2026 Research Grant Program: Interlinkages and Innovation for Future Societies
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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.
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Funder: Toyota Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): May 2027 (Consultation declaration) | May 2027 (Consultation) | June 2027 (Proposal submission)
Funding Amounts: Up to 8 million yen per project over two years; 60 million yen allocated overall
Summary: Supports joint research on connections among people, nature, and technology to address social issues and transform social systems.
Key Information: Project representatives must be 45 or younger when the grant begins and have a contact address in Japan.
Description
The Toyota Foundation’s Research Grant Program supports joint research that addresses social issues through connections among people, between people and nature, and between people and things and technologies. It seeks work that reexamines existing social systems and develops ideas for their transformation. Researchers need not be affiliated with an academic institution; the program also welcomes practitioners and independent researchers.
The foundation encourages projects that go beyond academic contributions to share findings with wider society. It emphasizes interdisciplinary research, diverse participants, international perspectives, and social impact. Projects should raise issues, propose solutions, or develop theories with an eye to the future, rather than pursue practice or implementation as an end in itself.
