Research Grant Program in Japan - 2025

The Toyota Foundation’s Research Grant Program in Japan

This is based on the belief that in order to realize an affluent and harmonious world, they need to fundamentally reexamine existing social systems and design the future from the perspective of interlinkages.

The Research Grant Program will place emphasis on the interdisciplinary nature of the research, the diversity of the participants, international perspectives, and the impacts on society. It invites ambitious projects that transcend conventional research activities, which often contribute only to the academic world, to address important social issues. It will support researchers who boldly challenge the world and encourage the transformation of social systems using a free-thinking approach that is not constrained by existing values.

Program Theme          

• Interlinkages and Innovation for Future Societies

Funding Information

• Grant Amount: 60 million yen (per project, up to around 8 million yen)

Duration

• Two years (Nov 1, 2025 to Oct 31, 2027)

Eligibility Criteria

• Project representatives must be 45 years old or under on the day of the beginning of the grant.
• Project representatives must have a contact address in Japan.
• Projects must be Joint research conducted by two persons or more.
• No limitations are placed on proposals with regard to the nationality of the project representative or participants; nor is there any restriction with regard to the their affiliation (or lack thereof) with a university, research institute, NPO/NGO, or other organization.