Deadline: 14-Sep-2024
The Japan Foundation is providing grants to cover partial expenses to implement arts and cultural projects which promote deeper understanding of Japan or/and encourage cultural collaborations between Japan and Indonesia or East Timor.
Priorities
- Projects which promote deeper understanding of Japanese arts and culture among the people of Indonesia and this region.
- Projects with elements of collaborations between Japan and Indonesia or East Timor.
- Projects which will expand the networks of professionals in the field of arts and culture.
- Projects with high potential for the development into sustainable projects.
- Projects whose outcomes have a lasting significance within relevant fields, rather than being a one-off event.
- Projects which contribute in developing a foundation for international cultural exchanges by nurturing those who can take the lead in international cultural exchange between Japan and Indonesia or East Timor.
Funding Information
- The Japan Foundation, Jakarta contribution will not exceed IDR 50,000,000.
Eligible Projects
- Qualified Projects
- Projects concerning Japan Art and cultural events which promote deeper understanding of Japan, such as art exhibitions, performances, film showing, or workshops which introduce arts and culture from Japan.
- Cultural Collaborations between Japan and Indonesia/East Timor
- Collaborative projects between Japan and Indonesia or East Timor in the field of arts and culture, such as co-created performances, co-curated art exhibitions, and joint workshops and conferences. Bilateral collaborative projects as well as multilateral projects that involve countries other than the target areas are also eligible.
Duties of Applicants
- Applicants must be able to run the project with full respect to the local laws, regulations and health protocols, as well as to fulfill the responsibility that comes from receiving support from governmental funding. It is the applicant’s duty to conduct clear accounting, publicity, and reporting.
- The grant will only cover partial costs of the project: the grant will not cover 100% of the cost. Projects must be based on cost-sharing, and applicants are encouraged to find other resources along with this grant, such as sponsors, grants, donations, revenue generation (e.g. ticket sales) and participation fees, as well as the applicant’s own funding.
- If it is necessary to apply for a visa for the foreign artist, such as performance or shooting visas, the applicant must fulfill the duty of obtaining it for the foreign artist as well as permits from the local authorities for hosting the event, wherever applicable.
- Applicants must not be receiving any support from other Japan Foundation resources for the same project, including grants from the Japan Foundation headquarters’ grant in Tokyo, and local grants from other Japan Foundation offices in other countries.
- Recurring applications from the same applicant in the same fiscal year will not be accepted.
- In principle, grants will not be provided to organizations that have received support as part of the same program for three consecutive fiscal years, unless the Japan Foundation, Jakarta assesses that there is strong justification for the continuation of the project.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants shall be non-profit organizations (e.g. universities, non-profit cultural institutions, NGO/NPOs) located in Indonesia or East Timor.
- Applicants shall carry out the project as institutions and shall cover a part of the cost.
- Projects shall be completed by January 31st, 2025.
- Applicants must have a bank account capable of accepting grants from the Japan Foundation, Jakarta. The bank account may also be opened before remittance.
Ineligible
- Applications from individual or for-profit organizations are not accepted.
- 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
- Activities which do not have any specific relation to Japan in terms of theme or guest.
- Japanese cultural day/festival without guests from Japan.
For more information, visit The Japan Foundation.