Allowed. The funder lets applicants use AI, and applicants answer for everything they submit.
What applicants may do
What the funder asks of applicants
- The contents of the Research Proposal Document must be original and planned by the applicant. [1][2][3][5][6]
- Applicants must comply with research ethics. Plagiarism and misappropriation of others' research contents are strictly impermissible. [1][2][3][5][6]
- The researcher is responsible for making appropriate decisions about generative AI use. The risks named are inadvertent copyright infringement and leakage of personal and confidential information. [1][2][3][4][5][6]
Rules for reviewers
Where this comes from
The funder's own words, from its own pages.
KAKENHI FY2026 Application Procedures (opens in a new tab)
Please note that the use of generative AI in the preparation of the Research Proposal Document causes the risk of inadvertent infringement of copyright and leakage of personal information and confidential information.
It is the responsibility of the individual researcher to make appropriate decisions about the usage of generative AI.
KAKENHI FY2026 Call for Applications (Transformative Research Areas) (opens in a new tab)
Please note that the use of generative AI in the preparation of the Research Proposal Document causes the risk of inadvertent infringement of copyright and leakage of personal information and confidential information.
・No content of the Research Proposal Documents or other relevant materials, in whole or in part, should be entered into generative AI or other similar technologies.
KAKENHI FY2024 Application Procedures (opens in a new tab)
Therefore, the contents of the Research Proposal Document must be original planned by the applicant.
KAKENHI FY2025 Handbook for Researchers (opens in a new tab)
It is the responsibility of the researcher to make appropriate decisions about the usage of generative AI.
KAKENHI Scientific Research (Kiban) FY2026 Call for Applications (opens in a new tab)
・No content of the Research Proposal Documents or other relevant materials, in whole or in part, should be entered into generative AI or other similar technologies.
Plagiarism and/or misappropriation of the research contents of others are strictly impermissible.
KAKENHI Research Activity Start-up FY2026 Call for Applications (opens in a new tab)
Applicants must comply with research ethics.
See Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)'s programs
This is a reading of what the funder has published, and it is not legal advice. A solicitation can set its own rule, so read the funding announcement before a PI applies.