The Japan Foundation Headquarters’ Grant Program for FY2022

is Now Open for Applications

Grant programs for FY2022 (April 1st 2022 to March 31st 2023) are now open and accepting applications. Organizations or individuals in India who have plan to conduct eligible projects or join in applicable programs, please go through the application instructions and prepare and submit your applications to the Japan Foundation, New Delhi by the designated deadlines.

I  LIST OF PROGRAMS APPLICABLE FROM INDIA

<Arts and Cultural Exchange>

1.Exhibitions Abroad Support Program

This program is designed 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.

Eligibility: Organization

Application Deadline: Dec. 1st

2.Support Program for Translation and Publication on Japan

This program is designed to provide partial financial support for overseas publishers intending to translate and/or publish books originally written in Japanese. The program aims to foster better understanding of Japan by encouraging overseas publishers to translate and publish Japanese books. The grant covers part of the translation cost and/or publishing costs (e.g. costs for paper, typesetting, printing and binding). Applicants may apply for one of the following categories: “translation only” “publication only” or “translation and publication.”

Eligibility: Organization

Application Deadline: Nov. 19th

3.Ishibashi Foundation/The Japan Foundation Fellowship for Research on Japanese Art

This program aims 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.
This fellowship is implemented by the Japan Foundation with generous funding from the Ishibashi Foundation.

Eligibility: Individual

Application Deadline: Dec. 1st

<Japanese-Language Education Overseas>

1.Training Programs for Teachers of the Japanese Language

The Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute, Urawa (JFJLI, Urawa) provides training opportunities in Japan (Saitama Prefecture) or online for Japanese-language teachers teaching outside of Japan.
The eligibility, duration, and content differ in every program.

■ Basic Training Program for Teachers of the Japanese Language

This program is a six months program designed for teachers who are early in their career with an opportunity to improve their Japanese-language skills, acquire the basic teaching methodology, and deepen their knowledge of Japan.

Eligibility: Organization

Application Deadline: Dec.1st

(2)   Japanese-Language Program for Teachers of the Japanese Language

This program is a six weeks program designed to provide an opportunity to improve their Japanese-language skill, which is necessary as teachers of Japanese language. There will be NO lessons of Japanese-language teaching methodology.

Eligibility: Organization

Application Deadline: Dec. 1st

(3)   Comprehensive Japanese Teaching Methods Program for Teachers of the Japanese Language

This program is a six weeks program designed to provide an opportunity to improve the teaching methodology. This program will be conducted only once per year in FY 2022. There will be NO lessons for improving Japanese-language skill.

Eligibility: Organization

Application Deadline: Dec.1st

(4)   Online Training Program for Teachers of the Japanese Language

This program is an online training program for those currently working as Japanese-language teachers teaching outside of Japan to learn the theory and basic knowledge for teaching themes related to Japanese-language teaching methods.
For FY 2022, we will provide six themes as follows: (1) “JF Standard for Japanese-Language Education”, (2) “Teaching Spoken Interaction “, (3)”Teaching Japanese Grammar “, (4) “Japanese-Language Education and Culture “, (5) “Teaching Writing” and (6) “Teaching Reading Comprehension”.

Eligibility: Organization,

Application Deadline (To be submitted by E-mail):

First Term : December 1, 2021

Second Term : February 20, 2022

Third Term : April 20, 2022

1.Program for Specialists in Cultural and Academic Fields

With the aim of providing support to specialists who require Japanese-language proficiency in order to smoothly execute their specialist work and research activities (such as researchers, graduate students, librarians, and museum and art museum curators), this program provides training for the acquisition of practical Japanese-language proficiency through a curriculum that is tailored to the characteristics of the respective specialist work, conducted at the Japanese-Language Institute, Kansai.

Eligibility: Individual

Application Deadline: Dec.1st

<Japanese Studies Overseas and International Dialogue>

6.Japan Foundation Japanese Studies Fellowship Program

This program provides scholars and researchers in the field of Japanese studies with opportunities to conduct research in Japan, with the aim of promoting Japanese studies overseas. Experts in the fields of natural science, medical science, and engineering are excluded. There are three subcategories as follows.

■ Scholars and Researchers (Long-Term) (2-12 months)

(2) Scholars and Researchers (Short-Term) (21-59 days)

(3) Doctoral Candidates (4-12 months)

Eligibility: Individual, Application Deadline: Dec.1st

7.Grant Program for Japanese Studies Projects

This program is designed to promote Japanese studies overseas by providing grants toward various Japanese studies projects implemented by overseas organizations.

Eligibility: Organization

Application Deadline: Dec. 1st

III  LINK TO THE PROGRAM GUIDELINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS

https://www.jpf.go.jp/e/program/index.html