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THE TAKEDA FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES A CALL FOR TOPICS FOR ITS 2002 GRANT PROGRAM - The Takeda Techno-Entrepreneurship Award Funds R&D Which Creates and Applies Engineering Intellect and Knowledge - Release Date: February 28, 2002 MENLO PARK, Calif. and TOKYO, February 2002 - The Takeda Foundation, a recently established Japanese foundation which supports engineering achievement through its annual awards, grant program and scholarships, has announced a call for topics for the second annual Takeda Techno-Entrepreneurship Award. The Takeda Techno-Entrepreneurship Award provides research and development (R&D) grants to researchers who are creating and applying new engineering knowledge that will generate substantial value for people. These R&D grants will be awarded to individual researchers, or groups of researchers, in three fields: information/electronics, the life sciences, and the environment. Two R&D grants will be awarded in each of the three application fields. The monetary value for each of the six awards will be a maximum of 10 million yen (approximately US$80,000) per year for up to three years. The Takeda Techno-Entrepreneurship Award requires that the funded research will have practical applications or lead to the creation of a commercialized product in the near future. The Foundation has created an innovative screening process for selecting research proposals. Award winners will be selected based upon competitive "cyber (online) workshops" held in specific technical subjects. The Foundation is currently requesting suggestions for these cyber-workshops topics until March 15th, 2002, (URL: http://www.takeda-foundation.jp/). After the session topics are determined, the call for research proposals will occur between April 1st and May 31st, 2002. The Award is open to individuals of all nationalities and all organizational affiliations (e.g. company, university, or independent). About the Takeda Foundation Awarding and supporting techno-entrepreneurship is the core goal of the Tokyo-based Takeda Foundation that was established in April 2001. In addition to its award and research grant programs, which it implements on an international basis, the Foundation sponsors fellowships for Japanese students and international students studying in Japan. The Foundation also conducts research and disseminates information related to techno-entrepreneurship. Further information on the Foundation's activities, awards and grants is available on its website (URL: http://www.takeda-foundation.jp). SRI International, a leading non-profit research institute based in Menlo Park, California, is working with the Foundation to expand the global reach of its programs. For further information, please contact: David Cheney SRI International Center for Science, Technology and Economic Development (703) 247-8707 Email: cheney@wdc.sri.com |
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