Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI) is inviting the General Proposals for the 2026A (April 2026 – September 2026, tentative). Interested parties are encouraged to apply. Please read the following instructions in full before preparing your application. 

1. General Proposal

The General Proposal is for non-proprietary research; users must publish their research result in a refereed journal or equivalent (refereed proceedings, Doctoral thesis, etc.) and are exempt from paying the beamtime fee. For research to be considered non-proprietary, users must (1) submit a NanoTerasu Experiment Summary Report within 60 days of the completion of each experiment and (2) publish their research in the form of a refereed journal (incl. refereed proceedings and Doctoral thesis), or a technical journal approved by JASRI, and register the published works with the Publications Database within three years from the end of the research term.

2. Research Period and Beamlines Available to Users

(1)  Research Period
From April 2026 to September 2026 (tentative)

(2) Beamlines Available to Users
Please refer to “Table 3 List of Public Beamlines” in the “Call for 2026A NanoTerasu Research Proposals”.

3. Proposal Submission

Applicants/project leaders are required to submit proposals online through the web-based proposal submission system. Before starting the application process, please first carefully read the “Call for 2026A NanoTerasu Research Proposals -Overview-.”

User Information Website (UI site) > My Page Login > Create and edit the assignment application form > New > General Proposal

To avoid losing work in the event of a browser crash or unexpected logout, you are strongly encouraged to first draft your application offline using the MS Word template available here.

4. Submission Deadline for Online Proposals

Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 10:00 am (Japan Time)

To avoid last-minute technical problems and possible network congestion caused by heavy online traffic, you are strongly encouraged to complete and submit your application well in advance of the deadline. If you have trouble completing/submitting your application online, please contact the Users Office (see 10. Contact) before the deadline. 

Upon successful submission, you will receive a confirmation email attached with a copy of the Agreement (Rules for Users) in PDF format. If you do not receive the confirmation email, please log in to the system and check if your proposal has been submitted successfully.

5. Proposal Review

The scientific and technical value, the degree of expectation to produce results, the necessity of NanoTerasu as a research tool, and the technical feasibility and safety of the experiment are comprehensively reviewed. Check “Basic Policies regarding Proposal Selection for Public Use at Specific Synchrotron Radiation Facilities Established by the National Institute of Quantum Science and Technology“.

6. Notification of Review Results

Review results will be available on “My Page” of the UI site in early February 2026.

7. Report Submission

Users are required to submit an Experiment Summary Report online within 60 days of their experiment. Submitted reports are made publicly available online two weeks after the report submission deadline for the last experiment of the term (60 days after the end of each half-year research term + two weeks). For details, click here.

8. Publication of Research Results

Publish your research in the form of a refereed journal (incl. refereed proceedings and Doctoral thesis), or a technical journal approved by JASRI, and register the published works with the Publications Database within three years from the end of the research term. In the publications, please clearly state that the results were obtained through the use of the NanoTerasu specifying the relevant experiment title and number.

Example of an Acknowledgement:

The synchrotron radiation experiments were performed at the BL#### of NanoTerasu with the approval of the Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI) (Proposal No. 2025B####).

For details, click here.

UI site > My Page Login > Publication Entry

9. Others

(1) Fees
For information about beamtime fee and user fees, please see “5. Fees” of the “Call for 2026A NanoTerasu Research Proposals – Overview –.”

(2) Deadline for Next-Term Proposals (2026B)
The deadline for 2026B proposals is June 2026.

10. Contact

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