GRANTS

Research Grants

Grant name Amount (JPY) Years Research theme Role
Tropical Biosphere Research Center Grant (University of the Ryukyus) 100,000 (ca. 1,000 USD) April 2010-March 2011 Biomass and production of phyto- and zooplankton in the coral reefs around the Okinawa Island PI
The Collaborative Research Project for the Next Generation (Soka University) 3,870,000 (ca. 38,000 USD) April 2010-March 2012 Toward the restoration of seagrass bed in Suruga Bay PI
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B), Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) 3,640,000 (ca. 36,000 USD) April 2012 – March 2014 The effect of coral mucus on microbial food webs PI
ASAHI Group Grant 750,000 (ca. 7,500 USD) June 2014 – June 2015 The effect of coral mucus on microbial food webs PI
Travel grant by Japanese Coral Reef Society 35,000 (ca. 350 USD) June 2014 Winners of the 3rd APCRS financial support from JCRS PI
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B), Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) 3,510,000 (ca. 35,000 USD) April 2014 – March 2016 The effect of coral mucus on microbial food webs PI
JSPS Fellowship for Study Abroad, Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) 10,500,000 (ca. 94,000 USD) March 2016 – February 2018 The role of soft coral mucus in the material cycle in reef ecosystems: biogeochemical and ecological perspectives PI

PI, principal investigator