Deadline: 8 June 2019
In 2019, the International Grant Program of the Toyota Foundation continues the fifth year of its program “Cultivating Empathy Through Learning from Our Neighbors: Practitioners’ Exchange on Common Issues in Asia”, focusing on countries in East and Southeast Asia.
The grant program focuses on deepening mutual understanding and knowledge-sharing among people on the ground in target countries who are finding solutions to shared issues. Through promoting direct interaction among key players, the grant program aims to survey and analyze situations in target countries, obtain new perspectives, and expand the potential of future generations.
Thematic Areas
- Multicultural Inclusion in Communities
- 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).
Project Period
- One-year projects will run from November 1, 2019, to October 31, 2020.
- Two-year projects from November 1, 2019, to October 31, 2021.
Expected Output
Projects are required to:
- Identify issues and conduct a review by surveying and analyzing the situation in target countries.
- Carry out activities aimed at providing solutions to issues.
- Produce and disseminate tangible output.
Target Countries:
- East Asia: Japan, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, South Korea, Mongolia.
- Southeast Asia: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam.
Criteria
Applicants, including the project representative and members, must be:
- Individuals in multiple target countries (mentioned above) 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.
- Also, the project representative must have a contact address in Japan.
How to Apply
Interested applicants must download the application form via the given website.
For more information, please visit https://www.toyotafound.or.jp/english/international/2019/