Grants

We gratefully acknowledge financial support from the following sources.

External Funding (Principal Investigator)
JST ASPIRE FOR RISING SCIENTISTS 2025–2029
Realization of spin qubits using floating electrons on solid neon
PI: Erika Kawakami  |  Total: ¥68,790k
Sumitomo Foundation Basic Science Research Grant 2026–2027
Research on controlled deposition and characterization of solid neon in cryogenic environments
PI: Erika Kawakami  |  Total: ¥3,000k
Hattori Hokokai Foundation Engineering Research Grant 2025–2026
Strong coupling between microwave photons and plasmons in a pure physical system
PI: Erika Kawakami  |  Total: ¥1,000k
Murata Science Foundation Research Grant 2025–2026
Demonstration of qubit readout technology using a tunnel diode oscillator
PI: Erika Kawakami  |  Total: ¥4,720k
JST FOREST 2021–2027
Realization of qubits using electrons on the surface of helium
PI: Erika Kawakami  |  Total: ¥50,000k
Yazaki Memorial Foundation for Science and Technology General Research Grant 2022–2025
Development of a cryogenic microwave source toward qubit scale-up
PI: Erika Kawakami  |  Total: ¥2,000k
JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists 2018–2021
Establishing qubit state readout technology using a tunnel diode
PI: Erika Kawakami  |  Total: ¥3,640k
JST PRESTO 2017–2020
Toward a universal digital quantum computer using electrons on the surface of helium
PI: Erika Kawakami  |  Total: ¥40,000k
External Funding (Co-Investigator)
JST ASPIRE Japan-UK Collaborative Research 2025–2030
Large-scale integration of semiconductor quantum dot technology
Japan PI: Tetsuo Kodera  |  UK PI: Shinya Kataoka
Co-investigator: Asher Jennings  |  Share: ¥50,000k
JST Q-LEAP Human Resource Development 2020–2023
Online course and summer school development program for quantum technology education
PI: Atsushi Noguchi
Co-investigator: Erika Kawakami  |  Share: ¥1,200k
Other
RIKEN
Hakubi Program · Cluster for Pioneering Research · Center for Quantum Computing
PI: Erika Kawakami
OIST KICKS
PI: Denis Konstantinov  |  Co-investigator: Erika Kawakami
RIKEN Incentive Research Project
PI: Asher Jennings