The Sumitomo Foundation Grant for Projects for the Protection, Preservation & Restoration of Cultural Properties Outside Japan supports Protection, Preservation, & Restoration and Preliminary Survey projects anywhere outside the Japanese Islands.
They will award ¥35 million ($248,850) in total, split among approximately 15 projects. Requests must be in yen or U.S. dollars and applications must be submitted in Japanese or English. Applications are due by November 30, 2024 at 17:00 PM JST.
Eligibility
Applicant
Applicants must be the owner or administrator of the cultural property or a researcher preparing to do a preliminary study.
For profit businesses are not eligible, nor are owners who use cultural properties for profit or for private use only.
Project
Cultural properties include fine arts and archaeological sites that are “tangible, old and artistically or academically valuable, and ought to be handed down to future generations.”
Digital preservation projects are not eligible.
Required Attachments
All applications must include:
- A letter of recommendation from a third party detailing the historical and cultural value of the property. This letter should not be solely a recommendation of the applicant and/or researcher.
- Up to 20 digital images of the cultural property
- Recommender’s CV
- Researcher/Conservator’s CV
