New Zealand Japan Exchange Programme Grant

NZJEP is a programme that funds a broad range of educational and cultural projects by educationalists or artists to:

a)      Deepen understanding between New Zealand and Japan

b)     Improve public knowledge and understanding of Japanese language

c)      Improve public knowledge and understanding of Japanese culture

A total pool of $18,000 across all applications is available. 

Who can apply for funding?

Anyone who has educational or cultural knowledge or expertise relating to New Zealand and Japan that funding could transform into something more.

This includes but is not limited to:

·      Educators

·      Artists

·      Craftspeople

·      Scholars

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What can be funded?

A specific project that includes, but is not limited to:

·      Being located within the educational or cultural sector

·      Enhancing the relationship between New Zealand and Japan

·      Having a multiplier effect i.e. the outcomes have an impact on the wider community

·      Meeting the criteria of seeder funding (new/early-stage projects), not maintenance funding (operational type expenses for an established project)

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Application and Deadline

How to apply?

Step 1: Click "Register" button and fill in your details at the bottom of this page

Step 2: Download the Grant Application Form and Budget Template below; fill in the required information and submit both documents via email to tuituia.languages@auckland.ac.nz

• ‍Download Grant Application Form‍
• Download Budget Template

Note: both steps are necessary for a complete application.

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Grant applications for 2024 close at 5pm on Friday, 26 April 2024.

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‍Additional information

Eligibility

·      Grants are not available for the sole purpose of enhancing the personal experience or personal knowledge of any individual or group

·      A proposal must involve a specific project

·      For projects based in New Zealand, a project must have a basis in or result from previous work relating to Japan (i.e. there should be evidence of a prior, relevant and substantial interest in or connection with Japan)

·      The project should have a multiplier effect, in that the outcomes have an impact on the wider community

·      Grants should not be applied for when there are other more appropriate sources of funding available

·      Applications must be of 'seeder funding' not 'maintenance funding'.  ‘Seeder’ meaning new/early-stage projects, ‘Maintenance’ meaning operational type expenses for an established project

·      Applicants must describe how they are able to complete their projects safely and in accordance with government restrictions/alert levels

·      Recipients of grants are required to submit a report of their project using a provided template, before 1 December 2024.

Important notes

·      The NZJEP Selection Committee's decision is final, and further correspondence will not be entered into

·      Should circumstances prevent an applicant from accepting a grant, there is no guarantee that a re-application in subsequent years would be successful

·      A brief curriculum vitae of each Project Lead must be submitted with this application

·      Evidence of project support from elsewhere would be regarded as advantageous

·      Successful applicants will need to pay for all expenses up-front then claim these costs at the end.  You will need to provide all GST receipts in order to receive reimbursement

·      The project will need to be completed by 30 November 2024 in order to claim the grant

·      Shortlisted project leads may be contacted for a short Zoom interview

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For any queries, please contact:  tuituia.languages@auckland.ac.nz

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Click on the below links to read accounts from previous NZJEP recipients:

NZJEP2022:

2023 - Term 1 - Japanese Newsletter Articles

2022 - Japanese - Term 4 Newsletter Articles

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