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Event Date: August 1, 2025, 2:36 PM – 3:08 PM
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Innovation Youth Season 4 (Academic Year 2025)
Innovation Youth is a developmental project that supports the research mindset of teenagers. Rather than aiming to discover outstanding research results or exceptional talent, the goal of the project is to foster learning and personal growth through the research process itself.
Participants engage in research based on their own interests and sense of challenge. With guidance from mentors—including researchers and entrepreneurs—they work toward the Final Stage (final presentation), deepening their ideas and refining their projects along the way.
Those already conducting research are, of course, welcome—but so are students who have a theme they wish to explore or an idea for solving a problem.
This program is organized by the Japan Association for the Advancement of Science (JAAS) and co-hosted by the Social Cluster of the Kyushu University Institute for Asian and Oceanian Studies (QAOS)!
Participants engage in research based on their own interests and sense of challenge. With guidance from mentors—including researchers and entrepreneurs—they work toward the Final Stage (final presentation), deepening their ideas and refining their projects along the way.
Those already conducting research are, of course, welcome—but so are students who have a theme they wish to explore or an idea for solving a problem.
This program is organized by the Japan Association for the Advancement of Science (JAAS) and co-hosted by the Social Cluster of the Kyushu University Institute for Asian and Oceanian Studies (QAOS)!
Details
- Date
- 2025/8/01 ~ 2025/9/30
- Registration
- https://forms.gle/XZttxQQsAvtCCGVw9
- Style
- Zoom
- Contact
- Toru Oga (Faculty of Law)
toga★law.kyushu-u.ac.jp（Please replace ★ to ＠）
Official Website
https://jaas.science/lp_iy2025/
Social Media
Twitter: https://twitter.com/IY_JAAS
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/innovationyouth22/
Application Guidelines for Innovation Youth Season 4
Eligibility:
- Teenagers applying as individuals or in groups
- Group applications are limited to a maximum of 6 members per group
- Suitable for junior high and high school students
- University and technical college students may apply only if they have not yet been assigned to a research lab
- Elementary school students are welcome to participate with a parent or guardian
- Those not enrolled in formal schools (as defined under Japan's School Education Act) are also welcome
- No nationality restrictions, but please note: All evaluations and presentations will be conducted in Japanese
Participation Fee: Free of charge.
However, participants are responsible for preparing any materials or resources needed for their research.
Application Period:
August 1 (Fri) – September 30 (Tue), 2025
Apply via the official form:
https://forms.gle/XZttxQQsAvtCCGVw9
Program Schedule
(1) First Stage (Document Screening)
August 1 (Fri) – September 30 (Tue), 2025
- Submit your application through the online form (deadline: September 30)
- Selected applicants will be contacted by email
- Mentors will be assigned to successful applicants; with their support, participants will begin preparing for the next stage
(2)Second Stage (Online Midterm Presentation)
November 29 (Sat) – November 30 (Sun), 2025
(3)Final Stage (Online Final Presentation)
March 14 (Sat) – March 15 (Sun), 2026
About the Organizing Body
The Innovation Youth Organizing Committee is a group of volunteers within the nonprofit Japan Association for the Advancement of Science (JAAS), established under the slogan “Brighter Sciences. Brighter Japan." The Innovation Youth program began in 2022 and is now entering its fourth year.
Innovation Youth Organizing Committee Members:
Toru Oga (Kyushu University / Chair)
Motoaki Baba (Yokohama National University)
Seiko Miyahara (Tanemaki Mebuki)
https://jaas.science/lp_iy2025/
Social Media
Twitter: https://twitter.com/IY_JAAS
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/innovationyouth22/
Application Guidelines for Innovation Youth Season 4
Eligibility:
- Teenagers applying as individuals or in groups
- Group applications are limited to a maximum of 6 members per group
- Suitable for junior high and high school students
- University and technical college students may apply only if they have not yet been assigned to a research lab
- Elementary school students are welcome to participate with a parent or guardian
- Those not enrolled in formal schools (as defined under Japan's School Education Act) are also welcome
- No nationality restrictions, but please note: All evaluations and presentations will be conducted in Japanese
Participation Fee: Free of charge.
However, participants are responsible for preparing any materials or resources needed for their research.
Application Period:
August 1 (Fri) – September 30 (Tue), 2025
Apply via the official form:
https://forms.gle/XZttxQQsAvtCCGVw9
Program Schedule
(1) First Stage (Document Screening)
August 1 (Fri) – September 30 (Tue), 2025
- Submit your application through the online form (deadline: September 30)
- Selected applicants will be contacted by email
- Mentors will be assigned to successful applicants; with their support, participants will begin preparing for the next stage
(2)Second Stage (Online Midterm Presentation)
November 29 (Sat) – November 30 (Sun), 2025
(3)Final Stage (Online Final Presentation)
March 14 (Sat) – March 15 (Sun), 2026
About the Organizing Body
The Innovation Youth Organizing Committee is a group of volunteers within the nonprofit Japan Association for the Advancement of Science (JAAS), established under the slogan “Brighter Sciences. Brighter Japan." The Innovation Youth program began in 2022 and is now entering its fourth year.
Innovation Youth Organizing Committee Members:
Toru Oga (Kyushu University / Chair)
Motoaki Baba (Yokohama National University)
Seiko Miyahara (Tanemaki Mebuki)
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