Toshiba International Foundation’s 2021 Grants Program

Deadline: 30-Nov-20

The Toshiba International Foundation (TIFO) has launched the 2021 Grants Program to contribute to enhanced international understanding of japan by promoting cultural exchanges, including the organization and sponsorship of symposia and seminars.

TIFO supports projects that promote understanding of Japan, and divides them into the following four categories:

Symposia and seminars;
Cultural programs;
Research and studies;
Programs that train students who will promote international understanding of Japan.

Grant activities

Support for symposia and seminars that promote international understanding of Japan.
Support for cultural programs that promote international understanding of Japan.
Support for research and studies that promote international understanding of Japan.
Support for programs to cultivate students who will promote international understanding of Japan.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants
- Non-profit organizations capable of performing the proposed project that has or will have a bank account in its officially registered name into which to receive the grant.
Project
- Projects that meet TIFO’s objectives mentioned above (Project Categories for Grant)
- Projects, or a discrete part of a continuing project, that can be completed within one fiscal year (April 1st of one year to March 31st of the following year), with the provision that funding for discrete parts of a continuing project will be eligible for funding for a maximum of three consecutive years.
Points of attention
- Applicants who have received support for three consecutive years become ineligible to receive support for a fourth year under the same program. This measure enables TIFO to extend support to as many applicants as possible by de-emphasizing repeated long-term funding to the same recipients. Other than exceptional projects where TIFO finds compelling reasons for continued support for over three years, a guiding principle of TIFO’s grant policy is not to award grants for four consecutive years. While they do not regard such applications as ineligible, they are much less likely to receive support.
- For multi-year projects of up to three years duration, the Selection Committee will evaluate the project each year and decide whether or not TIFO will continue to extend support.
- The entire award founded in the amount of grant for the project must be used for the stated project purpose only. TIFO grant amounts are determined on the basis of specific estimate contained in applications, and they expect grant funds are not to be used to pay for any costs other than those expressly detailed in the application.