Toyota Foundation - Japan:
Asian Neighbors Network - Research Grant Program
- http://www.toyotafound.or.jp/english/03entry/e_gd_nkp_rinjin.html
- Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Applications are accepted regardless of nationality, gender, educational background, etc. Applicants must, however, have a certain level of project management ability (such as schedule management, cultivation of a common approach to problems within the project team, coordination of team members' roles, and communication with the foundation).
Those who apply to this program this fiscal year as project coordinators cannot at the same time apply to the Research Grant program as project leaders..
- Award: Up to 20 million yen will be awarded per project for a two-year period; the total amount available is 120 million yen.
- Deadline: 5/21/2008
- Details: The Toyota Foundation Asian Neighbors Network Program, the key theme of which is "ties between people will unlock Asia's potential," solicits projects that aim to resolve these urgent issues within the Asian region through the formation of networks.
The foundation especially welcomes proposals that seek to resolve the issues faced by regions that have been unable to exploit the benefits of globalization or tend to be isolated from this trend.
The foundation hopes that this program will lead to the creation of frameworks for resolving the issues Asia faces by deepening collaboration among powerful actors in the Asian region, including states, communities, nongovernmental organizations, corporations, universities, and the media. Applicants are advised to take such mid- to long-term prospects into account when formulating their project proposals.
The Toyota Foundation suggests that projects address issues mainly in the following fields:
1. Movements of people (refugees, migrants, human trafficking)
2. Peace building (includes confidence building)
3. International medical cooperation in such areas as infectious disease
4. Resources management
5. Creation and recreation of culture - Keywords: Asia; Asian Studies; Globalization