In principle, applicants must be scientists residing in Japan. Scientists residing overseas should consult with their principal investigator in advance regarding the details.

Call for research proposals
The deadline for the application of the JURC-DES facilities in FY2026 2nd is
August 23, 2026 at 12:00 JST
Starting with this call for applications, we will be partially changing the application process to an online application system using Microsoft Forms. For details, please refer to the application guidelines and the information on our website.

When submitting your application, please refer to the Call for Proposals and follow the steps below. Prepare the required forms → Complete the Forms for the preliminary consultation → Preliminary consultation → Complete the Forms for the main application and upload the required forms → Application received

*If you are applying for multiple projects, please complete both the preliminary consultation and main application Forms for each individual application.
*Links to the Forms are provided in the middle of this page and within the Call for Proposals.
*If you do not receive the automatic confirmation email after submitting your Forms responses, please contact the MaCRI Office.

●Manuals and Application Forms
Please confirm the following documents before applying.

●Research Equipment
When submitting your application, please complete the Microsoft Forms for preliminary consultation and, following the instructions in the automated email, be sure to hold a preliminary meeting with the person in charge of each piece of equipment listed in the “Research Instruments List.”

● Prior Consultation and Formal Appilcation: Online Forms
Please submit your application using the Microsoft Forms link below (please use the form for your specific category). The form supports two languages: Japanese and English.

●Documents needed to submit after application adaptation
※Reports submitted in FY2021［PDF］［Word］

●Application form for throughout the year
If an urgent request for use arises after the application deadline, please use this form and submit your application via the Microsoft Forms for preliminary consultation and the Microsoft Forms for the formal application, following the same procedure as described above.

●Download link for all Application Guidelines and Application Forms

●Please make sure you write correctly for each item on the application form. We found there are many errors on an item of “Owners” of samples you may analyze.
For example,
The owner of sediment core samples obtained by IODP Chikyu is JAMSTEC.
The owners of sediment core samples obtained by IODP Joides Resolution, ODP Joides Resolution, DSDP Glomer Challenger are NSF.

●【Acknowledgement Statement】We kindly ask that MaCRI with assigned numbers is included in the acknowledgements of papers based on research carried out with support from the MaCRI’s Joint Usage/Research program.
The indication of MaCRI in your papers will have significant and crucial effects on the evaluation of MaCRI by MEXT. Without the indication, the papers could not be counted as achievements of the MaCRI’s Joint Usage/Research program.

●Research Results Report: Research results in a fixed format (Excel file) must be submitted to MaCRI. These may include academic papers, presentations at academic conferences, bachelor’s thesis, master’s thesis, or doctoral thesis. Please also provide with a copy of these research results. The author’s name(s), affiliation, paper title, journal volumes, and assigned number will be published in MaCRI’s official reports or its website.

●Even if you are a partner researcher collaborating with MaCRI faculty professors on research projects, you may apply for the Joint Usage/Research program if you wish to use MaCRI’s research equipment.

●We typically call for applicants twice a fiscal year. However, we established a new application category that allows applications throughout the year. This is only applicable when researchers need to use MaCRI’s facility due to the following urgent example reasons:
（1）You found that research instrument you planned to use was broken and it took some time to fix it.
（2）You cannot use research instruments under the emergency, such as earthquakes or other natural hazards.
（3）You need to analyze some core samples immediately for your research projects, approved to another research grant-in-aid or competitive funds, after you apply the Joint Usage/Research program.
（4）When there are other compelling reasons (should be related to the above three items).

●We kindly asked students who participat in the Joint Usage/Research Program to obtain insurance that covers bodily injury caused during educational and research activities, known as ‘Personal Accident Insurance for Students Pursuing Education and Research.’ Since FY2007, it has mandatory for all students participating the Joint Usage/Research Program to have insurance that provides indemnify against any damages to others’ properties resulting from their educational and research activities.

Kochi University and JAMSTEC collaborate to operate the Kochi Core Center. The Joint Usage/Research Program is implemented with significant support from JAMSTEC.

● If you are a participant of the Joint Usage/Research Project, you have the option to stay in the Kosei Kaikan, which translates to a building for students’ welfare. The building is conveniently located on the same campus as MaCRI. The building underwent renovations in March 2010. For more detailed information or to inquie about accommodations fees, please refer to the webpage provided.

● The MaCRI faculty professors or the Secretariat of National Joint Usage/Research Center will reserve your room at the Kosei Kaikan. If you would like to use it, please tell them in advance. >(Attention: Please do not apply directly to the Treasurer of the General Affairs and Accounting Group, General Affairs Section of the General Affairs Department).

● The Kosei Kaikan has 8 single rooms and 1 Japanese-style single room, each equipped with a bathroom, a refrigerator, and a TV. Additionally, there are 5 rooms with a bunk bed, primarily intended for students, which do not have a bathroom. Students have access to a public kitchen, public baths, and laundry facilities including washing machines and dryers.

● Meals are available exclusively at the Seikyo Co-op building on Monobe Campus. Please note that during the spring, summer and winter break, it is open only around noon on weekdays.

● If the Kosei Kaikan is fully booked, please consider using other accommodations around the campus. We can provide you with a list of these accommodations. Feel free to ask either the Secretariat of National Joint Usage/Research Center or your supervisor for more information.