Archived Grant Opportunity View - GO5536

The Australia-Japan Foundation seeks to advance Australia’s engagement with Japan by supporting people-to-people linkages; amplifying and shifting perceptions of Australia in Japan to reflect contemporary Australia; and facilitating the promotion of the inventive, innovative capabilities that Australia brings to Australia-Japan collaborations across broad and ever sophisticated sectors.  The Australia-Japan Foundation also seeks to bring to the fore, awareness of the ongoing vital importance of Australia and Japan on each other’s foreign and trade policies by facilitating informed discussions.  

The objectives of the Australia-Japan Foundation (AJF) are:

• to increase awareness and understanding in Japan of shared interests with Australia;
• to increase awareness and understanding in Australia of the importance of Japan to Australia as an economic and strategic partner; and
• to increase recognition in Japan of Australian excellence and expertise. (AJF Orders in Council, 30 November 2006)

Key priority areas of the Australia-Japan Foundation are:

•  Communication, information and advocacy
•  Economic diplomacy and geopolitics
•  Education and Australian studies
•  Scientific innovation
•  Society, culture and sport

To achieve its objectives, the AJF will prioritise high quality programs particularly, but not exclusively, across any one of the three cross-cutting themes: youth; gender, diversity and inclusion; and innovation. 

More information on key priority areas and themes can be found in the Australia-Japan Foundation Strategic Plan 2017-2022. Projects must demonstrate collaboration between Japanese and Australian partners, including through financial and other (e.g. in-kind) contributions.

To be eligible you must be one of the following entity types:

• an Australian entity with an Australian Business Number (ABN), Australian Company Number (ACN), or Indigenous Corporation Number (ICN) 
• an Australian consortium with a lead organisation  
• an Australian registered charity or not-for-profit organisation
• an Australian local government body
• an Australian State/Territory government body
• a corporate Commonwealth entity
• an Australian statutory authority
• an Australian or permanent resident of Australia 
• a Japanese citizen or organisation 
• a well-established organisation in Japan with a business purpose to advocate for Australian business, education and/or cultural interests.

and be willing to provide or develop child protection guidelines that met the Child Protection Policy, Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.(dfat.gov.au)for your project if it involves people under the age of 18 years. 

Applications from consortia are acceptable, provided you have a lead applicant who is the main driver of the project and is eligible as per the list above.

Individuals who intend the grant to be administered by a university should apply on behalf of the university, i.e. your university is the applicant.

September 2022 - June 2023

$700,000.00

From $10,000.00 to $40,000.00

Before applying, you must read and understand the Australia-Japan Foundation 2022 Grant Round Guidelines.

To apply you must:

• complete the online Australia-Japan Foundation 2022 Grant Round application form on SmartyGrants  

• provide all the information requested

• address all eligibility criteria and assessment criteria

• include all necessary attachments

• submit your application/s on SmartyGrants by 14.00 AEST on 10 May 2022.