1) Form 1: Outline of R&D Proposal
(2) Form 2 Proposed Budget
Form 3: Intellectual Property Confirmation Form (if IP is to be utilized in the proposal)
(4) Supplementary Explanation of Technology Seeds (maximum of 10 PowerPoint pages) (optional)
(5) Form 4: Outline of commercialization promotion organization and commercialization promoter (person in charge)
(6) Form 5: Financial Status of the Organization to Promote the Project
7) Financial reports (for the most recent three fiscal years) or annual securities reports (for the most recent three fiscal years) of the organization promoting commercialization
⑧ Certificate of tax payment (national tax)
(*If your organization has already been selected as a candidate for a GTIE project promotion organization, please submit Form 4 only. (Form 5 and financial reports, etc. are not required. 7.)
How to submit application documents
Please fill out the application form below and upload the documents downloaded and prepared in “6. Documents should be converted to PDF format and each file size should be less than 10MB (multiple files can be uploaded).
Submit to: https://gtie.form.kintoneapp.com/public/2024ex2
(The form is not yet available; it will be released around January 10, 2025)
8. Application Restrictions
JST has established duplicate application restrictions for the same Principal Investigator with respect to applications under JST projects; please refer to the application guidelines for details. Please refer to the application guideline for details.
The same Principal Investigator cannot simultaneously conduct the “Fund for New Industry Creation from Universities” and the “New Industry Creation from Universities Program for Research Results Development”. Also, with the exception of the final year of the program, it is not possible to apply for one fund while implementing the other fund. There are no restrictions at the application stage, but if you have applied to more than one fund, you will be asked to choose whether to implement the fund that has been selected and withdraw from the fund for which you have applied, or to withdraw from the fund that has been selected in order to wait for the results of the review of the fund for which you have applied. The same PI is not allowed to apply for more than one proposal in the same fund.
In principle, there are no restrictions on the application by the commercialization promotion organization.
If you are a researcher affiliated with Waseda University or Tsukuba University and have been selected (or are currently applying) for a university-promoted R&D project, please check the restrictions on application depending on the course content before submitting your application. Please check the restrictions before applying.
9. advance information session (online)
Advance information session will be held. Details including the date and time will be provided to those who have pre-registered.
(Online) Thursday, January 9, 2025, 12:00-13:00 Scheduled
Registration form: https://gtie.form.kintoneapp.com/public/2024ex2orien121
*Registration will be accepted until noon on January 8, 2025.
10. Inquiries:
If you have any questions, please contact the “Inquiries” of your university listed in the application guidelines.
11. Notification of Selection Results
Applicants who pass the written screening will be notified of the written selection results by e-mail in late January or early February 2025, and applicants who pass the written screening will also be notified of the interview schedule. Final selection results will be notified by e-mail in late February 2025.
Purpose and Intent:
In this GAP Fund Program, the GreaterTokyoInnovationEcosystem (hereinafter referred to as “GTIE”), which is entrusted with the Startup Ecosystem Co-creation Program of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) New Industry Creation Fund for University Startups, will provide the GTIE platform to GTIE will provide support through the GAP Fund Program to researchers affiliated with universities participating in the GTIE platform.
GTIE GAP Fund Program 2024 “Explore (2 years), Explore (3 years) (hereinafter referred to as “the Course”) The GTIE GAP Fund Program 2024 “Explore (2 years)” (hereinafter referred to as the “Course”) is now open for applications. The GTIE GAP Fund Program will support research projects that aim to create university-launched startups with the potential for significant business growth, including international expansion, by generating significant social and economic impact based on innovative technological seeds from universities participating in the GTIE platform.
The selected research projects will be jointly conducted by the principal investigator responsible for the research and development and the commercialization promotion organization (VC, etc.) responsible for the business development of the technology seeds, and the research and development will be promoted under the project management of the commercialization promotion organization. In promoting the project, milestones (interim milestones and business and R&D milestones) will be set, and business development and R&D will be conducted in an integrated manner to achieve these milestones.