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Applications for the 2024-2025 grant cycle are now available for download, with a submission deadline of December 31, 2023.

Please note that as of 2020, the submission procedure has changed to an electronic submission system. Please see Submission Instructions (below) for details.


Founded under the auspices of the Harry G. C. Packard Collection Charitable Trust, the Center provides grants for Japanese and non-Japanese scholars of the arts of East Asia at advanced levels of achievement. Grants to non-Japanese scholars cover the categories listed below, with examples of typical projects.

Purchase of Library Materials - See LIBRARY GRANTS

Institutional Projects - See INSTITUTIONAL GRANTS

Advanced Research and Publication by Individual Scholars - See INDIVIDUAL GRANTS
• Travel costs
• Acquisition of photographs and other materials

Dissertation Research - See DOCTORAL GRANTS
• For overseas travel and research for graduate students. Students must complete all requirements for the Ph.D. except the dissertation by March 1st prior to the grant period.

General Guidelines
Center grants are ordinarily intended as seed money for new projects or as supplements to other income. As the Center rarely provides full support of large-scale individual or institutional activities, applicants are urged to seek funding from other agencies as well. Grants to doctoral candidates ordinarily supplement other sources to a maximum (from all sources) of $22,000 for a single student, $27,000 for a couple.

Application Forms
To download an application, please click on the grant category for which you wish to apply on the menu bar at the top of the page.

Timeline
Applications must be completed and submitted by December 31.
Letters are mailed out announcing grant awards around April 15.
May 1 is the earliest date grant funds available.

Submission Instructions
Completed applications should be saved in PDF format to avoid unintentional changes to the documents and must be submitted by secure upload by 11:59 pm, December 31, Japan Standard Time (JST). Secure upload links are noted on the application forms. If you are unsure of the upload procedures, please contact the administrator at applications[at]metcenter-grants.net for detailed instructions. Applications should not be sent directly by email.

Instructions specific to each grant program appear on the application forms.

Further Inquiries:
Please consult the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for additional information, or contact the administrator.

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