PI Personnel Cost System
As part of the improvement of the competitive research funding system, the government has made it possible for Principal Investigators (PIs) to, at their request, pay their own personnel expenses from direct expenses of competitive research funding, etc. This allows universities and other institutions to use the financial resources that they had been spending on PI personnel expenses for initiatives that contribute to improving the research performance of PIs and strengthening the research capabilities of their institutions, at their own discretion.
In response to this, our university introduced this system in 2022, expanding the scope to include joint research funds and contracted research funds from the private sector. As our university is active in industry-academia collaboration, many of the system's uses have been privately funded. The financial resources obtained through this system have been used for incentives for PIs, personnel costs related to the early promotion of young Faculty Member, expanding diversity, and expanding research support personnel. Going forward, the university will continue to expand the use of this system to strengthen the research capabilities of both researchers and the university.
On this page, we will publish the utilization policy and actual utilization results of the financial resources secured through this system.
Utilization Policy
Policy for utilizing financial resources
Usage history
[Reference] Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Research Portal PI Personnel Cost System (on-campus only)