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Research Grant Program
Research Grant Program for Fiscal 2012
Theme: “Exploring Knowledge to Build a Better Future”
Grant Framework
| Application period | Applications submitted via the Internet: Monday, April 16 to Friday, May 18(until 5:00pm JST) Applications submitted by mail: Monday, April 16 toThursday, May 17(postmarked at the lates) |
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| Amount of grants | Category A (Joint Research): Up to 10 million yen per project (total of approx. 40 million yen per 1. and 2.) Category B (Individual Research): Up to 2 million yen per project (total of approx. 20 million yen) |
| Total amount of grants | 100 million yen (for both Joint and Individual projects) |
| Period of grants | One year or two years, beginning November 1, 2012 |
| Selection of grants | Formal decisions on the awarding of grants will be made by the Toyota Foundation Board of Directors at meetings to be held in late September 2012, based on the deliberations of a selection committee consisting of outside experts. |
Program Objectives
Based on the theme of “Exploring Knowledge to Build a Better Future,” the program provides support to researches uncavering new relations between people, nature, and culture, and aspiring to an enriched society in which people sustain each other. In particular, the program targets research projects with important social significance that adopt a pioneering stance based on flexible ideas that are not limited by existing frameworks.
Grant Types
Category A (Joint Research)
- Research that aims at creating new social value
- Practical research that contributes to addresing socila issue
Category B (Individual Research)
- We target individual researches conducted by young researchers or those who do not belong to universities or formal research institutions. We expects prposals from any field or topic provided that the researcher has adopted an innovative perspective and approach, and that the project can contribute positively to the researcher's own future.
Application Requirements
There are no restrictions based on nationality, affiliation, academic background, or area of residence.
How to Apply
Funded Projects [List]
Past Grant Projects
You can see the selection committee chair’s review comments for the fiscal 2011 Research Grant Program. Previous comments are available in the Annual Report.
You can view a list of previous grant recipients for the Research Grant Program that includes projects addressing the different basic themes. There is also a function that lets you search for information on previous grant recipient projects prior to fiscal 1993.
- Select a year and click the Search button.
