Australia-Japan Foundation Grant 2024-25

The Australia-Japan Foundation (AJF) seeks to advance Australia's engagement with Japan by supporting people-to-people linkages, promoting a contemporary image of Australia in Japan, and facilitating informed discussion on key bilateral foreign and trade policy issues.

AJF review processes will give priority to applications that demonstrate one or more of the following core principles:

• Gender equality
• Recognition/inclusion of First Nations people
• Recognition/inclusion of diversity

Australia will be participating in World Expo 2025 to be hosted by Japan in Osaka, Kansai from 13 April to 13 October 2025. Applications in this round that support AJF priorities and include options or elements to take place at the Expo will be considered.

This scheme's UQ Indirect Costs rate is 0%, as noted in the UQ Indirect Costs Variation Register.

Global Partnerships supports the Global Engagement Framework. The Global Strategy and Partnerships (GSP) team welcome enquiries to identify potential partners in Japan.

Overview

Eligibility

Please consult the guidelines for the eligibility of your project.

Funding

• The estimated grant value is from $10,000 to $50,000 per year.
• Co-contributions from applicants and other parties strengthen an application and are encouraged.
• Grants cannot be used for your organisation's fixed or recurrent expenditure, such as the cost of salary (including research assistants or administrative staff) and management fees, which would be incurred irrespective of whether this project proceeds. This includes fees for using equipment, facilities and other costs that your organisation may charge you. Grants cannot be used to contribute to capital expenditures such as equipment or computer software. For further details, please refer to the grant guidelines.

How to apply

Step 1: Completing the application 

Australia-Japan Foundation 2024 Grant Guidelines are available from the DFAT website. All applications must be submitted by the applicant electronically using DFAT's SmartyGrants online application form.

The GSP team will provide a letter of support template, application cover sheet template to be completed by the applicant, brief UQ capacity statement and information on UQ’s engagement in the country of your application upon request. Please allow 10 days for the GSP team to process the letter of support. Letter of support will be issued after the signed cover sheet is received by the GSP team.

Step 2: GSP internal review and feedback 

If you require a review from GSP on compliance and feedback, please email your application to the GSP team by 11 August 2024.