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.)

The Toyota Foundation Research Grant Program 2015

“Exploring New Values for Society”

Project Proposal Guidelines

(A) Joint Research Grants (B) Individual Research Grants

Public Notification Period:

Monday, May 11 to Friday, September 4, 2015

Proposal Submission Period:

Monday, August 24 to Friday, September 4, 2015 (until 3:00 p.m. Japan Standard Time)*
* Submission via uploading application forms on “Webpage for Applicants”

About the Toyota Foundation

The Toyota Foundation is a grant-making foundation whose goal is to contribute toward

the realization of a more people-oriented society and a resulting increase in human
happiness. We provide grants in support of research and operations in order to respond to
a diverse array of social issues, with a focus on areas of human and natural environment,
social welfare, and education and culture. From the outset, the Toyota Foundation has
provided grants with an eye to supporting projects based on foresight, a participatory
orientation, and an international perspective.
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 I. Program Objectives

Th e w or ld in w h ich w e liv e to d ay is u n d er goin g d r am atic ch an ges am id social an d

econ om ic d ev elop m en t , th e su r ge of globalization , a n d r ap id ad v an ces in scien ce
an d tech n ology. Wh ile th ese ch an ges h av e br oad en ed h or izon s an d en h an ced
afflu en ce, at th e sam e tim e th ey h av e gen er ated a co m p lex ar r ay of social p r oblem s.
Liv in g as w e d o in th is er a of h istor ical ch an ge, w e n eed to p r ecisely d eter m in e th e
essen ce of th ese p r oblem s an d sear ch for solu tion s as w e p av e th e w ay for th e
fu tu r e.

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, a s w ell a s n a scen 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 t h at h elp to br in g a bou t a n ew soci ety on th e ba sis 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 a m 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 th e
w or ld an d looks d ecad es in to th e fu tu r e , w h ile m ain 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 t s th at can be
sh ar ed w ith oth er s. In th is w ay, w e can er ect th e sign p osts 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.

In th is p r ogr am , th e Toyota Fou n d ation p r ov id es gr an ts to resear ch p r ojects th at

exp lor e basic id eas a n d m eth od ology 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 on w h at society w e sh ou ld aim to r each
an d d issem in ate th eir fin d in g s so th at th ey can be sh ar ed a s n ew v alu es for society .
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 solicit
am bitiou s p r ojects th at a r e 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 w h ose en d eav or can h elp ch an ge p eop le’s w ay of th in kin g
r egar d less of th eir cou n tr y or r egion of or igin or th eir so cia l p osition an d
cir cu m stan ces.

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 II. Targeted Projects

In lin e w ith th e p rogr am objectiv es 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 research 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
Categ ory 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, esp ecially of th ose activ e in civ il
society m ov em en ts. N ot on ly for Categor y A bu t also for Category B targetin g
in d iv id u al research , w e recom m en d th a t th e p rojects in v olve collabor at ion w ith
v ar iou s oth er p eop le in th e cou r se of th e research .

We exp ect th e p ar ticip an ts of th e p roject s w e fu n d w ill str iv e to create n ew v alu es

for society, d issem in atin g th eir resu lts in m an y d irection s an d sp r in gin g u p a r an ge
of liv ely d iscu ssion s.

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.

- Establishing a cross-generational ethics to consider how natural resources,

energy sources, and a rich natural environment can be passed down to future
generations; anticipating the environmental problems of the future, as well as
developing a methodology for solutions; 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

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- 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

- Elucidating the principles of distributive justice to address the expansion of

social disparities and inequality, as well as the increasing disequilibrium
between localities; building basic perspective on how to revive the functioning
of communities and alleviate social isolation

- Seeking an overarching conceptual framework regarding human rights, equality,

and justice that encompasses people of different standpoints and cultures ;
formulating a concept for the formation of new communities in which a diverse
range of people can live in harmony; establishing new ideas on conflict
resolution and prevention and peace building

- Proposing new ideas on how to preserve native 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

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 ca n be exp ected to ach iev e a cer tain lev el 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 g en 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, 2016, to Ap r il 30, 2017

- Gr an t p er iod 2 year s: May 1, 2016, to Ap r il 30, 2018
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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 )
- 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 )
- 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 in itial p aym en t is m ad e soon after 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.

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 Grant Uses

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 e s. 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.

- Per son n el or liv in g exp en ses of th e p roject rep resen tativ e or p ar ti cip an ts*
- 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 a te ow n er sh ip .

In p r in cip le, gr an t exp en d itu res sh ou ld be m ad e in lin e w it h th e p lan n ed p roject

bu d get su bm itted at th e tim e th e gr an t w as a p p rov ed . If circu m stan ces ar ise th a t
w ill resu lt in a m a jor ch an ge in th e bu d get p lan , p lease con su lt in ad v an ce w it h 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, w e requ est th at th e p roject rep resen tativ e be aw are of th e
d etails regard in g th e receip t an d exp en d itu re of gr an t fu n d s . (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 Resear 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 a ge 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 gr an t p roject, th e rep resen tativ e or con tact p er son sh ou ld

rem ain in close con tact w ith p rogr am officer s from th e Toy ota Fou n d ati on . 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 Toy ota Fou n d ation ; in su ch a ca se, w e m ay also requ est th at you
su bm it th e “Requ est for Ch an ge in Pla n ” for m alon g w ith su p p lem en tar y m ater ials.
Also, p lease p rov id e p r ior n otification if you p lan to h old a p resen tation or
sym p osiu m on th e p roject or con d u ct m ed iu m - to lon g -ter m field research related
to it.

 Submission of Reports

Each p roject rep resen tativ e w ill be obliged to p rep are an d su bm it d ocu m en tation ,
in clu d in g a w r itten in ter im 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. Th e fin a n cial st atem en t sh ou ld be su bm itted alon g w ith
or igin al receip ts a s attach m en ts. (If a ccou n tin g of th e gr an t fu n d s is ou tsou rced ,
receip ts n eed n ot be in clu d ed , bu t th e Toyota Fou n d ation m a y ask for su ch record s
to be d isclosed for th e sake of con fir m at ion after th e con ten t of th e d ocu m en ts h a s
been exam in ed .)

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 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 oject’s 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.

 Continued Funding

Th e p roject rep resen t ativ e or p ar ticip an ts w h o d ev ise a p lan for a n ew p roject a fter
th e en d of th e gr an t p er iod m ay su bm it a p rop osal for con tin u ed fu n d in g in th e
follow in g fiscal year or th ereafter, eith er u n d er th is p rogram or u n d er an oth er
Toyota Fou n d ation p rogr am . Th e d ecision to ap p rov e or d eclin e th e p rop osal w ill
be ba sed on a com p reh en siv e rev iew o f th e statu s an d resu lts of th e or igin al p roject
as set for th in th e in ter im an d fin a l rep or ts an d in th e abov e-m en tion ed
p resen tation s an d sym p osiu m 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 11 to Fr id ay, Sep tem ber 4, 2015

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Proposal Submi ssion Period:
M on d ay, Au gu st 24 (10:00 a.m . Jap an Stan d ard Tim e) to Fr id ay, Sep tem ber 4, 2015
(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)

the basic information registration form

Download, complete and submit (upload)

the project proposal form*
Proposal submission period:
Monday, August 24 (10:00 a.m. Japan Standard Time) to
Friday, September 4, 2015 (until 3:00 p.m. Japan Standard Time)

* Project proposal forms

submitted by post will
Submission completed! not be accepted.

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 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
2016, 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 th e Gr ad u ate Sch ool of Decision Scien ce a n d Tech n ology, 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 ter v 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 m id d le of Ap r il 2016.* If th e em ail n otification sen t to th e con tact p er son
h as n ot ar r iv ed by th at tim e, p lease con ta ct 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.

 Other

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.

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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 alysis, 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

- 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. (If th e sp a ce on th e
list of “ Par ticip an ts” for th e Join t Resear ch Gr an ts is in su fficien t, p lease cop y
th at p age to in ser t th e ad d ition al in for m a tion .)

- 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 .

Font Line
Forms Section
Size Spacing

Basic Information 14 points

“Abstract”
Registration Form or larger

“Career History and Achievements”

“Information about Project Team”
(A) Joint Research
“Targeted Social Issues and Project
Grants
Objectives”
Proposal Form 18 points
“Project Implementation and Methods”
12 points or larger
“Results and Effects”
or larger
“Career History and Achievements”
(B) Individual “Targeted Social Issues and Project
Research Grants Objectives”
Proposal Form “Project Implementation and Methods”
“Results and Effects”

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- 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 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 lt s ar e m ad e kn ow n .

Basic Information Registration Form

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

Representative
project.

- 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
Contact Person
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 bsid 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 a te 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 lain w h at sor t of “n ew v alu es” you ar e tr yin g
to clar ify an d d issem in ate so th at th ey can be sh ar ed a n d d iscu ssed w id ely.

 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 s in g in for m ation on th e
p r oject’s 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.

 Planned Project Budget (See the “List of Expenses” below.)

(1) 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.
(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 y ear s in th e colu m n on th e far r igh t.
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 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 t h e exam p le below .

Example Other Grants/Subsidies

Source of Grant/Subsidy Peri od A m ount

1 m illion yen
Project

(ap p lication
XX U n iv er sity O ctober 2015
u n d er
Tech n ology A d v an cem en t to
con sid er ation ;
Fou n d ation Sep tem ber 2016
an n ou n cem en t in
Sep tem ber )

Research Ti tl e and
Peri od A m ount
Source of Grant/Subsidy
Related Research

“Com p r eh en siv e Resear ch A p r il 2015

2 m illion yen
on XX” to
(con fir m ed )
XX Fou n d ation Resear ch Gr an t Mar ch 2017

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 List of Expenses

1 Honoraria
Payments (including transportation and accommodation) 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 and
participants.)

2 Fees for Commissioned Work

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

3 Travel Expenses
Domestic and overseas travel expenses of the project representative and
participants (transportation and accommodation)

4 Communication and Delivery

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

5 Equipment and Machinery

Purchases of machinery, equipment, materials, and other items with a
tax-inclusive price of ¥200,000 or more

6 Miscellaneous Items
Expenses for purchasing supplies and other miscellaneous items with a
tax-inclusive price of less than ¥200,000

7 Documents and Copying

Expenses related to the purchase or copying of documents and other 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.

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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 tt p :/ / 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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