Kyusoukai Fund

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Summary

Kyusokai was established through a donation to the Kyushu University Robert T. Huang Entrepreneurship Center (QREC) from President Hardy TS Kagimoto, a graduate of the Kyushu University School of Medicine and founder of HEALIOS K.K. The purpose of the Kyusoukai is to support the development of human resources who will support the future of Japan through the organization of founders who graduated from Kyushu University.
The Kyusoukai Scrape Fund Incentive is looking for Kyushu University students who are aware of the current situation, recognize social issues that need to be solved, and with a constructive and critical spirit, wish to solve social issues with social implementation through business in the future.

*The Kyusoukai Fund [General Course] has been operating since fiscal year 2022 thanks to a donation from Mr. Hardy TS Kagimoto.
*The Kyusoukai Fund [Medical, Dental, and Pharmaceutical Course] has been operated with donations from Saisei Ventures since the 2025 academic year.

Support

【General Course】【Re-enrollment Course / Current Students】

• An incentive grant of 1,000,000 to 2,500,000 yen per year will be provided. The amount will be determined based on the applicant’s proposed concept and planned activities.
• The incentive grant will be disbursed in two installments. The first installment, amounting to 30%, will be paid in June. Following the alignment session held in July, the remaining 70% will be disbursed in August.
• Additional grant support: Following the midterm review conducted in October, and subject to a request for additional support from the student as well as an evaluation by the mentor, additional funding will be provided in November.
  *Since the incentive is considered income, recipients must file their own tax returns.
• Face-to-face and remote support provided by QREC faculty and Kyusoukai mentors.

Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical Course

• Grant:
  1. An incentive grant of 500,000 to 1,000,000 yen per year will be provided. The amount will be determined based on the applicant’s planned activities.
  2. The incentive grant will be disbursed in two installments. The first installment (30%) will be paid in June, and following the alignment session held in July, the second installment (70%) will be paid in August.
  3. Additional grant support: Following the midterm review conducted in October, and subject to a request for additional support from the student as well as an evaluation by the mentor, additional funding will be provided in November.
  Note: As the incentive grant is considered taxable income, recipients are responsible for completing their own income tax filing procedures.

【Re-enrollment Course / Graduates】

• Granting of the title “Robert T. Huang Entrepreneurship Center Advisor.”
• Honorarium for services rendered in programs and lectures provided by QREC.
• Granting access rights to QREC facilities (BasE, ToP).
• Spot mentoring support.

Eligibility for Application

【General Course】
Students enrolled at Kyushu University (including those currently studying abroad, planning to study abroad, or on leave of absence)

【Medical, Dental, and Pharmaceutical Sciences Course】
Students enrolled in Kyushu University’s doctoral or master’s programs aiming to obtain a Ph.D. or M.D. in scientific fields such as medicine, pharmacy, chemistry, biology, engineering, agriculture, dentistry, AI and machine learning, or computer science (including those currently studying abroad, planning to study abroad, or on leave of absence).

【Re-Support Course / Current Students】
Students currently enrolled at Kyushu University who have previously been selected for the Kyushu University Kyusoukai Scrutiny Fund (General/Medical, Dental, Pharmaceutical)

【Re-Support Course / Graduates】
Individuals who were previously selected for the Kyushu University Kyusoukai Scrutiny Fund (General/Medical, Dental, Pharmaceutical Course) and are no longer enrolled at Kyushu University, such as graduates.

Mentors

Faculty in Charge of Kyuso-kai

Schedule

• From Selection to Final Debriefing Participation in all is required
• Please be advised that the schedule may be subject to change.

Please check the schedule for the 2025 academic year here.

Application Guidelines

Kyuusoukai Fellowship

While providing scholarships that give students the freedom to work on ways to solve social problems that need to be solved, the Kyuusoukai also organizes the Kyuusoukai Fellowship. The Kyuusoukai Fellowship is an alumni association of Kyuusoukai Fellows. It connects fellows beyond the time of their adoption and helps them connect with the necessary contacts and resources in Japan and abroad through mentors and university networks.

It is a badge of honor for the Fellows to be a member of the Kyuusoukai Fellowship, which recognizes essential and major social issues and persistently seeks solutions to social problems using business forms with a constructive and critical spirit, without being distracted by easy ideas or fads.

■The appeal of Kyusokai cannot be conveyed only through its Web page. We deliver the real voices of our members.

Companies founded by Kyusoukai Fellows

Past Adopters

News

Noguchi-san from the second term won the Best Design Award at “c0mpiled-San Fransokyo”.

Third-term student Iwabuchi-san won the Grand Prize in the second cohort of the “Social X Acceleration” program.

Ozawa-san of the second cohort has been selected for the “2024 PARKS Startup Creation Program.”

Affiliation is as of the year of adoption.

FY2025

General Course

Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical Course

Fiscal Year 2024

FY2023

Fiscal Year 2022