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JST A-STEP (Adaptable and Seamless Technology Transfer Programme)

研究成果最適展開支援プログラム（A-STEP）

Status

Usually opens in April and May and June

Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.

Closed

Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.

Amount
100,000,000 JPY

タイプにより上限が異なる。トライアウトは数百万円規模、産学共同（育成型・本格型）では年間数千万円、総額1億円規模まで。企業との共同研究が前提のタイプが中心。

Funder

国立研究開発法人科学技術振興機構（JST）

public · national

Deadline: One call a year — タイプごとに年1〜2回の公募。例年、春から夏にかけて公募される。

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

Who can apply

大学等の研究者が代表となり、企業（スタートアップを含む）が共同研究先として参画する形式が中心。

How to apply

  1. 大学等の研究者と企業がチームを組む。
  2. 公募タイプを選択しe-Radから申請する。
  3. 書面・面接審査。
  4. 採択後、共同研究を実施し中間評価を受ける。

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.jst.go.jp/a-step/ · not human-checked

"A-STEPは、大学等の研究成果の実用化を目指す産学共同研究開発を支援します。"

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.jst.go.jp

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