On 6 February, the Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciences (JSPS) announced the recipients of its 2018 Ikushi Prize, including Yuta Kawamura, a KyotoU student detailed below.
The award ceremony took place Friday 8 March 2019 at the Japan Academy (Nippon Gakushi-in) in Tokyo.
| Name | Affiliation | Nominating organization | Research topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yuta Kawamura | Division of Cognitive Psychology in Education, Graduate School of Education | The Japanese Society of Social Psychology | Promotion and prevention factor of altruistic behavior: the effect of reputational concern |
The JSPS Ikushi Prize, established in 2010 and now in its ninth year, annually recognizes outstanding doctoral students who are expected to lead the development of Japanese academic research, so as to enhance their motivation for research and support their career development.
Kawamura is among this year's 18 awardees, selected from 155 nominees by a nine-member committee following a preliminary screening by the JSPS Research Center for Science Systems.
Related link
- JSPS Ikushi Prize
https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-ikushi-prize/index.html
