Japan Foundation Grant Programs : Fiscal Year 2025

The Japan Foundation is Japan’s only institution dedicated to carrying out comprehensive
international cultural exchange programs throughout the world

Japan Foundation provides various grant programs under its three different departments of Arts and Cultural Exchange, Japanese-Language Education Overseas and Japanese Studies and Global Partnerships. We invite individuals and organizations that are planning international exchange projects and activities to participate in programs of the Japan Foundation.

Please read the instructions for submission carefully. Applications will be accepted electronically through the Japan Foundation’s Online Application Portal.

Please refer below to learn about this year programs that are open right now:

1. Arts and Cultural Exchange:
   • Ishibashi Foundation/The Japan Foundation Fellowship for Research on Japanese Art (Deadline: 1 p.m., December 3, 2024 (Japan Standard Time))
   • Exhibitions Abroad Support Program (Deadline:1 p.m., December 3, 2024 (Japan Standard Time))
   • Support Program for Translation and Publication (Deadline: 1 p.m., December 3, 2024 (Japan Standard Time))

2. Japanese-Language Education Overseas:

• • Program for Specialists in Cultural and Academic Fields (Deadline:1 p.m., December 3, 2024 (Japan Standard Time))
  • Support Program for Organizations in Japanese-Language Education (Grants) (Deadline: 1 p.m., December 3, 2024 (Japan Standard Time))
  • Training Program for Teachers of the Japanese Language (Deadline: 1 p.m., December 3, 2024 (Japan Standard Time))
    ( → Basic → Japanese Language → Comprehensive Japanese Teaching Methods (Summer/Autumn/Winter)  
  • Japanese-Language-Teacher Training Program to Accept Foreign Nationals (Teaching Methods) (Deadline: 1 p.m., December 3, 2024 (Japan Standard Time))
  • Japanese-Language-Teacher Training Program to Accept Foreign Nationals (Japanese-Language) (Deadline: 1 p.m., December 3, 2024 (Japan Standard Time))

3. Japanese Studies and Global Partnerships:

• • Japan Foundation Japanese Studies Fellowship Program (Deadline: 1 p.m., December 3, 2024 (Japan Standard Time))
  • JF-GJS Fellowship Program (Deadline: December 1, 2024 (Japan Standard Time))
  • JF-Nichibunken Fellowship Program (Deadline: December 1, 2024 (Japan Standard Time))
  • Grant Program for Japanese Studies Projects (Deadline: 1 p.m., December 3, 2024 (Japan Standard Time))

—————————————————————————————————————————————-

Program Guidelines for Fiscal Year 2025 can be accessed from Here