Who Search for Research Grant for What and When?

Yusuke Yamamoto; Keigo Imai; Taketo Tsugehara

doi:10.52731/iee.v2.i1.57

Yusuke Yamamoto Kyoto University
Keigo Imai Kyoto University
Taketo Tsugehara Kyoto University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52731/iee.v2.i1.57

Keywords: funding opportunity, log analysis, research administration, service design

Abstract

We analyze access logs of the research grant search engines in our university to understand researchers’ needs for funding opportunities. Through an analysis of university grant search engine access logs, we present (1) the features of popular grants for researchers, (2) the reasons for grant needs, and (3) the timing of grant seeking. Our analysis of the data suggests that larger number of researchers look for small-scale funding opportunities and the researchers often want budgets for indirect-research purposes such as human development, publication, and holding of conferences. The results show that researchers’ needs for funding opportunities can be comprehensively and cost-effectively investigated using access logs to design and improve university research administration/promotion services without direct communication with the researchers.

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