Deadline: 6-May-25
The Australia-Japan Foundation (AJF) is part of the IRGP. The AJF seeks to advance Australia’s engagement with Japan by supporting people-to-people linkages, promoting a contemporary image of Australia in Japan, and facilitating informed discussion on key bilateral foreign and trade policy issues.
The objectives of the AJF are:
- to increase awareness and understanding in Japan of shared interests with Australia
- to increase awareness and understanding in Australia of the importance of Japan to Australia as an economic and strategic partner
- to increase recognition in Japan of Australian excellence and expertise.
Objectives
- The objectives of the program are to promote people-to-people links and a contemporary and positive image of Australia and support for the Australian Government’s international policy goals
- The intended outcomes are:
- strengthened bilateral relationships in areas of mutual interest with particular countries and regions
- international networks, collaboration and connections between institutions and communities to build understanding, trust and influence
- enhanced Australian international reputation and reach through the promotion of our economic, creative and cultural, sporting, innovation and science, and education assets
- increased understanding of Australians of the cultures and opportunities in each of these countries.
Priority Areas
- Priority areas for the 2025 round are:
- Society, culture and sport
- Economic diplomacy and geopolitics
- Education and Australian studies
- Scientific innovation
- Communication, information and advocacy
- In addition, the AJF encourages the following core principles to be considered in applications:
- gender equality
- recognition/inclusion of First Nations people
- recognition/inclusion of diversity
Funding Information
- In 2025-26, a total of up to $780,000 is available for this grant opportunity. They will consider grant applications for a minimum of $10,000 to a maximum of $50,000 for a period of one year.
- In addition, funding requests of maximum $80,000 for a one-year grant, as well as multi-year grants of maximum $50,000 per year for up to three years may be considered in exceptional circumstances.
Duration
- The maximum grant period is one year for a single year project or three years for a multi-year project.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible you must:
- Be one of the following entity types:
- have an Australian Business Number (ABN), Australian Company Number (ACN), or Indigenous Corporation Number (ICN)
- an Australian consortium with a lead organisation
- an Australian registered charity or not-for-profit organisation
- an Australian local government body
- an Australian State/Territory government body
- a corporate Commonwealth entity
- an Australian statutory authority
- an Australian citizen or permanent resident of Australia
- a Japanese citizen or organisation.
- Be one of the following entity types:
Ineligibility Criteria
- You are not eligible to apply if you are:
- an institution/organisation, or your project partner is an institution/organisation
- a previous applicant who has not provided a full and satisfactory acquittal of an earlier DFAT grant
For more information, visit Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.