Process and Guidelines

1. Applying program

Projects must promote international understanding, exchange, and cooperation, and must accord with program policy of SPF and program guidelines of SPF special funds.

Regular Projects

1. Efforts to Ensure Peace and Security in the International Community
   (1) Peace Building and Security Issues
   (2) Non-Traditional Security Issues
2. Addressing Positive and Negative Aspects of Globalization
   (1) Market and Disparities Issues
   (2) Issues Involving Demographic Changes and Population Movement
   (3) Interface Issues between Science and Technology and Society
3. Promotion of Mutual Understanding between Priority Regions and Japan
   (1) Exchange Program between Japan and the United States
   (2) Exchange Program between Japan and the Middle East

⇒Regular Program

The Sasakawa Pacific Island Nations Fund

1. Cooperation for peace and solidarity between maritime states.
   (1)Maritime management in the Micronesian region
   (2)Communication and exchange for maritime safety
2. Communication with development towards self-supporting island nations
   (1)Education
   (2)Health care
   (3)Information sharing

⇒SPINF Program

The Sasakawa Japan-China Friendship Fund

1. Fostering Human Resources for Twenty-First-Century Japan-China Relations
2. Deepening Mutual Understanding in the Twenty-First century
3. Activities to Promote Japan-China Relations in the Twenty-First Century
4. Activities to Advance the Fund's International Role

The Sasakawa Pan Asia Fund

1. Promotion of people-to-people exchanges between Japan and Asian countries
   (1) Exchanges of future leaders
   (2) Invitation of opinion leaders
2. Efforts to promote regional collaboration
3. Support to prioritized countries
   (1) Support to CLMV countries
   (2) Support to South Asia

⇒SPAF Program

The Sasakawa Middle East Islam Fund

1. Dissemination of information from Japan
2. People exchange
3. Capacity building
4. Maritime safety guarantee research

⇒SMEIF Program

2. General Conditions

Projects involving the following activities are ineligible for grants:

• Purchase of real estate or other capital assets and construction of buildings
• Subsidization of an organization's operating expenses
• Purely theoretical research
• Disaster relief and other relief activities
• Events of a commercial nature
• Personal requests by individuals
• Applications for scholarships
• Creation of an endowment or other fund
• Purchase of equipment or other goods
• Cultural or artistic activities (exhibitions, dance performances, etc.)

3. Eligibility

Nonprofit organizations and Voluntary organizations are eligible to apply for grants. Businesses and individuals are ineligible. Applications are accepted regardless of nationality.

4. Grant Period

From 1 to 3 years. SPF awards grants annually. The SPF budget year begins April 1, and ends the following March 31. Regardless of the start date of a project, it should end in March, at which time expenditure and narrative reports of the results should be submitted.

5. Application Documents

Please post all necessary documents to SPF.

• Grant Application Cover Sheet
  Please use the fixed application form for the executive summary and describe the background of your proposal, project purposes, implementation methods, beneficiaries, expected products and outcomes.
  ※Download “Grant Application Cover Sheet (version1.3).”
• Budget plans
  Please include the expected costs and expenses necessary to implement the projects
• Any Related documents
  (If necessary)

Contact Information for Applications and Inquiries

6.Selection Procedures^*

7. Privacy Policy

The personal information supplied by applicants will be used to screen and select projects, to produce statistics, and for administrative purposes such as contacting the person in question. Unless otherwise specified by law, SPF will not disclose personal information to third parties without the consent of the person(s) concerned.
⇒Privacy Policy

8. Points to Note

• Submitted documents will not be returned.
• Once an application has been submitted, it cannot be altered.
• SPF cannot respond to inquiries about application results.
• Applications cannot be submitted online or by e-mail.
• Please do not deviate from the prescribed number of words or application format. Modified applications may not be accepted.