DNP Foundation for Cultural Promotion Graphic Culture Research Grant
DNP Foundation for Cultural Promotion grants to research related to graphic design and graphic arts from diverse disciplines, regardless of humanities or science, to contribute to developing graphic design and graphic art culture in Japan and worldwide.
News
- November 07 (Thu.)
- Notice of Graphic Culture Research Grant research report conference and a party
- April 11 (Thu.)
- Call For Grant Program 2024: Grants for Graphic Culture Research
About The Graphic Culture Research Grant
Target Research Fields
Category A: Research on graphic design or graphic art in general
Research on various academic fields related to graphic culture, including graphic design, typography, printing, printmaking, and photography. For example: art history, design history, aesthetics, art theory, museology, art education, comparative culture theory, image engineering, technique materials and conservation science, psychology, law, economics, etc.
Category B: Research on graphic culture-related archives
The creation of an archive related to graphic culture, including graphic design, typography, printing, printmaking, and photography; study and analysis of historical materials contained in an existing archive; basic research on archives per se, including proposals of an organization method or data model.
Eligibility
(1) Full-time researchers (teachers, curators, researchers, archivists, librarians, etc.) enrolled at universities, museums, and other research institutions.
(2) Part-time researchers or postgraduate students enrolled at universities, museums, or other research institutions whom a university professor, director, or equivalent recommend.
(3) Individual researchers who do not belong to a specific institution, etc., and who are recommended by a university professor, director, or equivalent.
The nominator must be a person with expertise in the field, such as a supervisor (past supervisors are also acceptable) or someone in a higher position.
Grant period
One year: January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025
Two years: January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2026
Grant amount
Up to JPY 500,000/year per case
Screening process and notification of results
The Foundation’s screening committee select grant winners.
Applicants can check the results on the application system in October.
We will post the Adopted Research Topics on the Foundation’s website.
Screening Committee
- Toshino Iguchi
- Professor, Saitama University
- Kenji Kajiya
- Professor, The University of Tokyo
- Yuko Kikuchi
- Head of Academic Programmes, Victoria and Albert Museum
- Fujio Maeda
- Visiting Professor, Chubu University; Professor Emeritus, Keio University
- Seishi Namiki
- Professor, Kyoto Institute of Technology; Director, KIT Museum and Archives
- Yasuhito Nagahara
- Graphic Designer
- Akira Tatehata
- The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama
※As of March 2023
Call For Grants for Graphic Culture Research 2024
The application period for 2024 is closed
Call For Grants for Graphic Culture Research 2024
The application period for 2024 is closed
Application period
April 1, 2024, to June 14, 2024
Application method
Applicant Registration
Applicants are to register according to the application system manual.
・Application System manual（PDF
）
※The applicant registration page will be available from April 1, 2024.
How to complete the application form
You can access My Page after reJagistering,
Please type in the required fields from My Page, download the 'Research Plan form' (Word) and, as necessary, the 'Recommendation form’ below, fill in the required information and upload your application.
※Researchers working full-time at universities, museums, and other research institutions unnecessarily submit a letter of recommendation.
For more information, please see the Requirements.
■Documents for submission
・2024 Research Plan form（Microsoft Word
）
・Recommendation form（PDF）
Submission of application form
The application is completed by submitting it to the application system after uploading the' research plan' and, if necessary,' recommendation'.
A notification of application completion will be sent to your registered e-mail address.
If you have not received any notification, please contact us.
Confirmation of results
At the end of the screening in October, you will receive notification e-mails and check the results on the application system.
For Grant Recipients, Documents for submission
Inquiries
If you have any questions, please contact us.
E-mail: dnp-foundation-grants(at)team.dnp.co.jp
※Replace (at) by @.