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II-2. NRF
II-2.1. Budget for Cooperative Research Projects
The budget for a project may differ each year， depending on the content of activities， but the annual budget for the Korean researcher shall be approximately 70 million KRW in principle.
Due to budget limitations of this programme， the amounts can be adjusted each year.
II-2.2. Cooperative Research Period
The duration of a cooperative research project will be three years （36 months） in total from the start date.
II-2.3. Details of Support
This programme is designed to support cooperative research activities with Chinese and Japanese counterparts for a Korean researcher， such as expenses for travel and/or conducting seminars/symposia， with the precondition that the main research infrastructure essential to conducting the research project is already secured by each research group.
II-2.4. Funded expenses
Funding provided within this call is intended to enhance the capacity of the applicants to collaborate. Funding will therefore be provided mainly in support of collaborative activities and may include some of the local research that is necessary for the collaboration.
Funded expenses include costs for research activities as well as research exchanges.
The principal cost categories include labor costs for staff members and direct costs such as equipment， travel and consumables. All budget items must conform to the “R&D Program Regulation” of the Korean government.
II-2.5. Contract between Applicant and NRF
Support will be implemented according to a contract concluded between NRF and a university or research institute， etc. （hereinafter referred to as the “institution”）.
The contract will be renewed each year over the cooperative research period.
Since the contract is agreed on condition that all administrative procedures related to this project are handled within the institution， the research leader should consult with the department in charge at his/her institution.
II-3. JST
II-3.1. Budget for Cooperative Research Projects
The budget for a project may differ each year， depending on the content of activities， but the total budget for the Japanese researcher over a full 3-year period （i.e. 36 months） should not exceed 15 million yen in principle. （For example， a proposal may envisage a budget of 4 million yen for the first year， 6 million yen for the second year and 5 million yen for the final year.）
According to the budgetary limitations for this programme， the amounts will be adjusted each year.
Expenses for facilities and equipment may be requested， in principle， only for the first fiscal year.
II-3.2. Cooperative Research Period
The duration of a cooperative research project will be three years （36 months） in total from the start date.
II-3.3. Details of Support
This programme is designed to support additional expenses related to cooperation with Chinese and Korean counterparts for a Japanese researcher， such as expenses for travel and/or conducting seminars/symposia， with the precondition that the main research infrastructure essential to conducting the research project is already secured by each research group.
II-3.4. Funded expenses
Funding provided within this call is intended to enhance the capacity of the applicants to collaborate. Funding will therefore be provided mainly in support of collaborative activities and may include some of the local research that is necessary for the collaboration.
（1） Expenses for research exchanges
1） Travel expenses
In principle， travel expenses should be based on the rules of the institution to which the research leader belongs.
2） Expenses for holding symposia， seminars and meetings.
（2） Expenses for research activities
1） Expenses for facilities and equipment （only for the first fiscal year）
2） Expenses for consumables
3） Expenses for personnel
Stipend or salary for a PhD student， or salary for a post-doctoral fellow.
4） Others
Expenses for creating software， renting or leasing equipment， transporting equipment， etc.
（3） Overhead expenses
Overhead expenses as per JST norms.
（4） Expenses not covered/funded in the programme
No expenses stated below will be covered under this programme：
1） Expenses related to acquiring real estate or constructing buildings or other facilities
2） Expenses related to procurement of major equipment
3） Expenses related to dealing with accidents or disasters occurring during cooperative research periods
4） Other expenses unrelated to implementation of this cooperative research project
II-3.5. Contract between Applicant and JST
Support will be implemented according to a contract for commissioned research entered between JST and a university or research institute， or similar （hereinafter referred to as the “institution”）.
The contract for commissioned research will be renewed each year over the cooperative research period.
Since the contract is agreed on condition that all administrative procedures related to this project be handled within the institution， the research leader should consult with the department in charge at his/her institution.
As for the contract between the Japanese institution and JST， it stipulates that Article 19 of the Industrial Technology Enhancement ACT （Japanese version of the Bayh-Dole Act） and the Article 25 of the ACT on Protection of the Creation， Protection and Exploitation of Content （tentative translation） will be applied to all intellectual property rights belong to Japanese institution generated as a result of this project， and that these can be the properties of the institution with which the research leader is affiliated.
II-4. Contract among Researchers
If a contract for cooperative research is necessary for implementing actual research cooperation， such a contract should be agreed between the Chinese， Korean and Japanese institutions. It is strongly advised， though not required， that appropriate discussions of intellectual properties rights among the concerned parties take place， in order to ensure good collaboration. If an agreement is in place， it should be stated in the application.
Ⅲ. Application
The application forms in its own language issued by DOIC for Chinese researchers， by NRF for Korean researchers， by JST for Japanese researchers are different from each other to reflect different circumstances of the funding organizations， applicants and the relations between them.
The Chinese， Korean and Japanese applicants shall use a same English application forms issued by DOIC， NRF and JST together， which includes the basic common information as follows：
a）description on the expected outcome of the proposed project， scientifically as well as in terms of its relevance for the industry and society；
b）description on the ongoing activities and specific advantages of the Chinese， Korean and Japanese groups respectively have， which form the basis for the proposed joint project；
c）description on the expected added value by the proposed joint project， including how the competence， technology and other resources in each group complement each other；
d）description on how the project is expected to strengthen research cooperation among China， Korea and Japan over the longer term； and
e）discussion on how the proposed joint project compares with other comparable activities worldwide.
Ⅲ -1. Application Forms
The following application forms have been prepared， in English （E） and Japanese （J）. English forms should be submitted to DOIC， NRF and JST， and Japanese forms should be submitted only to JST by Japanese applicants.
Form 1J/E Application outline （title of cooperative research project， names of research leaders， cooperative research period）
Form 2J/E Summary
Form 3J/E Information on research leaders （their CVs*）
Form 4J/E List of individuals committed to the cooperative research project in China， Korea and Japan
Form 5J/E Description of the cooperative activities including the points stated above -maximum of 6 pages-
Form 6J/E Plan for the cooperative project
Form 7 E Papers and other publications by the Chinese-side research leader in the past 5 years
Form 8 E Papers and other publications by Korean-side research leader in the past 5 years
Form 9 E Papers and other publications by Japanese-side research leader in the past 5 years
Form 10J/E Budget plan for the project （including funds provided from other sources that support the existing on-going activities）
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