Academic crowdfunding platform "academist"
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For Companies

Collaborate with university researchers,
and implement new value
in society.

For Companies

Collaborate with university researchers,
and implement new value
in society.

academist is advancing various initiatives aimed at realizing an "open academic industry".

As the network of researchers expands, we have received inquiries from various companies such as "We want to continuously interact with young researchers", "We want to discover research seeds", and "We want to build connections with research labs in specific areas". Therefore, academist operates "academist Grant," a research grant support service that connects researchers and companies for support.

academist Grant

academist Grant aims to connect academia's knowledge with new value creation by creating touchpoints between academic researchers and companies through research grants, contributing to society.

How academist Grant Works

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Academist's partner companies recruit researchers in the format of "◯◯ × academist Grant". The tasks related to recruitment (creating special pages, recruiting researchers, hosting online information sessions, creating and distributing posters, creating and tallying entry forms, etc.) are carried out by Academist.

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We review the entries and select researchers who are compatible with your company's vision and what you want to achieve.

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Selected researchers receive research funding in the most suitable way (such as donations or joint research funds) for their research projects as applied during entry. Your company will regularly exchange views with selected researchers to gain insights into research trends and explore collaboration possibilities.

Why Choose academist Grant

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{:"Optimized recruitment design for company needs"=>"The strength of academist Grant is in organizing and articulating how researchers can contribute to the future you want to achieve, leading to better collaboration. We design recruitment tailored to your company's needs without being bound by formats."}

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{:"Visionary young researcher community"=>"academist is utilized by visionary young researchers, fostering active interactions within the community. By delivering the best recruitment to the most suitable researchers, we aim to improve both company and researcher values."}

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{:"Nationwide information dissemination to universities and research institutions"=>"academist has a network with over 200 universities and research institutions. We share visions with these institutions daily, building trust. By continuously enhancing the brand power of academist Grant, we achieve comprehensive information dissemination nationwide."}

Examples of Using academist Grant

Frequently Asked Questions about academist Grant

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It is possible to reach researchers in all fields. academist Grant designs researcher recruitment methods based on the challenges your company wants to solve and promotes them. Promotion includes announcements to the academist researcher network, nationwide universities and research institutions, as well as utilizing social media and hosting online events.

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academist Grant designs programs based on your company's vision beyond solving specific challenges, thus its strength lies in matching with researchers who have related technical expertise rather than specific solutions. As a result, unexpected matches or collaborations have occurred, leading to insights and potential collaborations. If you are interested in borrowing the expertise of engineers or researchers to realize your company's vision and achieve future collaborations, please contact us.

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It depends on the project's objectives, but many companies implement it with budgets ranging from 3 to 10 million yen, including research grants. We can flexibly adjust according to your company's needs, so please feel free to consult us.

academist Prize

academist Prize is a project where researchers connect with diverse stakeholders outside their expertise through monthly support crowdfunding, milestone events, and interactions in the Slack community, expanding their research fanbase.

How academist Prize Works

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Researchers use academist Fanclub to share their research activities for one year.

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Individual supporters support researchers starting from 300 yen per month and view monthly activity reports.

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Events are held several times a year, distributing a total research fund of 1 million yen using Quadratic Voting.

Results

Frequently Asked Questions about academist Prize

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Companies can support individual projects or participate as sponsors of academist Prize. Please take a look at academist Fanclub projects to see the challenges of young researchers.

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The benefits vary for each participating company, but most are interested in achieving long-term collaborations with researchers, gaining insights for new businesses by participating in the researcher community, and increasing awareness of supporting researchers. There are also cases where sponsoring academist Prize led to internal seminars by participating researchers.

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We offer proposals tailored to your company's budget, from the Bronze plan (starting from 10,000 yen per month) to title sponsors. If you have any interest, please feel free to contact us!

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