The Japan Science and Technology Agency ( JST ) is accepting applications for the 7th Brilliant Female Researcher Award (Jun Ashida Award) (with cooperation from Jun Ashida Co., Ltd.) until noon Japan time on Monday, June 30th . The award recognizes female researchers who are conducting outstanding research as part of its diversity efforts, as well as organizations that promote the activities of female researchers.

The recipient of the "Shining Female Researcher Award (Jun Ashida Award)" will receive a certificate and medal from JST , as well as a prize of 1 million yen from the Ashida Fund * .

The fact that the award is attended by some of the world's leading experts, including Masashi Yanagisawa, Director of the International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (WPI-IIIS) at the University of Tsukuba (for the 1st to 5th awards) and Yukiko Yamashita , Susan Lindquist Professor of Women in Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (for the 6th awards onwards) , has also attracted a great deal of attention both in Japan and overseas .

This award was established in 2019 as part of efforts to promote the active participation of female researchers .

Previous winners have since taken this opportunity to achieve outstanding success in a variety of fields.

Female researchers are encouraged to apply!