Reception and Results
Acceptance of Grant Applications (2024)
The foundation generally accepts grant applications twice a year, with decisions made at the following screenings by the Grants Selection Committee. As a rule, only nonprofit organizations may apply.
| Target |
Expenses |
| Art |
Institute, association, organization related to art |
Publication of the official scientific society journal, Holding art exhibitions |
| Culture |
Association, society, organization related to culture |
Publication of the official scientific society journal, Holding commemorative events and symposiums |
| Education |
Schools, research institutes, educational organizations |
Raising the standard of the educational system, Expanding educational facilities, Holding commemorative events and symposiums |
- Grant application conditions
- Only nonprofit organizations, no profit-seeking enterprises or private businesses
- Deadlines
- End of January and July (twice a year)
- Notification of results
- April and October (twice a year)
- Period of project support
- For the entire project or for medium duration (for several years), not including organizational operating costs
- Qualification
- By recommendation only
- Information
Ishibashi Foundation Grants (2014-2023)
Results
Art
| Grantee |
Project being supported |
| La société Franco-Japonaise d’Art et d’archéologie |
Publication of Bulletin de la société Franco-Japonaise d’Art et d’archéologie, No. 42 |
| Society for the Study of Japonisme |
Publication of Studies in Japonisme, No. 43 |
| Collegium Mediterranistarum |
Publication of its journal, Mediterraneus, No. 46 |
| International Ukiyo-e Society |
Publication of Ukiyo-e Art, No. 186 and 187 |
| Kurume Cultural Promotion Foundation |
Holding the Maurice Denis and Japan exhibition |
| The Institute of East Asian Art History, Heidelberg University |
Carrying out a program inviting visiting professors specializing in Japanese art history |
| The Institute of East Asian Art History, Heidelberg University (Special program) |
Holding a symposium commemorating the twentieth anniversary of the Ishibashi Foundation Program for Inviting Visiting Professors Specializing in Japanese Art History. |
| Japan Foundation |
Holding the 60th Venice Biennale: International Art Exhibition |
| Tokyo University of the Arts |
Holding the Ishibashi Foundation Oil Painting—Traveling Scholarship Program |
| The Buddhist Art Society |
Publication of Buddhist Arts, No. 12 and 13 |
| General Non-Profit Incorporated Organization Tokyo Biennale |
Holding the Tokyo Biennale 2023 international art festival |
| Fukuoka Asian Art Museum |
Creating the website Asian Art Resource Room |
| Kupferstich-Kabinett (Museum of Prints, Drawings and Photographs), Germany |
Developing a database of Japanese prints in the collection and making documents available online |
| Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures (UK) |
Carrying out the Digital Futures Project, exploring methodologies for developing a digital archive of Japanese art |
Culture
| Grantee |
Project being supported |
| Association for the Study of Modern Japanese Art History |
Publication of Kindai Gasetsu, No. 32 |
| Japan Industrial Design Association |
Publication of the catalogue for the JIDA Design Museum Selection, Vol. 25 |
| The Museum of Modern Japanese Literature |
Creating the Voice Library, recordings of authors reading their own works aloud |
| The Museum of Modern Japanese Literature (special project) |
Distributing the English version of the Voice Library overseas |
| Oral History Archives of Japanese Art |
Collecting oral history materials from persons related to Japanese art, conserving those materials, making them public, and organizing past data |
| Maison franco-japonaise |
Project commemorating the centennial of its founding |
| NPO Platform for Architectural Thinking |
Conducting a survey of design archives in Japan |
| University of Milan (Italy) |
Holding an international symposium, DESIGN + LIFE Interconnessioni |
| ADI Design Museum (Italy) |
Holding the JAPANESE DESIGN - Essentially Simple exhibition |
Japan Institute of Design Promotion
Executive Committee, World Design Assembly Tokyo 2023 |
Holding the World Design Assembly Tokyo 2023 |
| Arts Initiative Tokyo |
Carrying out the Arts Climate Action Collective (ACAC) project |
| Kurume City |
Installing waterproof panels at the Ishibashi Cultural Center
Replacing display equipment at the Shojiro Ishibashi Memorial Museum
Supporting database construction at the Kurume City Art Museum |
Education
| Grantee |
Project being supported |
| National Research Group on Moral Education at Junior High School |
Holding its 57th national research conference |
| Association for Japanese-Language Teaching |
Providing Japanese-language classes for foreigners in Japan, providing Japanese-language support, putting in place an IT environment for those purposes, improving support for Ukrainian refugees in Japan, providing educational materials for language teaching overseas |
| Japan Educational Exchanges and Services (JEES) |
JEES / Ishibashi Foundation Scholarship programs |
| Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (USA) |
Support for the curator training program in Japanese art |
| “Visible An die Freude” Executive Committee |
Holding the “Visible ‘An die Freude (Ode to Joy)’” experiential photography exhibition and concert |
| The Japan Foundation |
Support for training specialists in Japanese art: Curatorial Exchange Program for curators in contemporary art
Support for training specialists in Japanese art: Fellowship for Research on Japanese Art |
Art
| Grantee |
Project being supported |
| La société franco-japonaise d'Art et d'archéologie |
Publication of Bulletin de la Société France-Japonaise d'art et d'archeologie, No. 41 |
| Society for the Study of Japonisme |
Publication of Studies in Japonisme, No. 42 |
| Collegium Mediterranistarum |
Publication of its journal, Mediterraneus, No. 45 |
| International Ukiyo-e Society |
Publication of Ukiyo-e Art, No. 184 and 185 |
| Kurume Cultural Promotion Foundation |
Holding the Akutagawa Ryunosuke and His Aesthetics, Two Forerunners - Natsume Soseki and Suga Torao exhibition |
| Memorial of Aoki Shigeru Art Biennale |
Holding the 7th Memorial of Aoki Shigeru Art Biennale |
| The institute of East Asian Art History, Heidelberg University |
Program inviting visiting professors specializing in Japanese art history |
| Japan Foundation |
Holding the 18th Venice Biennale: International Architecture Exhibition |
| Tokyo University of Arts |
Holding the Ishibashi Foundation / GEIDAI Oil Painting Department - Traveling Scholarship Program |
| The Buddhist Art Society |
Publication of Buddhist Arts, No. 10 and 11 |
| Fukuoka Asian Art Museum |
Creating the Asian Art Resource Room Website |
| Château de Fontainebleau |
Project to restore the Japanese amour of Napoleon III |
| Graphische Sammlung ETH Zurich, Switzerland |
Production of Lines from East Asia - Japanese and Chinese Art on Paper exhibition catalogue |
Culture
| Grantee |
Project being supported |
| Association of Art in the Meiji Era |
Publication of Kindai Gasetsu, No. 31 |
| Japan Industrial Designer's Association |
Publication of the catalogue for the JIDA Design Museum Selection, Vol. 24 |
| The Museum of Modern Japanese Literature |
Creating The Voice Library, recordings of authors reading their own works aloud |
| The Museum of Modern Japanese Literature (special project) |
Distributing the English version of the Voice Library overseas |
| Oral History Archives of Japanese Art |
Collecting and conserving oral history materials from persons related to Japanese art, making them public, and organizing past data |
| NPO Platform for Architectural Thinking |
Conducting a survey of design archives in Japan |
| University of Milan |
Holding an international symposium, JAPAN DESIGN. Arts Over the boundaries |
| Kurume City |
Replacing display equipment at the Shojiro Ishibashi Memorial Museum |
| Kurume City (special grant) |
Improving the Ishibashi Cultural Center |
Education
| Grantee |
Project being supported |
| National Research Group on Moral Education at Junior High School |
Holding its 56th national research conference |
| Association for Japanese - Language Teaching |
Creating IT environment and developing educational materials for Japanese language support for foreigners in Japan |
| Association for Japanese - Language Teaching (special project) |
Making introductory Japanese language educational materials for refugees from Ukraine |
| Tokyo Shure |
Program for supporting the training of free school staff and launching of programs |
| Japan educational Exchanges and Services |
JEES / Ishibashi Foundation Scholarship program |
| Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
Support for the training program in Japanese Art; Ishibashi Foundation Assistant Curator for Japanese Art |
| Kyoto University of the Arts |
Holding Forum 2022, Conversational Appreciation now and in the future, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the arrival of Visual Thinking Curriculum (VTC) in Japan |
| The Japan Foundation |
Support for training specialists in Japanese art; Fellowship for Research on Japanese Art |
Art
| Grantee |
Project being supported |
| Société franco-japonaise d’art et d’archéologie |
Publication of Bulletin de la société Franco-Japonaise d’Art et d’archéologie, No. 40 |
| Society for the Study of Japonisme |
Publication of Studies in Japonisme, No. 41 |
| Society for the Study of Japonisme (Special program) |
Program for the Society’s 40th Anniversary: Report of the Society for the Study of Japonisme International Symposium |
| Collegium Mediterranistarum |
Publication of its journal, Mediterraneus, No. 44 |
| International Ukiyo-e Society |
Publication of Ukiyo-e Art, No. 182 and 183 |
| Kurume Cultural Promotion Foundation |
Holding the Two Journeys: Aoki Shigeru and Sakamoto Hanjiro Commemorating the 140th Anniversary of Their Births exhibition |
| The Japan Foundation |
Holding the Venice Biennale: International Art Exhibition |
| Queensland Art Gallery |
Holding the 10th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art |
| The Buddhist Art Society |
Publication of Buddhist Arts, No. 8 and 9 |
| Rietberg Museum |
Holding the Love, Fight, Feast exhibition |
| The National Art Center, Tokyo |
English translation of chapters 7-9 of History of Modern and Contemporary Art in Japan |
Culture
| Grantee |
Project being supported |
| Association of Art in the Meiji Era |
Publication of Kindai Gasetsu, No. 30 |
| Japan Industrial Designer's Association |
Publication of the catalogue for the JIDA Design Museum Selection, Vol. 23 |
| The Museum of Modern Japanese Literature |
Producing audiovisual materials: The Voice Library, recordings of authors reading their own works aloud |
| The Museum of Modern Japanese Literature (special project) |
Distributing the English version of the Voice Library overseas |
| The Museum of Modern Japanese Literature (special project) |
Program commemorating the 50th anniversary of the death of Kawabata Yasunari and the 55th anniversary of the opening of the Museum of Modern Japanese Literature |
| Oral History Archives of Japanese Art |
Oral History Archives of Japanese Art |
| Maison Franco-Japonaise |
Holding an international symposium |
| NPO Platform for Architectural Thinking |
Conducting a survey of design archives in Japan |
| The City of Kurume |
Replacing and repairing fixtures at the Shojiro Ishibashi Memorial Museum |
Education
| Grantee |
Project being supported |
| National Research Group on Moral Education at Junior High School |
Holding its 55th national research conference |
| Association for Japanese - Language Teaching |
Making IT environment and educational materials for Japanese language support for foreigners in Japan |
| Japan educational Exchanges and Services |
Ishibashi Foundation Scholarship for research overseas |
| Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
Support for the training program Ishibashi Foundation Assistant Curator for Japanese Art |
| The Japan Foundation |
Support for the program Ishibashi Foundation / The Japan Foundation Fellowship for Research on Japanese Art |
Art
| Grantee |
Project being supported |
| Societe Franco-Japonaise D'Art et D'Archeologie |
Issuance of Bulletin De La Societe Franco-Japonaise, No.39 |
| The Society for the Study of Japonisme |
Issuance of Studies in Japonisme, No.40 |
| The Society for the Study of Japonisme (special project) |
Holding the international symposium |
| Collegium Mediterranistarum |
Issuance of the Report by the Society of the Mediterranean, No.43 |
| International Ukiyo-e Society |
Issuance of Ukiyo-e Art, No.180 and 181 |
| Kurume Cultural Promotion Foundation |
Holding the Kyushu-Yoga II: The Power of the Blackish Soil exhibition |
| The University of Tokyo (Graduate School of Education) |
Support for Research Art Appreciation for Inspiring and Creating |
| Heidelberg University, Institute of East Asian Art History |
Invitation of Japanese Art History specialists as visiting professors |
| The Buddhist Art Society |
Issuance of Buddhist Arts |
| Tokyo Biennale |
Holding the international art festival Tokyo Biennale 2020/2021 |
Culture
| Grantee |
Project being supported |
| Association of Art in the Meiji Era |
Issuance of the academic journal Kindai Gasetsu, No.29 |
| Japan Industrial Designer's Association |
Issuance of the catalogue of JIDA Design Museum Selection, No.22 |
| The Museum of Modern Japanese Literature |
Producing audio visual materials of Voice Library by authors |
| Oral History Archives of Japanese Art |
Data collection and conservation of Japanese art history through interviews |
| NPO Platform for Architectural Thinking |
Conducting a survey of the Japanese design archive |
Education
| Grantee |
Project being supported |
| National Research Group on Moral Education at Junior High School |
Holding the national research conference |
| NPO Tokyo Shure |
Support for staff training and free school startups |
| Association for Japanese - Language Teaching |
Creating and offering IT materials for teaching Japanese to foreign trainees |
| Japan Educational Exchanges and Services |
Support for foreign students by Sponsored Scholarships |
| Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
Support for the curator training program Ishibashi Foundation Assistant Curator for Japanese Art |
| University of East Anglia |
Support for the program Ishibashi Foundation MA Summer School |
| The Japan Foundation |
Support for the Art Curator Exchange Program
Support for the Fellowship for Research on Japanese Art Program |
Art
| Grantee |
Project being supported |
| Societe Franco-Japonaise D'Art et D'Archeologie |
Issuance of Bulletin De La Societe Franco-Japonaise, No.38 and holding a symposium |
| The Society for the Study of Japonisme |
Issuance Studies in Japonisme, No.39 |
| Collegium Mediterranistarum |
Issuance of the Report by the Society of the Mediterranean, No.42 and holding lectures |
| International Ukiyo-e Society |
Issuance Ukiyo-e Art, No.178 and 179 and publishing an Ukiyo-e book |
| Kurume Cultural Development Foundation |
Holding the exhibition CHOPIN, Portrayed in 200 Years of Images |
| The University of Tokyo (Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies) |
Support for Research Psychology of Art and Creativity, Design-Based Research on Artistic Creativity |
| Heidelberg University, Institute of East Asian Art History |
Invitation of Japanese Art History specialists as visiting professors |
| The Japan Foundation |
Exhibit at Japanese pavilion in The 17th Venice Biennale of Architecture |
| Tokyo University of the Arts（Graduate School of Fine Arts） |
Development of platform for education system program |
| The University of Milan |
Donating art history books |
| The Buddhist Art Society |
Issuance of Buddhist Arts |
| Institut national d’histoire de l’art |
Holding Château de Fontainebleau organize the Art History Festival |
| Art Gallery of New South Wales |
Holding Japan supernatural |
| Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Oxford |
Holding TOKYO: Art & Photography |
Culture
| Grantee |
Project being supported |
| The City of Kurume |
Support maintenance of the Ishibashi Cultural Center |
| Association of Art in the Meiji era |
Issuance of the academic journal Kindai Gasetsu, No.28 |
| Japan Industrial Designer's Association |
Issuance of the catalogue of JIDA Design Museum Selection, No.21 |
| The Museum of Modern Japanese Literature |
Producing audio visual materials |
| Oral History Archives of Japanese Art |
Collecting data on Japanese art history through interviews and speakers’ memories |
| La Maison Franco-Japonaise |
Research on Japanese and French culture, holding symposiums |
| NPO Platform for Architectural Thinking |
Conducting a survey of the Japanese design archive |
| English Heritage |
Holding Stonehenge and Japan |
| NPO Supporting Organization for Artists of Tohoku |
Restoring hearts and minds/Tokyo presentation |
Education
| Grantee |
Project being supported |
| Japan Oral School for the Deaf |
Support to maintain the School building |
| National Research Group on Moral Education at Junior High School |
National research conference and publication of research |
| NPO Tokyo Shure |
Support of integrated education at a free school |
| Association for Japanese - Language Teaching |
Creating and offering IT materials for teaching Japanese to foreign trainees |
| Japan educational Exchanges and Services |
Supporting exchange students through Sponsored Scholarships |
| Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
Support for the Program Ishibashi Foundation Assistant Curator for Japanese Art |
| University of East Anglia |
Support for the Program Ishibashi Foundation MA Summer School |
| The Japan Foundation |
Support for the Art Curator Exchange Program
Support for the Fellowship for Research on Japanese Art Program |
