Projects
OCEAN SHOT
1. Purpose of the Project
The increasing importance of human knowledge of the ocean invites more focus on applied and practical research. However, we are just beginning to understand the ocean, which could be called the last frontier for discovery. Ocean Shot* will provide large-scale support for research leading to discoveries from two perspectives.
*The “Moonshot” concept of research and development programs underway in Japan, like the 1960s Apollo moon landing project, calls for the large-scale mobilization of resources and innovations for the achievement of a specific goal, and is characterized by daring research based on bold ideas. The current research grant was established as the ocean version of the Moonshot concept.
*The “Moonshot” concept of research and development programs underway in Japan, like the 1960s Apollo moon landing project, calls for the large-scale mobilization of resources and innovations for the achievement of a specific goal, and is characterized by daring research based on bold ideas. The current research grant was established as the ocean version of the Moonshot concept.
- Discovery of new marine species and ecologies and their functions
- New data and technologies to support discoveries in the ocean
2. Open Call Schedule
2nd Open Call (new)
June 7, 2024 Release of the second call for applications
August 31, 2024 Deadline for applications
September-October 2024: preliminary screening (first review)
November-December 2024: Document review and Interviews (second review) and notification of results
April 1, 2025 Start of funding
August 31, 2024 Deadline for applications
September-October 2024: preliminary screening (first review)
November-December 2024: Document review and Interviews (second review) and notification of results
April 1, 2025 Start of funding
1st Open Call
May 18, 2023 Publication of the first call for applications
August 15, 2023 Deadline for Applications (number of applications: 30)
October 2023 Notification of results
December 1, 2023 Start of funding
January 19, 2024 Announcement of Grant Launch
August 15, 2023 Deadline for Applications (number of applications: 30)
October 2023 Notification of results
December 1, 2023 Start of funding
January 19, 2024 Announcement of Grant Launch
3. Research Projects Adopted
1st Open Call
1) Project title: Massive mEIOfauna DiscoverY of new Species of our oceans and SEAs (MEIODYSSEA)
Representative research organization: Institut français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)
2) Project title: Holistic Genomic Approach to Asia-Pacific Marine Biodiversity
Representative research organization: Tohoku University
3) Project title: Deep-sea Archaic Refugia in Karst (D-ARK) (Japanese site)
Representative research organization: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
4) Project title: Next Generation Seafloor Mapping Tools
Representative research organization: University of New Hampshire Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping
Representative research organization: Institut français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)
2) Project title: Holistic Genomic Approach to Asia-Pacific Marine Biodiversity
Representative research organization: Tohoku University
3) Project title: Deep-sea Archaic Refugia in Karst (D-ARK) (Japanese site)
Representative research organization: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
4) Project title: Next Generation Seafloor Mapping Tools
Representative research organization: University of New Hampshire Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping