United Kingdom & Japan: Daiwa Foundation Small Grants and Awards

The Foundation awards grants to individuals and institutions in the UK and Japan in all areas of the visual and performing arts, the humanities, the social sciences, science and engineering, mathematics, business studies, and education, including schools and universities, and grass roots and professional groups.
Grant-giving is carried out via the following programmes:

DAIWA FOUNDATION SMALL GRANTS
Grants of £3,000-£7,000 are available to individuals, societies, associations or other bodies in the UK or Japan to promote and support interaction between the two countries. Daiwa Foundation Small Grants can cover all fields of activity, including educational and grassroots exchanges, research travel, the organisation of conferences, exhibitions, and other projects and events that fulfil this broad objective. New initiatives are especially encouraged.

DAIWA FOUNDATION AWARDS
Awards of £7,000-£15,000 are available for collaborative projects that enable British and Japanese partners to work together, preferably in the context of an institutional relationship. Daiwa Foundation Awards can cover projects in most academic, professional, arts, cultural and educational fields. (Support for scientific collaborations is separately provided through The Royal Society-Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation International Exchanges Scheme.)

THE ROYAL SOCIETY-DAIWA ANGLO-JAPANESE FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES SCHEME
These grants support travel, subsistence and research for collaborative projects between British and Japanese researchers in the field of science. They are funded by the Foundation and administered by The Royal Society.

DAIWA ADRIAN PRIZES
Daiwa Adrian Prizes are awarded in recognition of significant scientific collaboration between British and Japanese research teams in the field of pure science or the application of science. They acknowledge those research teams who have combined excellence in scientific achievement with a long-term contribution to UK-Japan relations.

DAIWA FOUNDATION ART PRIZE
The Daiwa Foundation Art Prize is an open submission Prize which offers a British artist a first solo exhibition at a gallery in Tokyo, Japan. The winner is awarded a £5,000 participation fee plus travel and accommodation costs for a period in Japan to coincide with the opening of the exhibition. He/She is also offered introductions to key individuals and organisations in the Japanese contemporary art world.

The next deadline for Daiwa Foundation Small Grant and Award Applications is 31 March 2014 for a decision by the end of May 2014. 

More information: http://www.dajf.org.uk/grants-awards-prizes/overview