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 candidate’s 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.)
About the Toyota Foundation
Th e Toy ot a Fou n d a t ion is a g r a n t -m a k in g fou n d a t ion w h ose g oa l is t o con t r ib u t e t ow a r d t h e r ea liza t ion of a m or e p eop le-or ien t ed societ y an d a r esu ltin g in cr ea se in h u m an h a p p in ess. W e p r ov id e g r a n t s in su p p or t of r esea r ch an d op er a t ion s in or d er t o id en t ify a d iv er se a r r a y of socia l issu es, w it h a focu s on a r ea s of h u m a n an d n a t u r a l en v ir on m en t , socia l w elfa r e, a n d ed u ca t ion a n d cu lt u r e. Fr om t h e ou t set , t h e Toy ot a Fou n d a t ion h a s p r ov id ed g r a n t s w it h a n ey e t o su p p or t in g p r oject s b a sed on foresight, a participatory orientation, an d an international perspective.
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”
I. Program Objective
Th e Toy ot a Fou n d a t ion Resea r ch G r a n t Pr og r a m su p p or t s r esea r ch p r oject s in a ccor d a n ce w it h it s p r ogr a m t it le, “Exploring New Values for Society”. Th e object iv e of t h e p r og r a m is t o en cou r a g e a m bit iou s p r oject s t h a t exp lor e ba sic w a y s of t h in k in g a n d m et h od olog ies on w h a t a p p r oa ch w e sh o u ld t a k e t o a d d r ess d ifficu lt issu es t o be fa ced in t h e fu t u r e a n d d issem in a t e t h eir ow n fin d in g s so t h a t t h ey ca n be sh a r ed a s n ew v a lu es for societ y .
Liv in g a s w e d o in a n er a of h ist or ica l ch a n g e, w e a r e fa cin g a com p lex a r r a y of socia l p r oblem s. Th e v a r iou s issu es t h a t n eed t o be a d d r essed in clu d e t h ose t h a t a r e on a g loba l sca le a n d t h ose t h a t t r a n scen d g en er a t ion s, a s w ell a s n a scen t p r oblem s t h a t w ill on ly fu lly m a n ifest t h em selv es in t h e fu t u r e. Th is m ea n s t h a t it w ill b e d ifficu lt t o fin d clu es a n d solu t ion s t h a t h elp t o br in g a bou t a n ew societ y on t h e ba sis of exist in g v alu es or com p a r t m en t a liz ed exp er t ise. Ra t h er , in seek in g t o cla r ify w h a t v a lu es w e sh ou ld p u r su e, it is n ecessa r y t o fu n d a m en t a lly r eev a lu a t e ou r w a y of t h in k in g a n d t h e st a t e of so ciet y fr om a w id er p er sp ect iv e t h a t a d op t s a p a n or a m ic v iew of t h e w or ld a n d look s d eca d es in t o t h e fu t u r e , w h ile m a in t a in in g a fir m g r a sp on t h e p r oblem s t h a t a r e occu r r in g r ig h t in fr on t of ou r ey es. Ta k in g in t o con sid er a t ion t h e exist in g v a lu es, w e n eed t o st a n d ou t sid e t h em t o bu ild n ew v iew p oin t s t h a t ca n be sh a r ed w it h ot h er s . In t h is w a y , w e ca n er ect t h e sig n p ost s t h a t w ill g u id e u s t o p er sp ect iv es on a br oa d er w or ld a n d t h e fu t u r e w e h a v e y et to p er ceiv e.
Th e p r og r a m h a s est a blish ed t w o g r a n t ca t eg or ies r esp ect iv ely for join t r esea r ch p r oject s a n d in d iv id u a l r esea r ch p r oject s, bot h of w h ich p la ces n o r est r ict ion s on t h e a r ea s of r esea r ch or t h e m et h od s em p loy ed . For bot h ca t eg or ies, w e exp ect t h e p r oject s w e fu n d t o be fou n d ed on cr ea t iv e con cep t s t h a t r eflect a you t h fu l p er sp ect iv e a n d d r a w clo ser t o n ew v a lu es for societ y , d issem in a t in g t h eir fin d in g s effect iv ely in m a n y d ir ect ion s a n d sp r in g in g u p a r a n g e of liv ely d iscu ssion s .
II. Targeted Projects
In lin e w it h t h e p rog r a m object iv e ou t lin ed a bov e, w e p rov id e g r a n t s t o p roject s t h a t a re exp ect ed t o m a k e con t r ibu t ion s t o t h e crea t ion of n ew v a lu es for societ y u n d er t w o ca t eg or ies : Join t Resea rch Gr a n t s (Ca t eg or y A ) in v olv in g p roject t ea m s a n d In d iv id u a l Resea rch Gr a n t s (C a t eg or y B) for resea rch p roject s ca r r ied ou t by in d iv id u a ls.* N eit h er ca t eg or y is su b ject t o a n y rest r ict ion s w it h reg a rd t o a g e, a ffilia t ion , or p osit ion .
* Plea se be a w a re t h a t t h ere is a d ifferen ce in t h e p roject p ro p osa l for m bet w een Ca t eg or y A a n d Ca t eg or y B.
We w elcom e p rop o sa ls for in t erd iscip lin a r y a n d cross -sect ion a l p roject s t h a t in v olv e t h e p a r t icip a t ion or coop er at ion of t h ose w it h d iv er se ba ck g rou n d s from t h e g r a n t recip ien t ’s cou n t r y a n d elsew h ere, n ot on ly of u n iv er sit y a ca d em ics b u t a lso of t h ose a ct iv e in civ il societ y m ov em en t s. For bot h ca t eg or ies A a n d B, ev en t h ou g h t h e la tt er t arg et s in d iv id u a l resea rch , w e recom m en d t h a t t h e p roject s in v olv e colla bor a t ion w it h v a r iou s ot h er p eop le in t h e cou r se o f t h e resea rch .
Th e follow in g a r e so m e exa m p les of p r oject a im s t h a t m ig h t be p u r su ed in eit h er ca t eg or y a s t o exp lor e n ew v a lu es for societ y .
- 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
- 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 Toy ot a Fou n d a t ion Resea rch Gr a n t Prog r a m su p p or t s resea rch on p roject for m a t s. Project s t a rg et ed a re t h ose t h a t p u r su e t h eir resea rch in a p la n n ed m a n n er a n d ca n b e exp ect ed t o a ch iev e a h ig h lev el of resu lt s reg a rd in g t h e g oa ls set w it h in t h e p rescr ibed t im e. We w elcom e p roject s t h a t ca n g en er a t e su ch resu lt s, ev en t h rou g h a p rocess of t r ia l a n d er ror, a n d t h a t ca n be exp ect ed t o h a v e p osit iv e r ip p le effect s.
III. Grant Periods and Grant Amounts
Grant Periods
- Gr a n t p er iod 1 y ea r : M a y 1, 2017, t o A p r il 30, 2018 - Gr a n t p er iod 2 y ea r s: M a y 1, 2017, t o A p r il 30, 2019
Grant Amounts
Tot a l a m ou n t of g r a n t s : 100 m illion y en
Cate g o ry A : Jo i n t Re s e arch G ran ts
(Tot a l a lloca t ed g r a n t a m ou n t s: A p p rox. 80 m illion y en ) - Gr a n t p er iod 1 y ea r : U p t o a rou n d 4 m illion y en - Gr a n t p er iod 2 y ea r s: U p t o a rou n d 8 m illion y en
Cate g o ry B: In d i v i d u al Re s e arch G ran ts
(Tot a l a lloca t ed g r a n t a m ou n t s: A p p rox. 20 m illion y en ) - Gr a n t p er iod 1 y ea r : U p t o a rou n d 1 m illion y en - Gr a n t p er iod 2 y ea r s: U p t o a rou n d 2 m illion y en
A p p rop r ia t en ess of t h e req u est ed g r a n t a m ou n t a n d t h e p la n n ed p roject bu d g et for t h e p rop osed resea rch w ill a lso be con sid ered u n d er t h e p rocess of select ion . Th ere is a p ossibilit y t h a t , ev en for p roject s t h a t d o receiv e g r a n t s, a s a resu lt of t h e select ion p rocess, t h e a ct u a l g r a n t a m ou n t w ill be red u ced com p a red t o t h e p rop osed a m ou n t a n d t h e su b m it t ed bu d g et p la n w ill h a v e t o be rev ised .
Grant Payment
In p r in cip le, t h e g r a n t p rocess is a s follow s. Pa y m en t s a re sen t t o t h e sp ecified b a n k a ccou n t of t h e p roject rep resen t a t iv e . (Th e ba n k a ccou n t sh ou ld be exclu siv e t o t h e g r a n t from t h e Toy ot a Fou n d a t ion .) Th e in it ia l p a y m en t is m a d e soon a ft er t h e g r a n t p er iod beg in s. Tw o p a y m en t s a re m a d e for t h e on e -y ea r gr a n t a n d fou r p a y m en t s for t h e t w o -y ea r g r a n t , a ll a t rou g h ly six -m on t h in t er v a ls. (Th e p a y m en t m a d e ea ch t im e is of a n a p p rop r ia t e a m ou n t in lin e w it h t h e co n t en t of t h e p la n n ed p roject bu d g et .) From t h e secon d p a y m en t on w a rd , t h e p roject rep resen t a t iv e is req u ired t o su bm it t h e p rescr ibed rep or t p r ior to ea ch p a y m en t ; p a y m en t m a y b e t em p or a r ily su sp en d ed in a ca se w h ere t h e rep or t is n ot su b m it t ed or w h ere t h e Toy ot a Fou n d a t ion d et er m in es a n eed t o con fir m t h e con t en t of t h e su bm it t ed rep or t .
Grant Uses
Plea se con fir m t h e r a n g e of exp en d it u res for t h e p roject , refer r in g to t h 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 gran t fu n d s can n ot be u sed for t h e p u r p oses list ed below.
- Per son n el or liv in g exp en ses of t h e p roject rep resen t a t iv e or o f t h e p a r t icip a n t s of t h e Join t Resea rch Gr a n t s p roject s*
- O p er a t ion a l ov erh ead of t h e org a n iz a t ion t o w h ich t h e p roject rep resen t a t iv e or p a r t icip a n t s belon g o r a re rela t ed (in d irect exp en ses)
* It is p ossible for g r a n t s t o be u sed for rem u n er a t ion of ou t sid e sp ecia list s p rov id in g a d v ice or lect u res a n d for t h ose en g a g ed in a ssist in g p roject w or k .
In a ca se w h ere g r a n t m on ey is u sed t o p u rch a se eq u ip m en t , m a ch in er y, d ocu m en t s, et c. w it h a t a x-in clu siv e p r ice of ¥200,000 o r m ore, t h e p u rch a sed it em (s), a t t h e en d of t h e g r a n t p er iod , sh ou ld be d on a t ed t o t h e org a n iz a t ion t o w h ich t h e p roject m em ber s belon g or a re rela t ed , r a t h er t h a n rem a in in g in t h eir p r iv a t e ow n er sh ip .
Gr a n t exp en d it u res sh ou ld be m a d e in lin e w it h t h e p la n n ed p roject bu d g et su b m it t ed a t t h e t im e t h e gr a n t w a s a p p rov ed . If circu m st a n ces a r ise t h a t w ill resu lt in a m a jor ch a n g e in t h e b u d g et p la n , p lea se con su lt in a d v a n ce w it h t h e p rog r a m officer of t h e Toy ot a Fou n d a t ion . A n y g r a n t fu n d s rem a in in g a ft er t h e en d of t h e g r a n t p er iod sh ou ld be p rom p t ly ret u r n ed .
Accounting of Grant
In p r in cip le, t h e g r a n t recip ien t s a re n ot a llow ed t o en t r u st a ccou n t in g of t h e g r a n t receiv ed t o t h e org a n iz a t ion t o w h ich t h ey belon g or a re rela t ed . In a ca se w h ere, ow in g t o circu m st a n ces, com m ission in g su ch a n org a n iz a t ion is u n a v oid a ble, t h e Toy ot a Fou n d a t ion w ill req u ire su bm ission of t h e p resc r ibed for m com m ission in g a ccou n t in g ser v ices a ft er t h e g r a n t is a p p rov ed . E v en w h en a ccou n t in g is ou t sou rced in t h is w a y, t h e p roject rep resen t a t iv e is req u ired t o t a ke fu ll n ot ice of a ll g r a n t in com es a n d exp en ses, a n d a ssu re t h a t t h e exp en d it u res a re m a d e in lin e w it h t h e p la n n ed p roject bu d g et reg a rd less of req u irem en t s of t h e a ccou n t in g org a n iz a t ion . (Gr a n t s a re p a id t o t h e rep resen t a t iv e, n ev er t o t h e org a n iz a t ion en t r u st ed w it h t h e a ccou n t in g .)
IV. Communication with the Toyota Foundation
Grant Initiation (Concluding Memorandum)
For bot h t h e Join t Resea r ch Gr a n t s (C a t eg or y A ) a n d t h e In d iv id u a l Rese a r ch Gr a n t s (Ca t eg or y B), ea ch p r oject r ep r esen t a t iv e for w h ich a g r a n t is a w a r d ed w ill con clu d e a m em or a n d u m w it h t h e Toy ot a Fou n d a t ion a n d t h en be in d iv id u a lly r esp on sible for ca r r yin g ou t t h e p r oject in a ccor d a n ce w it h t h e a g r eem en t . (In t h e ca se w h er e a m in or is t h e p r oject r ep r esen t a t iv e, a p er son of leg a l a g e sh ou ld ser v e a s t h e con t a ct p er son a n d h a n d le t h e p r oced u r es a s t h e m in or ’s p r oxy .)
Project Progress
In ca r r y in g ou t t h e p roject , t h e rep resen t a t iv e or con t a ct p er son sh ou ld rem a in in close con t a ct w it h p r og r a m officer s from t h e Toy ot a Fou n d a t ion . If a ch a n g e in t h e or ig in a l p roject p la n becom es n ecessa r y d u e t o circu m st a n ces, p lea se fir st con t a ct t h e Toy ot a Fou n d a t ion ; in su ch a ca se, w e m a y a lso req u est t h a t y ou su b m it t h e
“Requ est for Ch an g e in Plan ” form alon g w ith su p p lem en tary m aterials. Also, p lea se p rov id e n ot ifica t ion if y ou p la n t o h old a p resen t a t ion or sy m p osiu m on t h e p roject or p u blish it s fin d in g s.
Submission of Reports
Ea ch p roject rep resen t a t iv e w ill be oblig ed t o p rep a re a n d su bm it d ocu m en t a t ion , in clu d in g a w r it t en in t er im p rog ress rep or t , a fin a l rep or t , a n d a fin a n cia l st a t em en t , p r ior to t h e st ip u la t ed d ea d lin es.
- A n in t er im p rog ress rep or t in a p rescr ibed for m a t w ill b e req u ired for a t w o -y ea r g r a n t p roject . A fin a l rep or t (fr ee for m a t , in a rou n d 10,000 w ord s/ 20 p a g es) sh ou ld be su bm it t ed by a ll g r a n t recip ien t s u n t il t h e en d of t h e m on t h follow in g t h e fin a l m on t h of t h e g r a n t p er iod .
- For g r a n t exp en d it u res w it h a t a x-in clu siv e a m ou n t of m ore t h a n 10,000 y en , or ig in a l cop ies of th e relev a n t receip t s sh ou ld be a t t a ch ed t o t h e fin a n cia l st a t em en t . If a ccou n t in g of t h e g r a n t fu n d s is ou t sou rced a s in p a g e 6, receip t s n eed n ot be in clu d ed , bu t t h e Toy ot a Fou n d a t ion m a y a sk for su ch record s t o be d isclo sed for t h e sa k e o f co n fir m a t ion a ft er t h e d ocu m en t s h a s been exa m in ed .
Meeting with Program Officers
If n ecessa r y , t h e Toy ot a Fou n d a t ion p r og r a m officer s w ill v isit t h e p r oject r ep r esen t a t iv e or m a in p a r t icip a n t s t o g a t h er in for m a t ion on t h e p r oject ’s p r og r ess a n d it s r esu lt s.
Presentations, Symposiums, etc.
Ev en t s su ch a s p resen t a t ion s or sy m p osiu m s m a y be h eld by t h e Toy ot a Fou n d a t ion a t w h ich t h e p roject rep resen t a t iv e or p a r t icip a n t s w ill be a sk ed t o rep or t on t h e p rog ress a n d resu lt s of t h eir p roject s.
Project Outputs
For a n y ou t p u t s ba sed on t h e p roject , e.g . book s, jou r n a l a r t icles, film s, et c., p lea se su b m it 2 cop ies t o t h e Toy ot a Fou n d a t ion a t t a ch ed w it h a n in t rod u ct or y su m m a r y for ea ch ou t p u t (in a rou n d 200 w ord s).
V. Proposal Procedures and Screening
Public Notification and Proposal Periods and Procedures Pu b l i c N o ti f i cati o n Pe ri o d :
M on d a y, M a y 16 to Fr id a y, Sep t em ber 2, 2016
Pro p o s al S u b m i s s i o n Pe ri o d :
M on d a y, A u g u st 22 (10:00 a .m . Ja p a n St a n d a rd Tim e) t o Fr id a y, Sep t em ber 2, 2016 (u n t il 3:00 p .m . Ja p a n St a n d a rd Tim e)
Pro p o s al Pro ce d u re s :
To su bm it a g r a n t p r op osa l, p lea se v isit t h e p a g e for Resea rch Gr a n t Prog r a m on t h e Toy ot a Fou n d a t ion w ebsit e (h t t p :/ / w w w.t oy ot a fou n d .or.jp / en g lish / p rog r a m / resea rch .h t m l) a n d reg ist er you r en t r y. A ft er t h e com p let ion of reg ist r a t ion , a p p lica t ion for m s ca n be d ow n loa d ed . Th e p roject p rop o sa l p roced u res a re d ia g r a m 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) Pro je ct Pro p o sal Fo rm *
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)
Submission completed!
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Submission Confirmation
A ft er t h e p roject p rop osa l for m h a s b een su b m it t e d from t h e “ Webp a g e for A p p lica n t s” , a n em a il n ot ify in g a reg ist r a t ion ID w ill be sen t t o t h e reg ist ered em a il a d d ress of t h e con t a ct p er son .
Selection Process
For m a l d ecision s on t h e select ion of p roject s t o be a w a rd ed g r a n t s w ill be m a d e a t t h e Toy ot a Fou n d a t ion Boa rd of Direct or s m eet in g s sch ed u led t o be h eld in M a rch 2017, ba sed on t h e d eliber a t ion s of t h e Toy ot a Fou n d a t ion Resea rch Gr a n t Prog r a m Select ion Com m it t ee , w h ich is com p osed of ou t sid e exp er t s (ch a ired by Professor Tosh io Ku w a k o o f Tok y o In st it u t e of Tech n olog y ). Plea se be a w a re t h a t w h en n ecessa r y t h e com m it t ee m a y a sk t o in t er v iew y ou a bou t y ou r p roject p rop osa l.*
Selection Results
Th e con t a ct p er son for t h e p roject w ill be in for m ed of t h e select ion resu lt s by em a il by a rou n d ea r ly A p r il 2017.* If t h e em a il n ot ifica t ion sen t t o t h e con t a ct p er son h a s n ot a r r iv ed by t h a t t im e, p lea se con t a ct t h e Toy ot a Fou n d a t ion .
* Plea se in for m t h e Toy ot a Fou n d a t ion p rom p t ly if t h e con t a ct p er son ’s em a il a d d ress or p h on e n u m ber h a s ch a n g ed sin ce y ou su bm it t ed y ou r p roject p rop osa l.
Others
Th e Toy ot a Fou n d a t ion seek s p roject s t h a t a re n on p rofit a n d op en in t h eir ou t look , w it h ou t a n y p olit ica l, relig iou s, id eolog ica l , or ot h er bia s. N o r est r ict ion s a re p la ced on t h e p roject rep resen t a t iv e or p a r t icip a n t s in t er m s of n a t ion a lit y, p la ce of resid en ce, a ca d em ic ba ck g rou n d , o rg a n iz a t ion a l a ffilia t ion , et c.
Th e p er son a l in for m a t ion y ou p rov id e on t h e a p p lica t ion fo r m s w ill be u sed fo r p roject select ion , st a t ist ica l a n a ly sis, a n d a d m in ist r a t iv e p u r p oses, su ch a s con t a ct in g t h ose w h o su b m it t ed a p rop osa l. Th e in for m a t ion w ill n ot be u sed for a n y ot h er p u r p ose w it h ou t y ou r con sen t , excep t in ca ses p rov id ed for by la w.
Gr a n t s m a y be ca n celled if a n y st a t em en t in y ou r p roject p r op osa l is fou n d t o b e u n t r u e, ev en a ft er a g r a n t h a s been a p p ro v ed .
Special Points of Consideration
- Plea se u se t h e p r escr ibed ba sic in for m a t ion r eg ist r a t ion for m a n d t h e p r oject p r op osa l for m (11-p a g e for m a t for t h e Join t Resea r ch Gr a n t s (Ca t eg or y A ) or t h e 9-p a g e for m a t for t h e In d iv id u a l Resea r ch Gr a n t s (Ca t eg or y B)). N o a d d it ion a l d ocu m en t s sh ou ld b e in clu d ed w it h y ou r p r oject p r op osa l.
- For t h e p a r t s of t h e for m s list ed below , w e a sk t h a t t h o se su bm it t in g a n a p p lica t io n set fon t siz e a n d lin e sp a cin g a s sp ecified .
Forms Section Font
Size
Line Spacing Basic Information
Registration Form “Abstract” 14 points
or larger
18 points or larger (A) Joint Research
Grants Proposal Form
“Career History and Achievements”
“Information about Project Team”
“Targeted Social Issues and Project Objectives”
“Project Implementation and Methods”
“Results and Effects” 12 points
or larger (B) Individual
Research Grants Proposal Form
“Career History and Achievements”
“Targeted Social Issues and Project Objectives”
“Project Implementation and Methods”
“Results and Effects”
- Ph ot og r a p h s a n d ch a r t s ca n be in ser t ed in t o t h e p r oject p r op osa l for m (bu t p lea se n ot e t h a t t h e p r oject p r op osa l for m file sh ou ld n ot exceed 500 KB).
- Plea se u p loa d fir st t h e ba sic in for m a t ion r eg ist r a t ion for m , t h en t h e p r oject p r op osa l for m .
Basic Information Registration &
Project Proposal Format Requirements
- Th e ba sic r eg ist r a t ion for m sh ou ld be u p loa d ed a s it is, in M S Excel for m a t . Th e p r oject p r op osa l for m sh ou ld be con v er t ed t o PDF for su bm ission (M S W or d for m a t m a y be a ccep t ed if y ou ca n n ot con v er t t h e file t o PDF).
- Plea se on ly su bm it t h e ba sic in for m a t ion r eg ist r at ion for m a n d t h e p r oject p r op osa l for m ; n o a d d it ion a l r ela t ed d ocu m en t s a r e n ecessa r y .
- Do n ot p er son a lly d eliv er t h e p r oject p r op osa l for m t o t h e Toyot a Fou n d a t ion or sen d it by fa x, p ost a l m a il, or em a il.
- Tr a ffic on t h e Toy ot a Fou n d a t ion w eb sit e m a y in t en sify in t h e h ou r s p r ior t o t h e fin a l d ea d lin e, m a k in g it im p ossible in som e ca ses t o su b m it a p r oject p r op osa l.
W e r ecom m en d t h a t y ou su bm it a p r oject p r op osa l a s ea r ly a s p ossible.
- Pr oject p r op osa ls ca n n ot be r ep la ced or u p d a t ed a ft er t h ey h a v e been su bm it t ed .
- Plea se be su r e t o k eep a cop y of t h e p r oject p r op osa l d a t a su bm it t ed u n t il t h e select ion r esu lt s a r e m a d e k n ow n .
Basic Information Registration Form
Representative Input the person who will be primarily in charge of running the project.
Contact Person
- 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.
- 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.
Abstract
Please clearly describe the project (maximum length: 200 words).
Please be aware that if your project is selected for a grant, this description will be made available to outside parties together with the name, affiliation, and position of the representative and the project title.
Project Proposal Form
◆ Project Outline
Plea se su m m a r iz e t h e in for m a t ion list ed in t h e “ Ta r g et ed Socia l Issu es a n d Pr oject O bject iv es” , “ Pr oject Im p lem en t a t ion an d M et h od s” , a n d “ Resu lt s a n d Effect s”
sect ion s of t h e p r oject p r op osa l for m . (Bu llet -p oin t for m a t is a ccep t a ble .)
◆ Participants (Joint Research Grants only)
Plea se in clu d e in for m a t ion on t h e p r oject p a r t icip a n t s. It is n ot n ecessa r y t o in clu d e t h e n a m es of sp ecia list s r elied on ju st for a d v ice or t o p r ov id e lect u r es or t h e n a m es of p eop le h ir ed t o p r ov id e t em p or a r y a ssist a n ce.
◆ Career History and Achievements
In for m a t ion r eg a r d in g ca r eer h ist or ies, p a st a ch iev em en t s in r esea r ch a n d ot h er a ct iv it ies, a n d p r ev iou s g r a n t s a n d su b sid ies r eceiv ed sh ou ld be in clu d ed for t h e p r oject r ep r esen t a t iv e a n d m a in p r oject p a r t icip a n t s. In t h e ca se of t h e Join t Resea r ch Gr a n t s (Ca t eg or y A ), if t h er e ar e ca ses of join t ly con d u ct ed r esea r ch or ot h er a ct iv it ies in v olv in g a ll or som e o f t h e p r oject m em b er s, t h is in for m a t ion sh ou ld a lso be in clu d ed .
◆ Information about Project Team (Joint Research Grant s only)
Plea se in clu d e in for m a t ion a bou t t h e p r oject t ea m by exp la in in g t h e r ea son t h e p a r t icip a n t s ca m e t og et h er a n d t h e a ct ion s a n d r esu lt s t h a t ca n be exp ect ed t h r ou g h t h eir colla bor a t ion . A lso exp la in , a s p r oject r ep r esen t a t iv e, w h a t con sid er a t ion a n d effor t s y ou w ill sh ow t o en su r e t h a t t h e d iv er se p a r t icip a n t s sh a r e t h e sa m e g oa l a n d g en er a t e p osit iv e r esu lt s.
◆ Targeted Social Issues and Project Objectives
Exp la in in con cr et e t er m s t h e socia l issu es a d d r essed by t h e p r oject . In clu d e in for m a t ion on t h e b a ck g r ou n d lea d in g u p t o t h e p r oject by m en t ion in g t h e r esu lt s of y ou r p r ev iou s r esea r ch a n d ot h er a ct iv it ies, a s w ell a s t h e t r en d s of ot h er r ela t ed p r eced in g r esea r ch . Ba sed on t h is, exp la in clea r ly w h a t sor t of “ n ew v a lu es for societ y ” w ill be p u r su ed by t h e p r oject .
◆ Project Implementation and Methods
Plea se d escr ibe t h e con t en t a n d m et h od s of t h e r esea r ch y ou r p r oject w ill im p lem en t in or d er t o a t t a in t h e a bov e-sp ecified object iv es . Th e exp la n a t ion sh ou ld in clu d e sp ecific d et a ils, su ch a s w h a t r esea r ch w ill be con d u ct ed , h ow it w ill be ca r r ied ou t , a n d w h y it ca n be exp ect ed t o m a k e con t r ibu t ion s t o t h e cr eat ion of
“n ew valu es for society ”.
◆ Results and Effects
Plea se d escr ibe in d et a il t h e con t en t of r esea r ch r esu lt s a n d t h e for m in w h ich t h ey w ill be p r esen t ed , t h e m et h od s a n d t a r g et s for d iffu sin g in for m a t ion on t h e p r oject ’s r esu lt s, a n d t h e r ip p le effect s t h a t ca n be exp ect ed fr o m t h e p r oject .
◆ Schedule
Plea se exp la in t h e sch ed u le for im p lem en t in g t h e r esea r ch for t h e p r oject .
◆ Planned Project Budget (See the “List of Expenses” below.)*
(1) Fir st -y ea r Pla n n ed Bu d g et
Plea se p r ov id e t h e b u d g et p la n for t h e fir st y ea r of t h e p r oject .
(2) Secon d -y ea r Pla n n ed Bu d g et (on ly for t w o -y ea r g r a n t s)
Plea se p r ov id e t h e b u d g et p la n for t h e secon d y ea r of t h e p r oject . A lso in clu d e t h e t ot a l exp en d it u r es for bot h y ea r s in t h e colu m n on t h e fa r r ig h t .
* Fr a ct ion s less t h a n 10,000 y en sh ou ld be r ou n d ed d ow n t o t h e n ea r est 10,000 y en .
◆ Other Grants/Subsidies
If y ou exp ect t o u t iliz e ot h er g r a n t s or su bsid ies for y ou r r esea r ch p r oject , or t o ca r r y ou t r ela t ed r esea r ch w it h ot h er g r a n t s or su b sid ies, p lea se list t h e r elev a n t in for m a t ion by follow in g t h e exa m p le below .
Example Other Grants/Subsidies
Project
S o u rce o f G ran t/S u b s i d y Pe ri o d A m o u n t
XX U n iv er sit y Tech n olog y A d v an cem en t
Fou n d a t ion
O ct ob er 2016 t o
Sep t em b er 2017
1 m illion y en (a p p lica t ion
u n d er con sid er a t ion ; a n n ou n cem en t in
Sep t em b er )
Related Research
Re s e arch Ti tl e an d
S o u rce o f G ran t/S u b s i d y Pe ri o d A m o u n t
“Com p reh en sive Research on XX”
XX Fou n d a t ion Resea r ch Gr a n t
A p r il 2016 t o M a r ch 2018
2 m illion y en (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) 2 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)
4 Communication and Delivery
Bills for phone and Internet services, postage, delivery services, etc.
5 Equipment and Machinery
Purchases of machinery, equipment, documents/materials, and other items with a tax-inclusive price of ¥200,000 or more per item
6 Miscellaneous Items
Expenses for purchasing supplies and other miscellaneous items wi th a tax-inclusive price of less than ¥200,000 per item
7 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
8 Printing and Binding
Printing, binding, and other expenses for pamphlets, flyers, booklets, etc.
9 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.
Contact Details*
Resea r ch Gr a n t Pr og r a m , Th e Toy ot a Fou n d a t ion Box 236, Sh in ju k u M it su i Bu ild in g 37F,
2-1-1 N ish i-Sh in ju k u , Sh in ju k u -k u , Tok y o, Ja p a n 163-0437
Ph on e: +81-(0)3-3344-1701 Fa x: +81-(0)3-3342-6911 U RL: h t t p :/ / w w w .t oy ot a fou n d .or .jp / en g lish /
* P lea se d o n ot con t act u s t o a sk w h eth er w e h a v e receiv ed y ou r a p p lica t ion for m s.
* We a re u n a b le t o resp on d t o in q u ir ies rela t ed t o w h y a p roject w as n ot a p p rov ed .