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The Sasakawa Grants Conditions and Eligibility Criteria

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.)

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

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.

Selection Procedure

Overview of Grant Implementation

Selection Procedures

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.
•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.

Grant Documents

Grant Condition and Eligibility Criteria  

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