The 50^th Anniversary Grant Program: Envisioning Human Society 50 Years Ahead from the Toyota Foundation supports researchers worldwide in ambitious, innovative, and unconventional projects on what human society should look like within 50 years. Applications are open to proposals for research projects to be carried out by academic methods, regardless of research field or subject. The program is open to two categories: Joint Research Project and Individual Research Project.

Funding Organization: Toyota Foundation

Theme: Envisioning Human Society 50 Years Ahead

Requirements

Overall requirements

• Application forms must be filed in either Japanese or English.
• The grant program is open to applicants (the project representative and all project members), irrespective of their nationality, place of residence, affiliation, academic or professional records.
• The grant program does not cover a project proposal focused solely on technology development and marketing or a feasibility study aimed specifically at commercializing a certain project is excluded.

Requirements for Joint Research Project

• A joint research project must be conducted by at least two project members, with the representative aged 45 or younger at the start of the grant provision.
• The contact person needs to be able to communicate with the Toyota Foundation staff in Japanese.
• The project members must disseminate their research outcomes widely to society, e.g., books, films, workshops or a symposium.
• Research results must be produced and disseminated in both Japanese and English.

Requirements for Individual Research Project

• The applicant must be aged 40 or younger at the start of the grant provision.
• Research outcomes or social contributions must be made public to the extent possible, but such an activity should not be done mainly for the purpose of improving their track record.

Maximum Award:

• Joint Research Project: Up to 10 million yen for a two-year project, starting from May 2025 (grants will likely be given to three to four projects).
• Individual Research Project: Up to 2 million yen for a project of one or two years, starting from May 2025 (grants will likely be given to 15 to 20 projects).

Application Process: Proposals should be prepared according to the proposal form available on the call announcement webpage. Applications must be submittted online at: https://www.toyotafound.or.jp/english/service/50th/grant/

Application Deadline: 6 November 2024 (until 3:00 p.m. JST)

Further information https://www.toyotafound.or.jp/english/service/50th/grant/

TH Toyota Foundation : https://ripo.kmutt.ac.th/2024/10/13228/