Applications Open for Daiwa Foundation’s Awards Program! Deadline: 30 September 2017

The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation is seeking applications for its Awards program in order to encourage the development and sustainability of UK-Japan partnerships between such as museums and art galleries, theatres and performing arts groups, schools and universities, and grassroots and professional bodies.

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. It does this by awarding scholarships; by providing grants to support collaboration between British and Japanese groups and individuals; and by organising a year-round series of events at the Foundation’s headquarters in central London.

Award Information

Awards of £7,000-£15,000 are available for collaborative projects that enable British and Japanese partners to work together in the context of an institutional relationship.

Eligibility Criteria

• Daiwa Foundation Awards can cover projects in academic, professional, arts, cultural and educational fields.
• Any project which involves a significant level of collaboration between British and Japanese partners can be considered.
• Daiwa Foundation Awards cannot be used for:
  • any project that does not involve both a British and a Japanese partner
  • general appeals
  • capital expenditure (eg, building refurbishment, equipment acquisition, etc)
  • school, college or university fees
  • research or study by an individual school/college/university student
  • salary costs or professional fees
  • commissions for works of art
  • retrospective grants
  • replacement of statutory funding
  • commercial activities

How to Apply

• UK-based applicants can apply online.
• Applications from Japan must be sent via postal address.

Eligible Countries: United Kingdom and Japan.

For more information, please visit Daiwa Foundation Awards.