Grant for Projects for the Protection, Preservation & Restoration of Cultural Properties in Japan supports those working on cultural properties in Japan to protect, preserve, and restore them.
Funder: The Sumitomo Foundation
Due Dates: November 30, 2026 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Consult the Foundation for funding details
Summary: Supports projects to protect, preserve, and restore cultural properties located in Japan.
Key Information: Applications must be submitted in Japanese only.
The Sumitomo Foundation’s Grant for Projects for the Protection, Preservation & Restoration of Cultural Properties in Japan supports work focused on cultural properties located in Japan. Protection, preservation, and restoration define the program’s scope.
This grant is part of the Foundation’s cultural properties programs in Japan. It is separate from the Foundation’s grant for exhibition projects of restored cultural properties and its program for cultural properties outside Japan. Detailed information about the domestic program is provided on the Foundation’s Japanese-language website, and applications are accepted in Japanese only.