Deadline: 31 October 2017
The Sumitomo Foundation is inviting applicants for its Research Projects with an aim to enhance mutual understanding between Asian countries and Japan through promoting research projects in the field of the social sciences or humanities that are related to Japan.
Areas of Research
Any research project, mainly in the field of social sciences or humanities that is related to Japan.
Notes: The following projects are not eligible:
- Research projects for profit making or those conceivably conducive to profit making.
- Contracted research projects for a third party.
- Research projects which have been already substantially completed.
- This grant is not a scholarship, a fellowship or a grant for publication of research results alone.
Funding Information
- Budget Total: ¥50 million.
- Grant Amount for Each Project: Maximum ¥2.0 million (¥0.2- ¥1.3 million in fiscal 2016)
- Number of Projects: Approximately 80
- Grant Period: One year (April 2018 through March 2019), but can be extended by another one year maximum if required with specific reason
Eligibility Criteria
The applicant must:
- be a researcher of Asian (non Japanese) nationality (For fiscal 2017, priority is given to East and Southeast Asian nationals.),
- be living outside Japan during the grant period in item II.4 below. (Please do not apply if you intend to stay in Japan for more than six months during the grant period as a student, visiting professor, etc.), and
- take personal responsibilities for conducting the proposed research project.
How to Apply
- Applications form both in English and in Japanese can be also downloaded from the given website in the format of PDF or Word).
- The Application for Form duly filled in and signed shall be submitted together with a letter of recommendation, free-form from a person with an academic background by international courier or registered airmail.
Eligible Countries: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
For more information, please visit Research Projects.