Research Grant Program 2017
Research Grant Program 2017, titled “Exploring New Values for Society”, supports ambitious projects that adopt a panoramic view of the world and look generations into the future to seek new values for society by fundamentally exploring novel philosophies and arts to address difficult issues to be faced by future society; issues that are on a global scale; issues that transcend generations; and nascent problems that will only fully manifest themselves in the future.
Grant Frameworks
| Call for Proposals |
May 1 to September 8, 2017
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| Grant Amount (Total) |
100 million yen (Joint Research Grants: Approx. 80 million yen, Individual Research Grants: Approx. 20 million yen)
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| Grant Amount (per Project) |
(A) Joint Research Grants: Up to around 4 million yen per year |
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(B) Individual Research Grants: Up to around 1 million yen per year
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| Grant Periods |
One year or two years, beginning May 1, 2018
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| Requirements |
No restrictions are placed on proposals with regard to the areas of research or the methods employed; nor is there any limitation with regard to the nationality or place of residence of the project representative or participants, or their affiliation (or lack thereof) with a university, research institute, NPO/NGO, or other organization.
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| Grant Selection |
Formal decisions on the awarding of grants will be made at the Toyota Foundation Board of Directors meetings scheduled to be held in March 2018, based on the deliberations of a selection committee composed of outside experts. |
Eligibility
No limitations are placed on proposals with regard to the nationality or place of residence of the project representative or participants; nor is there any restriction with regard to the candidate’s affiliation (or lack thereof) with a university, research institute, NPO/NGO, or other organization.
For more information please click "Further Official Information" below.
This opportunity has expired. It was originally published here:
http://www.toyotafound.or.jp/english/research/2017/