FY2026 JHPCN Call For Proposals for Joint Usage and Research
Important Dates (Japanese Standard Time)
| 2025/11/17 | Release of the Call for Proposals and Application Form 1 |
| 2025/11/27 13:00 | Online Briefing Session for Applicants |
| 2025/12/11 | Release of Application Form 2 and Application Opens |
| 2026/01/06 10:00 | Deadline |
| Mid-March 2026 | Review Result Announcement |
News & Updates
| 2025/11/17 | Release of the Call for Proposals and Application Form 1 |
| 2025/11/21 | Release of the Application check list |
| 2025/11/27 | Release of materials from the online briefing session |
| 2025/12/11 | Release of Application Form 2 and Application Opens Revision of the Call for Proposals (HPCI Nagoya University Resources Only) |
Application Pages
Projects using HPCI resources (Category A): HPCI website
Projects not using HPCI resources (Category B): JHPCN website
Outline
The Joint Usage/Research Center for Interdisciplinary Large-scale Information Infrastructures (hereafter referred to as JHPCN) calls for joint research projects for fiscal year 2026. We welcome proposals for interdisciplinary research conducted by groups of researchers with different areas of expertise, aiming to create new fusion fields among the three pillars of computational science, data science, and computer science, or between these pillars and applied research fields.
The researchers of accepted projects will be able to use the computer resources of the member institutions and the“mdx”for free in the approved range. The“mdx”is an information infrastructure created mainly to accumulate, utilize and apply knowledge related to data science, which is co-managed by nine universities and two research institutions, within which the member institutions are included. There are cases where the expenses for publishing research results are supported, for example, the travel expenses to join conferences abroad, the expenses to publish books on research results, and to hold symposia related to the research. Through participation and presentation at the annual JHPCN Symposium, accepted projects can contribute to building new research networks and the further advancement of research and development. Expenses for overseas presentations of research results, publications, and the organization of related symposia or similar events may also be supported.
Since the member institutions include leading researchers, joint research projects can be further accelerated through collaboration with these researchers. If you wish to be introduced to researchers at the member institutions, please contact the JHPCN Office in advance.
These joint research projects for fiscal year 2026 will be implemented from April 2026 to March 2027. The web application deadline is 10:00 (JST) on January 6, 2026. We look forward to receiving many applications.
Call for Proposals
- Call for proposals: Japanese English
- Application guide for HPCI resource user (Only Japanese version is available)
Application Forms
- Application form 1: Word (Japanese) Word (English) TeX (Japanese/English)
- Application form 2: Excel
Revision from the Last Call
mdx II has been newly added and is now available as a computational resource. With the addition of mdx II, the existing mdx has been renamed mdx I, and the collective term “mdx” now refers to both mdx I and mdx II.
The page limit for the English version of Application Form 1 (Description Form) has been changed from three pages―the same as the Japanese version―to four pages. The Japanese version remains at three pages as before.
Previously, a Letter of Commitment signed by the head of the applicant’s affiliated institution was required after acceptance. From this call onward, the letter (attached to the Application Form) should instead be submitted by the Principal Investigator (PI; formerly referred to as“Project Representative”) at the time of application. Accordingly, submission of a letter by the head of the affiliated institution is no longer necessary; only a confirmation process will be required.
Online Briefing Session (in Japanese) (Completed)
An online briefing session will be held for those who are considering applying.
Date and time: 2025/11/27 13:00 (online)
Application Form 2 (Draft)
Read-only; cannot be used for application.
Application Procedure
Depending on the type of resources to be used, there are two application categories. Both categories require the submission of Application Forms 1 and 2. For details, refer to Section 8 “Application Procedure” in the Call for Proposals. Applications for projects using HPCI resources (resources listed in Appendix 1 (1) of the Call for Proposals) (Category A) should be submitted via the HPCI website, while those not using HPCI resources (Category B) should be submitted via the JHPCN website.
Application Checklist
Please make sure to review the following points before submitting your application.
• Application Category (A / B)
• Confirm that you are applying under the correct category.
• Application Form 2
• Ensure that you are using the latest version of Application Form 2 (FY2026 version; draft versions are not accepted).
• Check that all required fields have been completed.
• Confirm that no error messages appear.
• Verify that the institutional head is correctly listed
(equivalent to a dean, director of a graduate school, or director of a research institute at a university).
• Consistency between the HPCI application system and Application Form 2
• Are all project members listed consistently in both?
• Are the administrative contact person and co-PI(s) consistent?
• Is the project title identical in both systems?
• Is the status (new or continuing project) consistent?
• Is the information on HPCI-IDs up to date and consistent with Application Form 2?
The following is an excerpt from the application guidelines:
6 Application Requirements
1. Conditions for all projects.
• The research group must have one PI and one or more co-PI, and co-Investigators (formerly referred to as “Joint Researchers”) can be included.
• The PI must belong to an institution in Japan, such as a university, national research institute, or private company.
• Students enrolled in graduate schools, universities (including junior colleges), colleges of technology, or university-level institutions certified by the National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education (NIAD-QE) as providing education equivalent to that of universities or graduate schools may participate as co-Investigators.
However, they cannot serve as PIs or co-PIs.
• If a non-resident member or a resident of a “specific category,” as defined by the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (see page 4 or later of “Clarification of Deemed Export Control” by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI):
https://www.meti.go.jp/policy/anpo/law document/minashi/jp daigaku.pdf), intends to use computers provided by JHPCN, at least one researcher from the member institutions operating the computer systems must participate in the research group as a co-Investigator.
For the use of mdx, participation by a researcher from any member institution is acceptable.
2. Additional conditions for International Joint Research Projects.
• At least one researcher affiliated with a research institution outside Japan must serve as a co-PI. For proposals in which researchers from NHR are designated as co-PIs, “International Joint Research Project (NHR)” must be selected as the research type in Application Form 2.
• A researcher from one of the member institutions must participate in the research group as a co-Investigator.
• The application must be submitted using the English application form.
3. Additional conditions for Industrial joint research projects
• The PI must belong to a private company.
• At least one researcher from the member institutions must serve as a co-PI.