Purpose of the Program:
The program is offered so that cultural properties outside Japan, the common heritage of human, be handed down to future generations.
Eligible Projects for Application:
(1) Projects for the protection, preservation & restoration of cultural properties (i.e., fine arts or archaeological sites) outside Japan, which are tangible, old and artistically or academically valuable, and ought to be handed down to future generations.
(2) Preliminary surveys immediately linked up with the projects as mentioned in (1) above
Notes)
-Above (1) include cultural properties constituting a part of structures/.buildings, such as murals and sculptures.
-As for archaeological sites, our scope of grant is limited to the projects for the protection, preservation & restoration of historical materials constituting a part of archaeological sites or excavated, or preliminary surveys directly linked up with them. Please take note projects for the protection, preservation & restoration of whole archaeological sites and preliminary surveys directly linked up with them are out of our scope.
-Digital preservation projects are out of our scope for grant.
Please check your project's eligibility carefully before making your application.
Qualification of Applicant:
(1) Applicant shall be the owner(s) or administrator(s) of the cultural properties or researcher(s), who will actually conduct preliminary surveys.
(2) The following are not eligible:
(ⅰ) profit-making corporations,
(ⅱ) individuals who own cultural properties for profit or whose cultural properties are for private use only.
Fiscal 2024 Program:
- Application period : October 1 ～ November 30, 2024
- Grant period : One year
(March 2025 through March 2026) - Grant budget :
35 million yen in total, with approx. 15 projects to be selected.
Application
Applications for this program should be submitted through the website of The Sumitomo Foundation. Please access the following URL for the application.
Link for Application (available from October 1, 2024)
Application Guide, Procedure & Instruction for Application, and Application Form for Fiscal 2024 are attached below. Please read and follow Application Guideline and Procedure & Instruction for Application carefully for details.
| Application Guide | （ＰＤＦ） | ||
| Procedure ＆Instruction for Application | （ＰＤＦ） | ||
| Application Form | （ＰＤＦ） |
*You can view and print PDF file with Adobe Reader
Language for Application:
English or Japanese
Selection:
The selection of applications will be made by the Foundation’s Selection Committee. Based on such determination, the Foundation’s Board of Directors will approve the grant.