Deadline: All nominations must be received by Friday, March 3, 2017.
Eligible Candidates
Candidates must be an individual person or an organization established inside or outside of Japan. Self-nominations, including nominations of an organization or head of an organization to which the nominator belongs, will not be considered.
Ineligible individuals and/or organizations
- (1)Individuals who are currently employed by their national or local governments, as well as those employed by similar organizations (e.g. governmental corporations) and whose main occupation pertains to international activities. However, individuals in research-related positions are eligible.
- (2)Domestic or overseas organizations that are national or local governmental agencies as well as similar bodies.
- (3)Domestic organizations with a strong public character, such as organizations that are mostly publicly-funded or were established directly by law.
- (4)Organizations supported by the Japanese government or the Japan Foundation that receive an amount of subsidies representing more than half of their annual budget.
- (5)Organizations that are closely related, organizationally or financially, to their nominator.
- (6)Individuals and organizations whose main activities are profit-making, religious, political, or electoral.
- (7)Individuals and organizations whose main field of activity is different than the Japan Foundation's, such as scientific or technological fields.
- (8)Individuals and organizations whose main purposes are recreational activities or nurturing friendship through exchange between sister cities or sister schools, as well as those who perform activities that benefit to a restricted specific group or association.
Eligible fields of activities
To be considered for selection, candidates must be thoroughly involved in one or more of the following fields of activities that represent the core activities of the Japan Foundation: “Arts and Cultural Exchange,” “Japanese-Language Education Overseas,” and “Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange.”
- Arts and Cultural Exchange
Individuals or organizations that have significantly contributed to international cultural exchange and the enhancement of mutual understanding between Japan and other countries through the introduction or promotion of Japanese arts and culture abroad, or creative activities such as joint research or coproduction projects. Individuals or organizations that contributed to international cultural exchange and the enhancement of mutual understanding between Japan and other countries through the fields of photograph, cuisine culture, architecture, TV, game, animation, cartoon, sports, etc. are also eligible. - Japanese-Language Education Overseas
Individuals or organizations that have significantly contributed to the progress of Japanese-language education and academia, the improvement of the international status of Japanese-language as well as the enhancement of mutual understanding between Japan and other countries through remarkable commitment to Japanese-language education and research as well as continued efforts to train and organize Japanese-language teachers, or through translations, writings in Japanese or other activities strongly connected to the Japanese language. - Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Individuals or organizations that have significantly contributed to foster better understanding of Japan through education and research and strengthen intellectual networks between Japan and foreign countries through original and authoritative accomplishments and the development of Japanese studies abroad.
Selection Process
After primary screening by a panel of specialists, a selection committee consisting of experts commissioned by the Japan Foundation will select the recipients. The results will be officially announced in August, 2017.
Selection Criteria
Recipients will be selected based on the following criteria:
- (1)Achievement
Recipients must have made outstanding contributions to the promotion of international mutual understanding and friendship inside or outside of Japan over the years. - (2)Continuity and Potential
Recipients are expected to continue their activities and further promote and contribute to international cultural exchange. - (3)Pervasiveness
Results of the recipient's activities must benefit many people, not only a specific region or organization.
Nomination Process
- (1)Number of nominations: up to five by each nominator.
- (2)Please download the electronic form of the nomination at the following URL:
http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/about/award/17/download.html
The form can also be obtained by sending a request email to kikinsho＠jpf.or.jp.
(When sending an e-mail, please replace the full-width "@" character with a half-width "＠" character.) - (3)Please submit the completed nomination form (as electronic data, in the form of Microsoft Word file) to kikinsho＠jpf.or.jp by e-mail (If you cannot submit it by e-mail, please send it to us by fax or post). Please note that submitted materials will not be returned.
- [email protected]
(When sending an e-mail, please replace the full-width "@" character with a half-width "＠" character.) - Fax
- +81-(0) 3-5369-6044
- Address
- Secretariat of the Japan Foundation Awards
c/o Communication Center, The Japan Foundation
4-4-1 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0004, Japan
- (4)Fill out the nomination form completely and provide as much details as possible.
Please attach supporting documentation to your nomination form.
Number of Recipients
Three (in principle). Each recipient of the Japan Foundation Award will receive a certificate and a prize of 3,000,000 Japanese Yen.
Presentation Ceremony
ndividual recipients or the representative of a recipient organization will be invited and requested to attend the presentation ceremony, which will be held in Tokyo around October 2017, as well as the commemorative events specified by the Japan Foundation.
Commemorative lectures by the recipients are also to be held.