Fuji Foundation for Protein Research Grant
Call for Applications
The Call for Applications for a Grant in 2024 began on September 1st 2023.
The Fuji Foundation for Protein Research is a Japan-based NGO that encourages and supports research on plant proteins and related topics, thereby contributing to the development of science and the improvement of people’s lives around the world. Until recently the Foundation only funded researchers active at Japanese universities, but it’s now expanding to include applications from researchers in the Netherlands, where its Fuji Oil Global Innovation Center Europe is located. If you have a PhD, are employed at a Dutch university and are active in research on one of the categories defined further on this page, you may send your application between 1 September 2023 and 31 October 2023 to the Foundation via the website. The successful applicant will be notified in early 2024, and payment of the grant will be made in May 2024.
The Fuji Foundation for Protein Research is a Japan-based NGO that encourages and supports research on plant proteins and related topics, thereby contributing to the development of science and the improvement of people’s lives around the world. To date, the Foundation has only funded researchers active at Japanese universities, but in 2023 it will expand this activity to include applications from the Netherlands, where its Fuji Oil Global Innovation Center Europe is located. If you have a PhD, are employed at a Dutch university and are active in research on one of the two following categories, you may send your application between 1 September 2023 and 31 October 2023 to the Foundation via the website. The successful applicant will be notified in early 2024, and payment of the grant will be made in May 2024.
The application form and application guidelines can be downloaded here:
A grant of 5 million Japanese yen will be awarded. (Please note: as of August 2023 this has an approx. Value of 31,000 Euros. The final Euro value will depend on the currency exchange rate at the time of awarding in 2024.)
Fields of research and scope
funded by the Foundation
- Field: research on soybean protein and other components isolated from soybean,
- Field: research on other plant proteins and other new protein sources
Scope
- The scope of the research is limited to food processing and protein physico-chemical characteristics related to food functionality.
- Consideration will be given to novel research during selection.
Time
- 1 September 2023: Start of application process
- Mid-December 2023: Shortlisted candidates that go through to the final selection will be informed
- March 2024: Successful applicant will be informed
- May 2024: Award will be transferred to the successful candidate

Completed applications can be uploaded here
Please read the Application Guidelines for details on the procedure and application criteria.
Applicants who do not complete the application form or do not meet the criteria for 2024 will not be considered for a grant.
The application form and application guidelines can be downloaded here:
Completed applications can be uploaded here:
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