Corinne Mynatt - 'Tools for Food: Design, History, Culture', at Sunami Toru Shoten, Autumn 2023. Supported by a Daiwa Foundation Small Grant.
Daiwa Foundation Small Grants and Awards
The Foundation awards grants to individuals and institutions in the UK and Japan in all areas of the visual and performing arts, the humanities, the social sciences, science and engineering, mathematics, business studies, and education, including schools and universities, and grass roots and professional groups.
We have two deadlines a year: 31 March and 30 September.
Results are announced two months after the deadline. (We are not able to fund retrospectively.)
Here is a link to a press release introducing the results of the September 2025 funding round.
The next deadline for Daiwa Foundation Small Grant and Award Applications is 31 March 2026 for a decision by the end of May, early June 2026.
Grant-giving is carried out via the following programmes:
Daiwa Foundation Small Grants
Grants of £2,000-£9,000 are available to individuals, societies, associations or other bodies in the UK or Japan to promote and support interaction between the two countries. Daiwa Foundation Small Grants can cover all fields of activity, including educational and grassroots exchanges, research travel, the organisation of conferences, exhibitions, and other projects and events that fulfil this broad objective. New initiatives are especially encouraged.
A link to the online application form can be found at the bottom of this page.
Daiwa Foundation Awards
Awards of £9,000-£18,000 are available for collaborative projects that enable British and Japanese partners to work together, preferably in the context of an institutional relationship. Daiwa Foundation Awards can cover projects in most academic, professional, arts, cultural, scientific and educational fields. New initiatives are encouraged.
A link to the online application form can be found at the bottom of this page.
Daiwa Adrian Prizes
The Daiwa Adrian Prizes have been discontinued.
Daiwa Foundation Art Prize
The Daiwa Foundation Art Prize has been discontinued.
360Giving
We are also working with 360Giving to publish information about our grants in line with the 360Giving data standard. These lists can be found on our website here.