Deadline: 10-Feb-24
The Japan Foundation is currently accepting applications for the Small Grant Program.
This program provides grants to cover partial expenses to implement projects concerning Japan, in the field of Arts & Culture and Japanese Studies. International cultural exchange to promote deeper understanding of Japan including projects to enhance Japanese studies in Thailand.
Priorities
- Promotion of deeper understanding of Japanese arts and culture among the people of Thailand and this region
- Joint-research and conferences whose results will be published
- Projects that would further promote and expand the horizon of Japanese studies in the field of humanities or social sciences
- Lower priority will be given to the projects based on existing partnerships, such as agreements between universities and sister institution relationships
- Potential for development into new projects
- Innovative approaches or pioneering elements in the themes and contents
Funding Information
- The Japan Foundation, Bangkok’s contribution will not exceed 50,000 Baht.
- Even when the application is approved, this does not mean that all the requested amount of money will be provided.
Eligible Projects
- Projects concerning Japan (Arts and Culture/Japanese Studies)
- International art and cultural exchange events implemented in Thailand, Cambodia and Laos such as art exhibitions, performing arts or film screenings to promote deeper understanding of Japanese arts and culture among the people in Thailand and this region. This category also includes projects to enhance Japanese studies in Thailand, Cambodia and Laos such as joint-research, conferences, seminars and intensive courses.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants should be non-profit organizations (e.g. universities, research institutes and academic associations, NGO/NPOs) located in Thailand, Cambodia or Laos.
- In principle, the project should be carried out in the country where the Applicant is based.
- Applicants should carry out the project as an institution and should cover a part of the cost.
- The project should be implemented and completed within a Japanese fiscal year (from April 1 to March 31 the following year).
- If the need for the project is acknowledged, plans that continue over a year are also eligible for the program but at a maximum of three years. Applications must be submitted and screened every year.
- Applicants must have a bank account capable of accepting grants from the Japan Foundation, Bangkok. A bank account may also be opened before remittance. In case the bank account is the account of individual, certified letter will have to be submitted to state the relationship between applicant organization and individual.
Ineligible
- Applications from individuals or for-profit organizations are not accepted.
- In principle, organizations that have continually received support from the same program for the past three fiscal years are not eligible to submit applications for the fourth fiscal year. This is a measure to avoid giving ongoing support to the same applicants and to distribute grants to as many applicants as possible.
- The following projects are not eligible:
- Projects dealing solely with topics in the field of natural science
- Commercial activities, missionary activities, political activities and election campaigns
- Activities in support of specific doctrines or claims
- Capital fund and endowment drives, debt reduction, donations, public relations campaigns, advertising, creation or support of awards or grants
- Purchase of land
- Design, construction or maintenance of buildings or monuments
- Projects that focus on developing weapons and military technology
- Procurement of equipment
For more information, visit Japan Foundation.