Australia-Japan Foundation 2022-23 Grant Round

Overview

The Australia-Japan Foundation seeks to advance Australia’s engagement with Japan by supporting people-to-people linkages; amplifying and shifting perceptions of Australia in Japan to reflect contemporary Australia; and facilitating the promotion of the inventive, innovative capabilities that Australia brings to Australia-Japan collaborations across broad and ever sophisticated sectors.  The Australia-Japan Foundation also seeks to bring to the fore, awareness of the ongoing vital importance of Australia and Japan on each other’s foreign and trade policies by facilitating informed discussions.   The objectives of the Australia-Japan Foundation (AJF) are: to increase awareness and understanding in Japan of shared interests with Australia; to increase awareness and understanding in Australia of the importance of Japan to Australia as an economic and strategic partner; and to increase recognition in Japan of Australian excellence and expertise. (AJF Orders in Council, 30 November 2006) Key priority areas of the Australia-Japan Foundation are:  Communication, information and advocacy  Economic diplomacy and geopolitics  Education and Australian studies  Scientific innovation  Society, culture and sport To achieve its objectives, the AJF will prioritise high quality programs particularly, but not exclusively, across any one of the three cross-cutting themes: youth; gender, diversity and inclusion; and innovation.  More information on key priority areas and themes can be found in the Australia-Japan Foundation Strategic Plan 2017-2022. Projects must demonstrate collaboration between Japanese and Australian partners, including through financial and other (e.g. in-kind) contributions.