Internal funding
Waseda University Grants for Special Research Projects (“Tokutei Kadai”)
Supporting individual researchers in the construction and maintenance of an autonomous research environment
Individual Research Allowance
A research fund issued to each department in order to support the individual academic research conducted by Tenured Faculty, Assistant Professor (without tenure) and the assistant.
External funding & Collaboration
The Cross-Ministerial Research and Development Management System (e-Rad)
A cross-ministerial system enabling online management of research and development work through the Competitive Funding System run by Japanese ministries and agencies and other open research funding systems.
Overview of JSPS Application Support Services
The International Office offer the following application completion support services to those wishing to apply for the international collaboration programs offered by the JSPS, namely the Core-to-Core Program, the Japanese-German Graduate Externship, the A3 Foresight Program (Japan, China and Korea), and the International Joint Research Programs (JRPS, PIRE, ORA, G8-RCI) .
JSPS Research Fellowships for Young Scientists
JSPS’s program which gives excellent young researchers the opportunity to concentrate on research.
Publication
Support for Academic Paper Publication
Support program for expense related to submitting articles such as translation, proofreading, article publication, etc.
Support Program for Publication in High Impact Journals
Subsidize expenses related to the publication in “high-impact journals”.
E-Resource Portal (i.e., databases, online journals by collection, e-books by collection)
E-resources that Waseda subscribes to as well as useful websites selected by our librarians.
International collaborative research & Invitation
International Collaborations supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
JSPS offers a variety of programs to invite overseas researchers to Japan for the promotion of international scientific cooperation.
International Scholar Services (ISS)
The Overseas Researcher Program provides researchers at overseas institutions with an opportunity to conduct research under the guidance of a faculty member at Waseda University.
DAAD-Waseda University Partnership Programme
ドイツ国内の高等教育機関と早稲田大学との連携の構築・強化、および共同研究促進に対する資金援助を行います
Services provided by Overseas Bases
ブリュッセルオフィス等、世界10カ国・地域に15の拠点を有しています。各拠点ではそれぞれの規模や特性に応じた研究支援（研究者のマッチング等）を行っています。
Academic conference, Symposium & Academic society
Academic Society Conference Travel Subsidy and International Academic Conference Travel Subsidy
Subsidize travel expenses for academic conferences, international conferences and international symposia.
Subsidy for Holding a National Meeting
If a nation-wide academic association involving our university’s Tenured Faculty will hold a nation-wide research meeting/conference at our university, we will subsidize the expenses associated with the event.
Subsidies for presenting a thesis at international academic conference and for miscellaneous costs related to research activities
This subsidy is mainly for doctoral students who give a presentation at an international research conference.
Subsidy for Association Expenses
Support for the activities of a large scale academic association to which our university’s Tenured Faculty belongs, and where we have a secretariat office at our university.
Scholarly output & Management of intellectual property rights
Support for Academic Paper Publication
Support program for expense related to submitting articles such as translation, proofreading, article publication, etc.
Support Program for Publication in High Impact Journals
Subsidize expenses related to the publication in “high-impact journals”.
Facilities, IT & Library support
IT service navigation
We provide various IT services, rent software (anti-virus software, Office, SPSS Statistics, etc.) and various AV devices (projectors, video cameras, etc.).
Securing research time, Outsourcing & Employing research assistant
Work-Life Balance Support
Childcare and researcher support provided by Office for Promotion of Equality and Diversity.
Research support for “Life Events”
This support is for researchers of Waseda University who are on maternity or childcare leave; it is intended to support the continuation of their research activities by allocating research support staff and research assistants.