Deadline: 20 June 2017
The Toyota Foundation is currently accepting applications for its International Grant Program 2017 with an aim to survey and analyze situations in target countries, obtain new perspectives, and expand the potential of future generations.
The grant program focuses on deepening mutual understanding and knowledge-sharing among people on the ground in East and Southeast Asia who are finding solutions to shared issues. The Theme of the program is “Cultivating Empathy through Learning from Our Neighbors: Practitioners’ Exchange on Common Issues in Asia”.
Thematic Areas
- Multi generational and Multicultural Inclusion in Communities
- Projects facilitating elderly community involvement, through employment and other areas.
- Projects promoting mutual understanding among locals and foreign residents and enhancing inclusive society.
- Creating New Culture: Toward a Common Platform for Asia
- Projects creating new forms of performing arts that combine traditional cultural expressions such as dance, drama, and music from various regions.
- Film making projects of which the members of target countries cooperate each other to address common
- Open Field
Grant Information
- One-year project: JPY 5,000,000 (approx. USD 44,500)
- Two-year project: JPY 10,000,000 (approx. USD 89,000)
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants, including the project representative and members, must be:
- Individuals in multiple target countries with practical experience in such areas as conducting research, carrying out activities, producing creative works, and making policy proposals.
- A team or broad network extending to multiple target countries that is composed of members such as practitioners, project participants, researchers, creators, policy makers, and journalists and other media representatives.
- Capable of carrying out a project with a diverse network of participants across multiple target countries (mentioned below).
How to Apply
Interested applicants must download the application form via given website.
Eligible Countries:
- East Asia: China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Mongolia, South Korea, Taiwan,
- Southeast Asia: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam
For more information, please visit 2017 International Grant Program.