Overview
Donor: | Daiwa Foundation |
Application procedure: | Full Proposal, Online Application |
Donor base: | United Kingdom |
Reference number: | - |
Eligible applicants: | Non-Profit Organisation, Social Business |
Deadline: | ongoing |
Financial details
Grant size: | Small - up to $100,000 |
Minimum grant size: | 7.000GBP |
Total available budget: | - |
Funding type: | Grants, Prize |
Maximum grant size: | 18.000GBP |
Funding ratio: | up to 100% |
Sectors
- Arts & Culture
- Education
Project Locations
Asia
Japan
Europe
Description
1) Objective
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: (1) making grants available to individuals, institutions and organisations to promote links between the UK and Japan across all fields of activity; (2) awarding scholarships to young British graduates to study Japan and its language and; (3) organising a year-round program of events to increase intercultural understanding between Japan and the UK.
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. Daiwa Foundation Awards can cover projects in academic, professional, arts, cultural 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.
2) Eligibility
Eligible applicants are: UK-Japan partnerships between 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.
3) Location
Actions must take place in UK and Japan.
4) Budget
Award amount ranges from £7,000-£18,000.
5) Application
Applications can be submitted online, alternatively download and complete the Application Form and post three copies of your application to the Tokyo Office: Daiwa Foundation Small Grants, The Daiwa AngloJapanese Foundation, Bancho Bldg 103, Goban-cho 12-1, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0076. There are two application deadlines each year: 31 March (for a decision by 31 May), 30 September (for a decision by 30 November). However, the Foundation encourages applicants to submit their application as early as possible.