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Application Form Applicant Name

Curriculum Vitae of Applicant;

Academic degree(s): (Degree) (Field) (School) (Year)

Professional experience (after education):

Awards (e.g., scholarships, fellowships, grants) and memberships:

Language Ability (Evaluate by Excellent, Good, Fair and Non):

Grants by Third Parties; In case that the applicant and/or collaborator(s) has/have ever received, or is/are to be awarded
with, or has/have applied to, or plan(s) to apply to a grant from other organization(s) than The Sumitomo Foundation with the

research same as or similar to this application, please fill in the following table.
Name(s) of Name(s) of Duration of Amount
Grant or Applicant or Subject of Research Grant or (Currency: Status
Other Collaborator(s) Other JPY or USD)

Please mark in the “Status” either: ◎ Received, ○ Awarded, △ Applied, or ×Plan to apply

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Applicant Name

Special Research Field of Applicant;

Major Academic Achievements of Applicant; Please fill in this form with major cases of articles or books published

during the last five (5) years and simplest descriptions thereof, and place a check (レ ) in the column preceding the entry for case(s)

connected with the Research Project.

Published articles
Subject: Date(M/Y):

Brief description: Journal:

Vol., Page:

Subject: Date(M/Y):

Brief description: Journal:

Vol., Page:

Subject: Date(M/Y):

Brief description: Journal:

Vol., Page:

Subject: Date(M/Y):

Brief description: Journal:

Vol., Page:

Subject: Date(M/Y):

Brief description: Journal:

Vol., Page:

Published books
Title: Date(M/Y):

Brief description: Publisher:

Title: Date(M/Y):

Brief description: Publisher:

Title: Date(M/Y):

Brief description: Publisher:

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Applicant Name

Collaborator(s); 【 In the case of collaborative research, please fill out this section. 】
Necessity of Collaborator(s):

List of Collaborator(s)
Birthday Position/ Major role
Name (M/D/Y) Affiliation Job Title Education in the project

Concept of Research Project; Please fill in this column, explaining (i) particular motivations leading to the Research Project,
(ii) the significance of the Research Project, and (iii) a comparison between this Research Project and other domestic or foreign

projects.

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Concept of Research Project; (Continued from Page 3)

Key word of Research Field of Application; (3 to 5 words)

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Applicant Name

Methodology of Research Project; Please explain reasons for choosing this methodology as well as major research materials
to be investigated. If a visit to Japan is planned in the research project, please mention the name(s) of researcher(s) and institution(s)

in Japan to be visited.

Expected Results of Research Project; In addition to general contribution expected of the research project, please fill in
this column including media of publication, e.g., articles and books, and expected time of publication.

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Applicant Name

Research Project Schedule; Please note that the research period is one year from April 2023 through March 2024, but it can
be extended by two years max. if required with specific reason after starting research subject to the approval of The Foundation.

Time Research Project Activities Place

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Applicant Name

Line Item of Applied Grant Amount; Please use the categories given in the list of "Categories for Applicable Expenses" in
the "Procedure & Instruction for Application". For "Currency", use the same currency as that of the "Applied Grant Amount"

shown on the cover page.

Amount
Category Calculation Basis and Other Details
(Currency: JPY or USD)

← Total amount shall be summed up to JPY10,000unit or USD100

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Applicant Name

Research Summary; Please summarize the above written Concept of research Project in 200-300 words, and if possible,
attach the summary in Japanese.

Letter of Recommendation
A letter of recommendation, free-form, in Japanese or English addressed to President of The Sumitomo Foundation shall be converted

to PDF file and uploaded together with this application contents.

The letter shall be issued and signed or sealed by a person with an academic background and shall contain name of applicant, research

theme and reason for recommendation as minimum requirements.

The letter of recommendation shall be using the letter head of the organization which the recommender belongs to and the letter of recommendation issued

by the collaborator involved in this application shall not be acceptable.

Please note that an application without a letter of recommendation is invalid.

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