Eligibility: No limitations are placed on proposals with regard to the nationality or place

of residence of the project representative or participants; nor is there any restriction with
regard to the candidates affiliation (or lack thereof ) with a university, research institute,
NPO/NGO, or other organization.
Grant uses: Grants received may not be used to pay the personnel or living expenses of the
project representative or participants. (It is possible for grants to be used for remuneration
of outside specialists providing advice or lectures and for those engaged in assisting
project work.)

The Toyota Foundation Research Grant Program 2016

Exploring New Values for Society
Project Proposal Guidelines
(A) Joint Research Grants

(B) Individual Research Grants

Public Notification Period:

Monday, May 16 to Friday, September 2, 2016
Proposal Submission Period:
Monday, August 22 to Friday, September 2, 2016 (until 3:00 p.m. Japan Standard Time)*
* Submission via uploading application forms on Webpage for Applicants

About the Toyota Foundation

Th e Toyota Fou n d ation is a gr an t -m akin g fou n d ation w h ose goal is to con tr ibu te tow ar d
th e r ealization of a m or e p eop le-or ien ted society an d a r esu ltin g in cr ease in h u m an
h ap p in ess. We p r ov id e gr an ts in su p p or t of r esear ch an d op er ation s in or d er to id en tify a
d iv er se ar r ay of social issu es, w ith a focu s on ar eas of h u m an an d n atu r al en v ir on m en t,
social w elfar e, an d ed u cation an d cu ltu r e. Fr om th e ou tset, th e Toyota Fou n d ation h as
p r ov id ed gr an ts w ith an eye to su p p or tin g p r ojects based on foresight, a participatory
orientation, an d an international perspective.
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I. Program Objective

Th e Toyota Fou n d a tion Resear ch G r an t Pr ogr am su p p or ts r esear ch p r oject s in

accor d an ce w ith its p r ogr am title, Exploring New Values for Society. Th e
objectiv e of th e p r ogr am is to en cou r age am bitiou s p r ojects th at exp lor e basic w ay s
of th in kin g an d m eth od ologies on w h at ap p r oach w e sh ou ld take to ad d r ess
d ifficu lt issu es to be faced in th e fu tu r e a n d d issem in ate th eir ow n fin d in gs so th at
th ey can be sh ar ed as n ew v alu es for society.
Liv in g as w e d o in an er a of h istor ical ch an ge, w e ar e facin g a com p lex ar r ay of
social p r oblem s. Th e v ar iou s issu es th at n eed to be ad d r essed in clu d e th ose th at ar e
on a global scale an d th ose th at tr an scen d gen er ation s, as w ell as n ascen t p r oblem s
th at w ill on ly fu lly m an ifest th em selv es in th e fu tu r e. Th is m ean s th at it w ill be
d ifficu lt to fin d clu es an d solu tion s th at h elp to br in g abou t a n ew society on th e
basis of existin g v alu es or com p ar tm en talized exp er tise. Rath er , in seekin g to
clar ify w h at v alu es w e sh ou ld p u r su e, it is n ecessar y to fu n d am en tally r eev alu ate
ou r w ay of th in kin g an d th e state of society fr om a w id er p er sp ectiv e th at ad op ts a
p an or am ic v iew of t h e w or ld an d looks d ecad es in to th e fu tu r e , w h ile m a in tain in g
a fir m gr asp on th e p r oblem s th at ar e occu r r in g r igh t in fr on t of ou r eyes. Takin g
in to con sid er ation th e existin g v alu es, w e n eed to stan d ou tsid e th em to bu ild n ew
v iew p oin ts th at can be sh ar ed w ith oth er s . In th is w ay, w e ca n er ect th e sign p ost s
th at w ill gu id e u s to p er sp ectiv es on a br oad er w or ld an d th e fu tu r e w e h av e yet to
p er ceiv e.
Th e p r ogr am h as establish ed t w o gr an t categor ies r esp ectiv ely for join t r esear ch
p r ojects an d in d iv id u al r esear ch p r ojects, both of w h ich p la ces n o r estr iction s on
th e ar eas of r esear ch or th e m eth od s em p loyed . For both categor ies, w e exp ect th e
p r ojects w e fu n d t o be fou n d ed on cr eativ e con cep ts th at r eflect a you th fu l
p er sp ectiv e an d d r a w closer to n ew v alu es for society , d issem in atin g th eir fin d in gs
effectiv ely in m an y d ir ection s an d sp r in g in g u p a r an ge of liv ely d iscu ssion s .

II. Targeted Projects

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In lin e w ith th e p rogr am objectiv e ou tlin ed abov e, w e p rov id e gr an ts to p rojects

th at are exp ected to m ake con tr ibu tion s to th e creation of n ew v alu es for society
u n d er tw o categor ies: Join t Research Gr an ts (Categor y A) in v olv in g p roject team s
an d In d iv id u al Research Gr an ts (Categor y B) for resea rch p rojects car r ied ou t by
in d iv id u als.* N eith er categor y is su bject to an y restr iction s w ith regard to age,
affiliation , or p osition .
* Please be a w are th at th ere is a d ifferen ce in th e p roject p rop osal for m betw een
Category A an d Categor y B.
We w elcom e p rop osals for in terd iscip lin ar y an d cross -section al p rojects th at
in v olv e th e p ar ticip ation or coop er ation of th ose w ith d iv erse backgrou n d s from
th e gr an t recip ien t s cou n tr y an d elsew h ere, n ot on ly of u n iv er sity acad em ics bu t
also of th ose activ e in civ il society m ov em en ts. For both categor ies A an d B, ev en
th ou gh th e latter targets in d iv id u al research , w e recom m en d th at th e p rojects
in v olv e collabor ation w ith v ar iou s oth er p eop le in th e cou r se of th e research .
Th e follow in g ar e som e exam p les of p r oject aim s th at m igh t be p u r su ed in eith er
categor y as to exp lore n ew v alu es for society .

Designing social and economic systems for sustainable development within the
limits of natural resources and the environment, and formulating indices to
gauge human welfare as the basis for those systems; establishing a
cross-generational ethics to consider how natural resources, energy sources, and
a rich natural environment can be passed down to future generations

Disclosing ideas of how to appropriately share the burdens resulting from

natural and manmade disasters; assembling a methodology on how to minimize
and disperse the risks associated with future disasters

Establishing a model of distributive justice to address the expansion of social

disparities and inequality, as well as the increasing disequilibrium between
areas/localities; building basic perspective on how to revive the functioning of
communities to protect the rights and to support the lives of vulnerable groups
in society
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Formulating a concept for the formation of new communities in which people of

different cultures and backgrounds can live in harmony, and seeking an
overarching conceptual framework regarding human rights, equality, and justice
that encompasses a diverse range of people; establishing new methodology for
consensus building to promote conflict resolution and prevention and peace
building

Proposing new ideas and methodologies on how to preserve cultures and

histories and pass them on to future generations; alternatively, reevaluating
cultures and histories to enhance consideration of issues society is likely to face
in the future

Apart from the examples above, the program also welcomes proposals for
projects targeting other ambitious goals, with no restrictions on the areas of
research or the methods they will pursue, determined to challenge exploring
new values for society

Th e Toyota Fou n d ation Research Gr an t Progr am su p p or ts research on p roject

for m ats. Projects targeted are th ose th at p u r su e th eir research in a p lan n ed m an n er
an d can be exp ected to ach iev e a h igh level of resu lts regard in g th e goals set w ith in
th e p rescr ibed tim e. We w elcom e p rojects th at can gen er ate su ch resu lts, ev en
th rou gh a p rocess of tr ial an d er ror, an d th at can be exp ected to h av e p ositiv e r ip p le
effects.

III. Grant Periods and Grant Amounts

Grant Periods

Gr an t p er iod 1 year : May 1, 2017, to Ap r il 30, 2018

Gr an t p er iod 2 year s: May 1, 2017, to Ap r il 30, 2019

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Grant Amounts

Total am ou n t of gr an ts: 100 m illion yen

Category A: Joint Re search Grants
(Total allocated gr an t am ou n ts: Ap p rox. 80 m illion yen )
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Gr an t p er iod 1 year : Up to arou n d 4 m illion yen

Gr an t p er iod 2 year s: Up to arou n d 8 m illion yen

Category B: Individual Rese arch Grants

(Total allocated gr an t am ou n ts: Ap p rox. 20 m illion yen )
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Gr an t p er iod 1 year : Up to arou n d 1 m illion yen

Gr an t p er iod 2 year s: Up to arou n d 2 m illion yen

Ap p rop r iaten ess of th e requ ested gr an t am ou n t an d th e p la n n ed p roject bu d get for

th e p rop osed research w ill also be con sid ered u n d er th e p rocess of selection . Th ere
is a p ossibility th at , ev en for p rojects th at d o receiv e gr an ts, as a resu lt of th e
selection p rocess, th e actu al gr an t am ou n t w ill be red u ced com p ared to th e
p rop osed am ou n t an d th e su bm itted bu d get p lan w ill h av e to be rev ised .

Grant Payment

In p r in cip le, th e gr an t p rocess is a s follow s. Paym en ts are sen t to th e sp ecified ban k

accou n t of th e p roject rep resen tativ e . (Th e ban k accou n t sh ou ld be exclu siv e to th e
gr an t from th e Toyota Fou n d ation .) Th e in itial p aym en t is m ad e soon a fter th e
gr an t p er iod begin s. Tw o p aym en ts are m ad e for th e on e -year gr an t an d fou r
p aym en ts for th e tw o -year gr an t, all at rou gh ly six-m on th in ter v als. (Th e p ay m en t
m ad e each t im e is of an ap p rop r iate am ou n t in lin e w ith th e con ten t of th e p lan n ed
p roject bu d get .) From th e secon d p aym en t on w ard , th e p roject rep resen tativ e is
requ ired to su bm it t h e p rescr ibed rep or t p r ior to each p aym en t ; p aym en t m ay be
tem p or ar ily su sp en d ed in a case w h ere t h e rep or t is n ot su bm itted or w h ere th e
Toyota Fou n d ation d eter m in es a n eed to con fir m th e con ten t of th e su bm itted
rep or t.

Grant Uses
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Please con fir m th e ran ge of exp en d itu res for th e p roject, refer r in g to th e List of
Exp en ses at th e en d of th ese gu id elin es . Please n ote th at th e gr an t fu n d s can n ot be
u sed for th e p u r p oses listed below.
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Per son n el or liv in g exp en ses of th e p roject rep resen tativ e or of th e p ar ticip an ts
of th e Join t Research Gr an ts p roject s*

O p er ation al ov erh ead of th e organ ization to w h ich th e p roject rep resen tativ e or
p ar ticip an ts belon g or are related (in d irect exp en ses)

* It is p ossible for gr an ts to be u sed for rem u n er ation of ou tsid e sp ecialists

p rov id in g ad v ice or lectu res an d for th ose en gaged in assistin g p roject w or k.
In a case w h ere gr an t m on ey is u sed to p u rch ase eq u ip m en t, m ach in er y, d ocu m en ts,
etc. w ith a tax-in clu siv e p r ice of 200,000 or m ore, th e p u rch ased item (s), at th e en d
of th e gr an t p er iod , sh ou ld be d on ated to th e organ ization to w h ich th e p roject
m em ber s belon g or are related , r ath er th an rem ain in g in th eir p r iv ate ow n er sh ip .
Gr an t exp en d itu res sh ou ld be m ad e in lin e w ith th e p la n n ed p roject bu d get
su bm itted at th e tim e th e gr an t w as ap p rov ed . If circu m stan ces ar ise th at w ill resu lt
in a m ajor ch an ge in th e bu d get p lan , p lease con su lt in ad v an ce w ith th e p rogr am
officer of th e Toyota Fou n d ation . An y gr an t fu n d s rem ain in g after th e en d of th e
gr an t p er iod sh ou ld be p rom p tly retu r n ed .

Accounting of Grant

In p r in cip le, th e gr an t recip ien ts are n ot allow ed to en tru st accou n tin g of th e gr an t

receiv ed to th e organ ization to w h ich th ey belon g or are rela ted . In a case w h ere,
ow in g to circu m stan ces, com m ission in g su ch an organ ization is u n av oid able, th e
Toyota Fou n d ation w ill requ ire su bm ission of th e p rescr ibed for m com m ission in g
accou n tin g ser v ices after th e gr an t is ap p rov ed . Ev en w h en a ccou n tin g is
ou tsou rced in th is w ay, th e p roject rep resen tativ e is requ ired to take fu ll n otice of
all gr an t in com es an d exp en ses, an d assu re th at th e exp en d itu res are m ad e in lin e
w ith th e p lan n ed p roject bu d get regard less of requ irem en ts of th e accou n tin g
organ ization . (Gr an ts are p aid to th e rep resen tativ e, n ev er to th e organ ization
en tru sted w ith th e accou n tin g .)
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IV. Communication with the Toyota Foundation

Grant Initiation (Concluding Memorandum)

For both th e Join t Resear ch Gr an t s (Category A) an d th e In d iv id u al Rese ar ch
Gr an ts (Categor y B), each p r oject r ep r esen tativ e for w h ich a gr an t is aw ar d ed w ill
con clu d e a m em or a n d u m w ith th e Toy ota Fou n d ation an d th en be in d iv id u ally
r esp on sible for car r yin g ou t th e p r oject in accor d an ce w ith t h e agr eem en t . (In th e
case w h er e a m in or is th e p r oject r ep r esen tativ e, a p er son of legal age sh ou ld ser v e
as th e con tact p er son an d h an d le th e p r oced u r es as th e m in or s p r oxy .)

Project Progress

In car r yin g ou t th e p roject, th e rep resen tativ e or con tact p erson sh ou ld rem ain in
close con tact w ith p rogr am officer s from th e Toyota Fou n d ation . If a ch an ge in th e
or igin al p roject p lan becom es n ecessar y d u e to circu m stan ces, p lease fir st con tact
th e Toyota Fou n d ation ; in su ch a case, w e m ay also requ est th at you su bm it th e
Requ est for Ch an g e in Plan for m alon g w ith su p p lem en t ar y m ater ials. Also,
p lease p rov id e n otification if you p lan to h old a p resen tation or sym p osiu m on th e
p roject or p u blish its fin d in g s.

Submission of Reports

Each p roject rep resen tativ e w ill be obliged to p rep are a n d su bm it d ocu m en tation ,
in clu d in g a w r itten in ter im p rogress rep or t, a fin al rep or t , an d a fin an cial statem en t ,
p r ior to th e stip u lated d ead lin es.
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An in ter im p rogress rep or t in a p rescr ibed for m at w ill be requ ired for a
tw o-year gr an t p roject. A fin al rep or t (free for m at, in arou n d 10,000 w ord s/ 20
p ages) sh ou ld be su bm itted by a ll gr an t recip ien ts u n til th e en d of th e m on t h
follow in g th e fin a l m on th of th e gr an t p eriod .
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For gr an t exp en d itu res w ith a tax-in clu siv e am ou n t of m ore th an 10,000 yen ,
or igin al cop ies of th e relev an t receip ts sh ou ld be attach ed to th e fin an cia l
statem en t. If accou n t in g of th e gr an t fu n d s is ou tsou rced as in p age 6, receip ts
n eed n ot be in clu d ed , bu t th e Toyota Fou n d ation m ay ask for su ch record s to be
d isclosed for th e sake o f con fir m ation aft er th e d ocu m en ts h a s been exam in ed .

Meeting with Program Officers

If n ecessar y , th e Toyota Fou n d ation p r ogr am officer s w ill v isit th e p r oject
r ep r esen tativ e or m ain p ar ticip a n ts to gath er in for m ation on t h e p r ojects p r ogr ess
an d its r esu lts.

Presentations, Symposiums, etc.

Ev en ts su ch a s p resen tation s or sym p osiu m s m ay be h eld by t h e Toyota Fou n d ation

at w h ich th e p roject rep resen tativ e or p ar ticip an ts w ill be a sked to rep or t on th e
p rogress an d resu lts of th eir p rojects.

Project Outputs
For an y ou tp u ts based on th e p roject, e.g. books, jou r n al ar ticles, film s, etc., p lease
su bm it 2 cop ies to th e Toyota Fou n d ation attach ed w ith an in trod u ctor y su m m ar y
for each ou tp u t (in a rou n d 200 w ord s).

V. Proposal Procedures and Screening

Public Notification and Proposal Periods and Procedures

Publi c N otif ication Period:

M on d ay, M ay 16 to Fr id ay, Sep tem ber 2, 2016
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Proposal Submi ssion Period:

M on d ay, Au gu st 22 (10:00 a.m . Jap an Stan d ard Tim e) to Fr id ay, Sep tem ber 2, 2016
(u n til 3:00 p .m . Ja p a n Stan d ard Tim e)
Proposal Procedure s:
To su bm it a gr an t p rop osal, p lea se v isit th e p age for Research Gr an t Progr am on th e
Toyota

Fou n d ation

w ebsite

(h ttp :/ / w w w.toyotafou n d .or.jp / en glish / p rogr a m /

research .h tm l) an d register you r en try. After th e com p letion of registr ation ,

ap p lication for m s can be d ow n load ed . Th e p roject p rop osal p roced u res are
d iagr am ed below.
(Project Proposal Procedures)

Registration of entry
on the Toyota Foundation website

Receive email notifying completion of entry

and log in to Webpage for Applicants

Download, complete and submit (upload)

Basic Information Registration Form

Download, complete and submit (upload)

Project Proposal Form *

Proposal submission period:
Monday, August 22 (10:00 a.m. Japan Standard Time) to
Friday, September 2, 2016 (until 3:00 p.m. Japan Standard Time)

* Please convert to PD F

(MS Word format may be accepted if you

to upload !

cannot convert the file to PDF. Documents

submitted by post will not be accepted.)

Submission completed!

Submission Confirmation

After th e p roject p rop osal for m h as been su bm itted from th e Webp age for
Ap p lican ts , an em ail n otifyin g a registr ation ID w ill be sen t to th e registered em ail
ad d ress of th e con tact p er son .

Selection Process

For m al d ecision s on th e selection of p rojects to be a w ard ed gr an ts w ill be m ad e at

th e Toyota Fou n d ation Board of Directors m eetin gs sch ed u led to be h eld in M arch
2017, based on th e d eliber ation s of th e Toyota Fou n d ation Research Gr an t Progr am
Selection Com m ittee, w h ich is com p osed of ou tsid e exp er ts (ch aired by Professor
Tosh io Ku w ako of Tokyo In stitu te of Tech n ology). Please be aw are th at w h en
n ecessar y th e com m ittee m ay ask to in terv iew you abou t you r p roject p rop osal.*

Selection Results

Th e con tact p er son for th e p roject w ill be in for m ed of th e selection resu lt s by em ail
by arou n d ear ly Ap r il 2017.* If th e em ail n otification sen t to th e con tact p er son h a s
n ot ar r ived by th at tim e, p lease con tact th e Toyota Fou n d ation .

* Please in for m th e Toy ota Fou n d ation p rom p tly if th e con tact p er son s em ail
ad d ress or p h on e n u m ber h as ch an ged sin ce you su bm itted you r p roject p rop osal.

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Others

Th e Toyota Fou n d ation seeks p rojects th at are n on p rofit an d op en in th eir ou tlook,

w ith ou t an y p olitical, religiou s, id eological, or oth er bias. N o restr iction s are p la ced
on th e p roject rep resen tativ e or p ar ticip an ts in ter m s of n ation ality, p lace of
resid en ce, a cad em ic backgrou n d , o rgan ization al affiliation , etc.
Th e p er son al in for m ation you p rov id e on th e ap p lication for m s w ill be u sed for
p roject selection , statistical an a lysis, an d ad m in istr ativ e p u r p oses, su ch a s
con tactin g th ose w h o su bm itted a p rop osal. Th e in for m ation w ill n ot be u sed for
an y oth er p u r p ose w ith ou t you r con sen t, excep t in cases p rov id ed for by law.
Gr an ts m ay be ca n celled if an y statem en t in you r p roject p rop osal is fou n d to be
u n tru e, ev en after a gr an t h as been ap p rov ed .

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Basic Information Registration &

Project Proposal Format Requirements

Special Points of Consideration

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Please u se th e p r escr ibed basic in for m at ion r egistr ation form an d th e p r oject
p r op osal for m (11-p age for m at for th e Join t Resear ch Gr an ts (Category A) or th e
9-p age for m at for th e In d iv id u al Resear ch Gr an ts (Categor y B)). N o a d d ition al
d ocu m en ts sh ou ld be in clu d ed w ith you r p r oject p r op osal.

For th e p ar ts of th e for m s listed below , w e ask th at th ose su bm ittin g a n

ap p lication set fon t size an d lin e sp a cin g as sp ecified .

Forms
Basic Information
Registration Form

Section

Font

Line

Size

Spacing

14 points

Abstract

or larger

Career History and Achievements

(A) Joint Research
Grants
Proposal Form

Information about Project Team

Targeted Social Issues and Project
Objectives

18 points

Project Implementation and Methods

Results and Effects

12 points

or larger

or larger
Career History and Achievements
(B) Individual
Research Grants
Proposal Form

Targeted Social Issues and Project

Objectives
Project Implementation and Methods
Results and Effects

Ph otogr ap h s an d ch ar ts can be in ser ted in to th e p r oject p rop osal for m (bu t

p lease n ote th at th e p r oject p r op osal form file sh ou ld n ot exceed 500 KB).

Please u p load fir st th e basic in for m ation r egistr ation for m , th en th e p r oject
p r op osal for m .
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Th e ba sic r egistr ation for m sh ou ld be u p load ed as it is, in MS Excel for m at. Th e

p r oject p r op osal form sh ou ld be con v er ted to PDF for su bm ission (MS Word
for m at m ay be accep ted if you can n ot con v er t th e file to PDF).

Please on ly su bm it th e basic in for m ation r egistr ation form an d th e p r oject

p r op osal for m ; n o ad d ition al r elated d ocu m en ts ar e n ecessar y.

Do n ot p er son ally d eliv er th e p r oject p r op osal for m to th e Toyota Fou n d ation or

sen d it by fax, p ostal m ail, or em ail.

Tr affic on th e Toyota Fou n d ation w ebsite m ay in ten sify in th e h ou r s p r ior to th e

fin al d ead lin e, m akin g it im p ossible in som e cases to su bm it a p r oject p r op osal.
We r ecom m en d th at you su bm it a p r oject p r op osal as ear ly as p ossible.

Pr oject p r op osals can n ot be r ep laced or u p d ated after th ey h a v e been su bm itted .

Please be su r e to keep a cop y of th e p r oject p r op osal d ata su bm itted u n til th e

selection r esu lts ar e m ad e kn ow n .

Basic Information Registration Form

Representative

Input the person who will be primarily in charge of running the

project.
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Correspondence from the Toyota Foundation will be sent to the

contact person. In principle, the contact person and the
representative should be the same person.

Contact Person

Please include contact information where you can be easily

reached by the Toyota Foundation in the time between the
submission of the project proposal and the announcement of
the results. Inform the Toyota Foundation if any change is
made to your email address or phone number.

Please clearly describe the project (maximum length: 200 words).

Please be aware that if your project is selected for a grant, this
Abstract

description will be made available to outside parties together with

the name, affiliation, and position of the representative and the
project title.
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Project Proposal Form

Project Outline

Please su m m ar ize th e in for m ation listed in th e Tar geted Social Issu es an d Pr oject
O bjectiv es, Pr oject Im p lem en tation an d Meth od s, an d Resu lts an d Effects
section s of th e p r oject p r op osal for m . (Bu llet-p oin t for m at is accep table .)

Participants (Joint Research Grants only)

Please in clu d e in for m ation on th e p roject p ar ticip an ts. It is n ot n ecessar y to in clu d e

th e n am es of sp ecialists r elied on ju st for ad v ice or to p r ov id e lectu r es or th e n am es
of p eop le h ir ed to p rov id e tem p or ary assistan ce.

Career History and Achievements

In for m ation r egar d in g car eer h istor ies, p ast ach iev em en ts in r esear ch an d oth er
activ ities, an d p r ev iou s gr an ts an d su b sid ies r eceiv ed sh ou ld be in clu d ed for th e
p r oject r ep r esen tativ e an d m a in p r oject p ar ticip an ts. In t h e ca se of th e Join t
Resear ch Gr an ts (Ca tegor y A), if th er e ar e cases of join tly con d u cted r esear ch or
oth er activ ities in v olv in g all or som e of th e p r oject m em ber s, th is in for m ation
sh ou ld also be in clu d ed .

Information about Project Team (Joint Research Grant s only)

Please in clu d e in for m ation abou t th e p roject team by exp lain in g th e r eason th e
p ar ticip an ts ca m e togeth er an d th e action s an d r esu lts th at can be exp ected th r ou gh
th eir collabor ation . A lso exp lain , as p r oject r ep r esen tativ e, w h at con sid er ation an d
effor ts you w ill sh ow to en su r e th at th e d iv er se p ar ticip an ts sh ar e th e sam e goa l
an d gen er ate p ositive r esu lts.
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Targeted Social Issues and Project Objectives

Exp lain in con cr ete ter m s th e social issu es ad d r essed by th e p r oject. In clu d e
in for m ation on th e backgr ou n d lead in g u p to th e p r oject by m en tion in g th e r esu lts
of you r p r ev iou s r esear ch an d oth er activ ities, as w ell a s th e tr en d s of oth er r elated
p r eced in g r esear ch . Based on th is, exp la in clear ly w h at sor t of n ew v alu es for
society w ill be p u r su ed by th e p r oject .

Project Implementation and Methods

Please d escr ibe th e con ten t an d m eth od s of th e r esear ch you r p r oject w ill
im p lem en t in or d er to attain th e abov e-sp ecified objectiv es. Th e exp lan ation sh ou ld
in clu d e sp ecific d eta ils, su ch as w h at r esear ch w ill be con d u cted , h ow it w ill be
car r ied ou t, an d w h y it can be exp ected to m ake con tr ibu tion s to th e cr eation of
n ew v alu es for society .

Results and Effects

Please d escr ibe in d etail th e con ten t of r esear ch r esu lts an d th e for m in w h ich th ey
w ill be p r esen ted , th e m eth od s an d tar gets for d iffu sin g in for m ation on th e
p r ojects r esu lts, an d th e r ip p le effects th a t can be exp ected fr om th e p r oject .

Schedule

Please exp lain th e sch ed u le for im p lem en tin g th e r esear ch for th e p r oject.

(1)

Planned Project Budget (See the List of Expenses below.)*

Fir st-y ear Plan n ed Bu d get
Please p r ov id e th e bu d get p lan for th e fir st year of th e p r oject.
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(2)

Secon d -year Plan n ed Bu d get (on ly for tw o -year gr an ts)

Please p r ov id e th e bu d get p lan for th e secon d year of th e p r oject . Also in clu d e
th e total exp en d itu r es for both year s in th e colu m n on th e far r igh t.

* Fr action s less th an 10,000 yen sh ou ld be r ou n d ed d ow n to th e n ear est 10,000 yen .

Other Grants/Subsidies

If you exp ect to u tilize oth er gr an ts or su bsid ies for you r r esear ch p r oject, or to
car r y ou t r elated r esear ch w ith oth er gr an ts or su bsid ies, p lease list th e r elev an t
in for m ation by follow in g th e exam p le below .

Example

Other Grants/Subsidies

Source of Grant/Subsidy

Peri od

A m ount

Project

1 m illion yen
XX U n iv er sity

O ctober 2016

Tech n ology A d v an cem en t

to

Fou n d ation

Sep tem ber 2017

(ap p lication
u n d er
con sid er ation ;
an n ou n cem en t in
Sep tem ber )

Related Research

Research Ti tl e and
So urce of Grant/Subsidy

Peri od

Com p r eh en siv e Resear ch

A p r il 2016

on XX

to

XX Fou n d ation Resear ch Gr an t

Mar ch 2018

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A m ount

2 m illion yen
(con fir m ed )

List of Expenses
1

Honoraria
Payments made to outside experts as remuneration for advice or lectures provided
or to others providing assistance (The grant does not cover the personnel expenses
of the project representative or of participants of Joint Research Grants projects)

Fees for Commissioned Work

Expenses paid to businesses and organizations handling specialized work (e.g.
surveys, calculations, and system construction) that the project representative and
participants cannot easily accomplish on their own

3-1

Travel Expenses (1)

Domestic and overseas travel expenses (transportation and accommodation) of
outside experts providing advice or lectures or of others providing assistance (The
grant does not cover per diem allowances)

3-2

Travel Expenses (2)

Domestic and overseas travel expenses (transportation and accommodation) of the
project representative and of the participants of the Joint Research Grants projects
(The grant does not cover per diem allowances)

Communication and Delivery

Bills for phone and Internet services, postage, delivery services, etc.

Equipment and Machinery

Purchases of machinery, equipment, documents/materials, and other items with a
tax-inclusive price of 200,000 or more per item

Miscellaneous Items
Expenses for purchasing supplies and other miscellaneous items wi th a
tax-inclusive price of less than 200,000 per item

Documents and Copying

Expenses related to the purchase of documents/materials with a tax-inclusive
price of less than 200,000 per item, or copying of documents/materials

Printing and Binding

Printing, binding, and other expenses for pamphlets, flyers, booklets, etc.

Rent and Utilities

Rent and utilities for properties (e.g. offices, conference rooms, and laboratories)
and expenses for leasing movables (e.g. equipment for experiments, vehicles used
for surveys)

10

Other Expenses
Insurance, payment processing charges, etc.
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Contact Details*

Resear ch Gr an t Pr ogr am , Th e Toyota Fou n d ation

Box 236, Sh in ju ku Mitsu i Bu ild in g 37F,
2-1-1 N ish i-Sh in ju ku , Sh in ju ku -ku ,
Tokyo, Jap an 163-0437
Ph on e: +81-(0)3-3344-1701 Fax: +81-(0)3-3342-6911
URL: h ttp :/ / w w w .toyotafou n d .or .jp / en glish /
* Please d o n ot con tact u s to ask w h eth er w e h av e receiv ed you r
ap p lication for m s.
* We are u n able to resp on d to in q u ir ies related to w h y a p roject w as
n ot ap p rov ed .

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