2026 Research Grant Program: Interlinkages and Innovation for Future Societies supports research teams studying connections among people, nature, and technology to address social issues and rethink social systems.
2026 Co-Creating New Society with Advanced Technologies supports research teams and individual researchers studying the social effects of advanced digital technologies to help shape society alongside them.
The Sumitomo Foundation's Japan-Related Research Projects grant funds social sciences and humanities research by Asian scholars abroad to promote deeper understanding of Japan.
The Grant Program for Community Activities in Japan supports cross-disciplinary teams developing local participation and broader self-governance systems to strengthen communities across Japan.
Grant Program for Japan – U.S. Global Partnership supports Japanese and U.S. nonprofit partners in joint policy research, dialogue, and exchange to address shared global and societal challenges.