Institutions
The Metropolitan Center supports projects that reflect advanced scholarship and offer new insights into East Asian art. Grants to institutions outside Japan are made in support of exhibitions, publications, symposia and other educational activities. Grants are usually modest in scale, rarely cover all the costs of a project, and customarily serve as seed money, or to underwrite a discrete, clearly defined, part of the whole. Please view our list of recent institutional grants for examples.

General Instructions
As the Center rarely provides full support of large-scale institutional activities, applicants are urged to seek funding from other agencies and to list such agencies in their applications. The Center reserves the right to adjust its awards in the light of other contributions a candidate may receive.

Recipients of institutional grants are requested to acknowledge the Center’s support if a publication is part of the project.

Additional Information
All institutional applications must include a detailed account of research goals, collaborators, timetables, and a budget.
•    Meetings and symposia, Applications must include description
     of other sponsors, list of proposed speakers, and other associated
     activities.
•    Productions costs of scholarly publications. Applications must
     include description of publication contents, evidence of acceptance
     by a publisher (where pertinent), and publication cost estimate.
•    Aid for exhibitions. Applications must include description of
     works to be shown, exhibition staff, overall budget, venue,
     and associated activities. Applicants are urged to designate
     a specific function to be supported by the Center, as funds
     are limited.

Application Forms
Individuals and Institutions wishing to inquire about grant support for Institutions may download an application and detailed instructions in either PDF form or as a Microsoft Word Document.

               PDF Version            MS Word Version

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

Mailing Instructions
Applications, including the original and four copies, must be postmarked and mailed to the Kyoto center on or before December 31.
See contact for address.

Applications must be sent by regular postal delivery only. Do not submit by express mail.

Further Inquiries:
Please consult the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQS) for additional information, or contact the center in Kyoto, Japan.

Recent Grant Recipients