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Asian Neighbors Program

Asian Neighbors Program

The Toyota Foundation has relaunched the Asian Neighbors Network Program, which has run for six years, as the Asian Neighbors Program. This fiscal year the program is soliciting practical, problem-solving projects premised on the importance of networks.

This program is carried out under the basic theme of "Toward Community Formation Based on Mutual Reliance and Collaboration."

The Asian Neighbors Program supports practical, problem-solving projects that address the areas of (1) relationships with nature, (2) culture, and (3) social systems from the perspectives of "relationships with nature" and "relationships with people."

In addition, the Research Grant Special Subject "Preservation, Compilation, and Annotation of Indigenous Documents in Peripheral Regions of Asia," for which grants were provided until fiscal 2008, is being relaunched in fiscal 2009 as the Asian Neighbors Program Special Subject "Preservation, Utilization, and Transmission of Indigenous Documents in Asia."

Asian Neighbors Program

Aims and Objectives

This fiscal year, this program is soliciting practical projects that aim to resolve the issues faced by Asian communities from the perspectives of "relationships with nature" and "relationships with people." The program supports practical projects in the fields of(1) relationships with nature, (2) culture, and (3) social systems that incorporate new viewpoints, energy, and knowledge while still respecting traditional cultures and wisdom, such as efforts to promote the creation of communities by forming networks with neighbors and to eliminate obstacles to network and community development.

Grant Framework

Amount of grants	Small-scale grants: Up to ¥2 million per project Ordinary grants: ¥2 million to ¥8 million per project
Total amount of grants	¥120 million
Period of grants	Two years beginning November 1, 2009
Application period	Friday, March 20 to Wednesday, May 13, 2009 (postmarked date)
Selection of grants	Decisions taken at the Board of Directors Meeting in the autumn of 2009

Past Grant Projects

You can view a list of previous grant recipients.

Preservation, Utilization, and Transmission of Indigenous Documents in Asia (Special Subjects)

Aims and Objectives

This Special Subject is a continuation of the Research Grant Special Subject "Preservation, Compilation, and Annotation of Indigenous Documents in Peripheral Regions of Asia," for which grants were provided until fiscal 2008. It is being relaunched in fiscal 2009 as the Asian Neighbors Program Special Subject "Preservation, Utilization, and Transmission of Indigenous Documents in Asia."

Indigenous documents are precious local resources and can even be described as foundations of community identity; yet, in every region they are in danger of disappearing. This Special Subject supports projects in which teams of diverse participants work together to preserve, utilize, and transmit indigenous documents. This year it covers a full range of materials written by hand, including ancient maps and letters, from the whole Asian region.

Grant Framework

Amount of grants	Up to ¥5 million per project
Total amount of grants	¥30 million
Period of grants	One or two years beginning November 1, 2009
Application period	Friday, March 20 to Wednesday, May 13, 2009 (postmarked date)
Selection of grants	Decisions taken at the Board of Directors Meeting in the autumn of 2009

Past Grant Projects

You can view a list of previous grant recipients.