Meiji Gakuin University ranked 1st among research institutions in terms of new acceptance rates for fiscal 2024 Grants-in-aid for Scientific Research
The results of allocations for fiscal 2024 Grants-in-aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) show Meiji Gakuin University ranked 1st (58.0%) for new acceptances. We furthermore reached 30th place (38.4%) nationwide for percentage of female researchers selected for KAKENHI grants (new and ongoing).
KAKENHI is a competitive research grant sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, particularly designed to foster all forms of academic research (research based on the free ideas of researchers), from fundamental to applied research. The results of KAKENHI-supported research are returned to our education and to society.
See the following URL (at the Ministry of Education website) for details.
“Allocation of Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research in FY2024” [in Japanese]
| Rank | Institution | Acceptance rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meiji Gakuin University | 58.0 |
| 2 | Hitotsubashi University | 57.4 |
| 3 | National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center | 50.8 |
| 4 | National Institute for Longevity Sciences | 49.2 |
| 5 | Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology (Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology) | 48.0 |
| 6 | Gakushuin University | 46.8 |
| 7 | National Center for Global Health and Medicine | 45.1 |
| 8 | Cancer Institute of Japan | 43.3 |
| 9 | Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology | 43.2 |
| 10 | The University of Tokyo | 43.1 |
| 11 | Kyoto University | 42.9 |
| 12 | Rikkyo University | 42.0 |
| 13 | Senshu University | 41.9 |
| 14 | Aoyama Gakuin University | 41.0 |
| 15 | Chuo University | 40.9 |
| 16 | Tokyo University of Foreign Studies | 40.7 |
| 17 | Keio University | 40.5 |
| 18 | Kyushu Dental University | 40.0 |
| 19 | Kansei Gakuin University | 39.8 |
| 20 | Tokyo Gakugei University | 39.1 |