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Call for Proposals: JFM Arts & Culture Grant Program (Philippines)

Deadline: 31 October 2025

The Japan Foundation, Manila is pleased to invite individuals and organizations that are planning international and cultural exchange projects to participate in its Arts & Culture Grant Program.

The Japan Foundation, Manila, offers local grants to support activities that promote and deepen understanding of Japan, its language, and culture. Additionally, it supports projects that encourage multilateral cultural exchange between the Philippines and Japan. And through global partnerships, they extend their reach to foster cross-cultural understanding and international collaboration.

Aim

  • The grant aims to deepen and enhance mutual understanding of Japan and Japanese culture by supporting cultural events.

Eligible Projects

  • Projects which promote/introduce/deepen understanding of Japan or contribute to the development of Japanese culture, Japanese Studies and partnerships with Japanese thinkers, researchers and scholars or themes related to Japan.

Ineligible Projects 

  • Activities which do not have any specific relation to Japan in terms of theme or guest.
  • Japanese cultural day without guests from Japan.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Applicants must be based in the Philippines.
  • The project must include a Japanese collaborator, with proof of communication or agreement provided in the form of a letter, email, or contract.
  • The project must be free for all participants and audiences, as is often the case with events and grants from the Japan Foundation, Manila.

Ineligibility Criteria

  • The project proposed for the grants must not:
    • Be a pure science-related program. This grant supports programs related to the Social Science and Humanities fields only.
    • Be profit-oriented.
    • Benefit only the applicant or certain people.
    • Be used for creation of scholarships or fellowships.
    • Be used to spread certain policies or opinions and/or project with political or religious purposes.
    • Be used for personal research expenses purposes (this is an event grant, not a research grant).
  • Applicants must not be receiving any support from other Japan Foundation resources for the same project, including grants from the Japan Foundation headquarters.

For more information, visit Japan Foundation.