[Updated: November 2022]
Japan Fund for Global Environment for NGOs/NPOs engaged in Environmental Activities
Deadline: 1-Dec-22
The Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency (ERCA) is accepting applications for Japan Fund for Global Environment (JFGE), which provides grants to Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)/Non Profit Organization (NPO) engaged in environmental activities.
Grant for Projects for the Protection, Preservation & Restoration of Cultural Properties Outside Japan
Deadline: 30-Nov-2022
The Sumitomo Foundation is seeking applications for the Grant Project for the Protection, Preservation & Restoration of Cultural Properties outside Japan. This foundation offers this grant program so that cultural properties outside Japan, which are the common heritage of humankind, may be handed down to future generations.
Funding Information
- Grant budget: 35 million yen in total, with approx. 15 projects to be selected.
- Duration of Grant: One (1) year, March 2023-March 2024
NEF Commemorative Grant Fund for Capacity Building of Young Scientists
Deadline: 31-Jan-23
The Nagao Natural Environment Foundation (NEF) has launched the NEF Commemorative Grant Fund for Capacity Building of Young Scientists (CGF) Programme, for a 10-year period up to 2025, aiming at capacity building of young scientists in developing countries of the Asia-Pacific region; both of the CGF Programme and the ongoing Research Grant Programme (under the NEF Research Grant Scheme) will be simultaneously progressed.
Keidanren Nature Conservation Fund: Grant Program in the Asia Pacific
Deadline: 1-Dec-22
The Keidanren Nature Conservation Fund (KNCF) is inviting applications for its grant program.
Keidanren Committee on Nature Conservation has supported wide range of projects mainly on biodiversity conservation in Asia Pacific regions through Keidanren Nature Conservation Fund (KNCF), raised awareness of biodiversity consevation among Japanese business, and made policy recommendations. KNCF was authorized as a public trust by the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in April 2000. The Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. (current Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited) was selected as the Trustee of the Fund. After its establishment in April 2000, a lot of corporations (mainly Keidanren member corporations) and the general people have been contributing donation to the Fund on the approval of substance of KNCF.
The KNCF has continuously supported the following projects every year with about the total amount of ¥150 million (JPY).
4th Call for Proposals of GIMRT Collaborative Research
Deadline: 12-Dec-22
The Global Institute for Materials Research Tohoku (GIMRT) is calling for proposals for Collaborative Research. Full-time researchers (including postdoc researchers) belonging to national /public/private universities, technical colleges, incorporated administrative agencies, national research and development corporations, special corporations, and national public research institutions or equivalent institutes at overseas can apply as research representatives.
Call for Applications: Funding Assistance to Nature Conservation Projects (Mauritius)
Deadline: 29-Dec-22
The MOL Mauritius International Fund for Natural Environment Recovery and Sustainability is accepting applications for its grants that aim to contribute to the healthy lives of the people of the Republic of Mauritius as well as to the sustainable social development of the country by providing assistance to nature conservation projects and other projects which contribute to local communities in Mauritius.
Grant Assistance for Grass-Roots Human Security Projects (Mozambique)
Deadline: 31-Dec-22
The Embassy of Japan is providing Grant Assistance for Grass-Roots Human Security Projects in Mozambique. The GGP is intended to respond various development needs in a prompt and proper manner in order to directly support community-based organizations such as nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), schools and local governments.
Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects in Rwanda
Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
The Government of Japan introduced Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) in order to respond to diverse development needs in developing countries.
The aim of GGP is to provide financial assistance to non-profit development organizations for implementing projects at community level.
Japanese Grant Assistance for Grass-Roots Human Security Project (GGP) 2023
Deadline: 3-Mar-23
The Embassy of Japan in Malaysia is now accepting applications for the “Japanese Grant Assistance Grass-Roots Human Security Project (GGP) 2023”.
GGP is a financial assistance scheme for development projects designed to meet the diverse needs of developing countries in the field of Basic Human Needs and Human Security. This scheme supports projects proposed by such bodies as non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and local government authorities, educational institutions, and medical institutions.
Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects in Cameroon
Deadline: 28-Dec-22
The Embassy of Japan in the Republic of Cameroon is pleased to announce the applications for Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects.
The Embassy of Japan provides a non-refundable financial assistance named Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) to organized groups in order to help them carry out projects at grassroots level. Founded in 1993, this grant has contributed to the development and improvement of the livelihoods of less privileged people. Priority is given to project proposals that best meet the objectives of this grant scheme.
Daiwa Foundation Awards in UK and Japan
Deadline: 31-Mar-23
The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation (DAJF) Awards are now open for collaborative projects that enable British and Japanese partners to work together in the context of an institutional relationship.
Daiwa Foundation Awards can cover projects in academic, professional, arts, cultural, scientific and educational fields. Awards seek to encourage the development and sustainability of UK-Japan partnerships between such organisations as museums and art galleries, theatres and performing arts groups, schools and universities, and grassroots and professional bodies. Any project which involves a significant level of collaboration between British and Japanese partners can be considered. New initiatives are especially encouraged.
Daiwa Foundation announces Small Grants Program
Deadline: 31-Mar-23
The Daiwa Foundation has announced the applications for its Small Grants Program.
The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation is a UK charity, established in 1988 with a generous benefaction from Daiwa Securities Co Ltd. The Foundation’s purpose is to support closer links between Britain and Japan.
Toshiba International Foundation Grant Program in Japan
Deadline: 30-Nov-22
The Toshiba International Foundation has launched its Grant program. The Foundation strives to promote international understanding of Japan, and to contribute to mutual understanding in the global community and the development of a sustainable and harmonious society.
Project Categories for Grant
TIFO supports projects that promote understanding of Japan, and divides them into the following four categories:
- Symposia and seminars that promote international understanding of Japan.
- Cultural programs that promote international understanding of Japan.
- Research and studies that promote international understanding of Japan.
- Programs to foster future experts who will contribute to promoting international understanding of Japan.
Open Call: International Creations in Performing Arts
Deadline Date: 02-Dec-2022
The Japan Foundation seeks organizations that will jointly organize international creations in performing arts between Japanese and international artists.
Japan: Grant Program for Dispatching Artists and Cultural Specialists
Deadline Date: 02-Dec-2022
The Japan Foundation is accepting applications for its Grant Program for Dispatching Artists and Cultural Specialists to provide financial support for artists and Japanese cultural specialists who participate in cultural events (e.g., performances, demonstrations, lectures, and workshops) overseas with the aim of introducing Japanese arts and culture or of contributing to international society through arts and cultural projects.
Exhibitions Abroad Support Program in Japan
Deadline Date: 02-Dec-2022
The Japan Foundation is accepting applications for its Exhibitions Abroad Support Program to provide financial support for museums and art institutions overseas that organize exhibitions introducing Japanese art and culture to audiences overseas. In addition, this program is designed to support overseas international exhibitions such as biennials/triennials introducing Japanese artists and their works.
Open Call: Japan Outreach Initiative
Deadline Date: 10-Jan-2023
The Japan Foundation is accepting applications for its Japan Outreach Initiative Program to dispatch Japanese individuals in the Southern, Midwestern, and Mountain regions of the U.S. for two years as outreach coordinators.
Coordinators provide information about Japanese culture, society, everyday life, and language in local community settings and organize activities that foster interactions between Japan and the United States.
Japan-U.S. Global Partnership Grant Program
Deadline Date: 01-Dec-2022
The Japan Foundation is accepting applications for its Japan-U.S. Global Partnership Grant Program to provide support to projects collaboratively led by Japan and U.S. experts around three thematic areas: “Building a resilient society”, “Developing an inclusive society”, and “Creating a society enriched by science and technology.
Grant Program for Japanese Studies Projects – Apply Now!
Deadline Date: 02-Dec-2022
The Japan Foundation has announced the Grant Program for Japanese Studies Projects to promote Japanese studies overseas by providing grants toward various Japanese studies projects implemented by overseas organizations.
Japan Foundation Fellowship for Research on Japanese Art
Deadline Date: 02-Dec-2022
Applications are now open for the Japan Foundation Fellowship for Research on Japanese Art to support the development of professionals specializing in the study of Japanese visual arts by providing an opportunity for curators and researchers from abroad to conduct research in Japan, and by so doing, promote the study of the field and the introduction of Japanese art overseas.
Japan Foundation Japanese Studies Fellowship Program
Deadline Date: 02-Dec-2022
The Japan Foundation is inviting applications for its Japanese Studies Fellowship Program to provide scholars and researchers in the field of Japanese studies with opportunities to conduct research in Japan, with the aim of promoting Japanese studies overseas.
