Outline
- Name of the Foundation
- The Ichiro Kanehara Foundation
- Date of Establishment
- December 2, 1986
- Governing Authority
- Cabinet Office of the Government of Japan
- Address
- Yumicho Bldg, 7F 1-28-24 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo, 113-0033 JAPAN
- Chairman of Board of Directors
- Masabumi Shibuya, M.D.,Ph.D. (President, Jobu University)
- Executive Director
- Yu Kanehara (Chairman, Igaku-Shoin Ltd.)
- Purpose and Activities
- Please refer to the “Purpose of The Ichiro Kanehara Foundation” at the top of these English pages.
- Programs Supported by the Grant from The Ichiro Kanehara Foundation. Programs 1 through 6 are based on an application process, whereas programs 7 and 8 are based on recommendations and/or referrals. Detailed descriptions about programs 1 through 6 can be found on the pages ”Scholarship Programs and Application Guidelines”.
- Scholarship Grant for Research in Basic Medical Sciences and Medical Care
- Financial Support for Overseas Travel Expenses of Medical Scholars from Japan
- Scholarship Grant for Living Expenses of Foreign Nationals in Japan
- Scholarship Grant of “Seitai-no-Kagaku Award”
- Financial Support for the Subsidized Publication
- Scholarship Grant Awarded to Outstanding Research Papers
- Financial Support for the Hosting of Academic Conferences and Research Workshops
- Publication of Bi-monthly Journal “Seitai-no-Kagaku”
The Members of Editorial Committee for "Seitai-no-Kagaku"
Chairman : Hitoshi Okamoto, M.D., Ph.D.
Members :- Hiroki Kurihara, M.D., Ph.D.
- Yukinori Okada, M.D., Ph.D.
- Yoshinori Mukarami, M.D., Ph.D.
The Members of Scholarship Committee
- The Members of Scholarship Committee for the above Programs No. 1 through No. 3 and No. 5.
Chairman: Masabumi Shibuya, M.D., Ph.D.
Members:- Satoshi Inoue, M.D.,Ph.D.
- Yuichi Ishikawa, M.D., Ph.D.
- Ryo Kominami, M.D., Ph.D.
- Yoshihisa Kurachi, M.D., Ph.D.
- Hiroki Kurihara, M.D., Ph.D.
- Masayuki Miyasaka, M.D., Ph.D.
- Yoshinori Mukarami, M.D., Ph.D.
- Shigeo Ohno, Ph.D.
- Hitoshi Okamoto, M.D., Ph.D.
- Kohei Shiota, M.D., Ph.D.
- Masaya Tohyama, M.D., Ph.D.
- Shoji Tsuji, M.D., Ph.D.
- Toshiyuki Yamada, M.D., Ph.D.
- Yasuhito Yuasa, M.D., Ph.D.
- The Members of Scholarship Committee for Program No.4: “Seitai-no-Kagaku Award”
Chairman: Hitoshi Okamoto, M.D.,Ph.D. Members- Yukinori Okada, M.D., Ph.D.
- Yu Kanehara
- Hiroki Kurihara, M.D.,Ph.D.
- Yoshinori Mukarami, M.D., Ph.D.
Cumulative Statistics of Subsidy Programs
| Type of Scholarship | Number of Times Awarded | Total Applicants | Total Recipients | Cumulative Amount of Subsidies (unit: ¥1000) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research in basic medical sciences and medical care |
40 | 10,852 | 1,517 | 769,000 | |
| Seitai-no-Kagaku Award | 10 | 440 | 10 | 50,000 | |
| Travel expenses of Japanese medical scholars abroad |
40 | 1,905 | 899 | 205,860 | |
| Living expenses of foreign nationals in Japan |
(1)All countries | 39 | 1,959 | 177 | 211,400 |
| (2)The Yokochi Fund (from Germany) (Subsidy ended January 2020) |
25 | 25 | 80,763 | ||
| Subsidized publication | (1)Books | 38 | 118 | 11 | 18,500 |
| (2)Journals(Subsidy ended March 2015) | 21 | 21 | 120,800 | ||
| Awards for outstanding research papers (Sogo Rehabilitation Award) |
33 | 34 | 3,300 | ||
| Hosting of academic conferences and research workshops |
36 | 36 | 23,280 | ||
| Total | 15,274 | 2,730 | 1,482,903 | ||