Deadline/Date: 15 October 2010
This program is designed to provide partial aid for seminars, workshops, and training courses that can provide participants with CEUs (Continuing Education Units), credits, clock hours, and/or certificate of professional development hours, etc., which are authorized to be used towards receiving/maintaining their teacher’s licenses/credentials. The purpose of this grant is to support Japanese language teachers who need professional development opportunity to receive/maintain their Japanese teacher’s license/credentials.
Priority will be given to projects that will be held in conjunction with conferences hosted by state/regional/national level teachers’ organizations for foreign language education.
Application Deadline: October 15, 2010 (The additional deadline of 10/15/2010 is for the project to be held between 12/1/2010 and 3/13/2011.)
ELIGIBILITY
1. Applications must be submitted through a non-profit institution/organization involved in Japanese-language education (e.g., teachers’ associations, colleges/universities, etc.).
2. Projects must fulfill the following requirements to be eligible for funding:
* Projects must provide credits, CEUs, clock hours, or certificate of professional development hours, etc., which are authorized to be used towards receiving/maintaining their teacher’s licenses/credentials. Applicants must submit supplementary documents as proof that these professional development hours/credits are authorized and can be used towards receiving/maintaining the applicant’s teaching license/credential.
* Projects must complete by March 13, 2011.
* Projects must be related to Japanese-language education and should contribute to the promotion of Japanese language education in the area.
* Projects should be carried out by the applying institution/organization, and a part of the cost should be borne by institution/organization.
* Projects must not be aimed at religious or political purposes.
3. Applicants must have a bank account in the institution’s name capable of accepting grants from the Japan Foundation. The grant funds will be remitted to the bank account of the applying institution, and cannot be sent to any personal accounts. (New bank accounts must be opened before remittance.)
4. Applicants must be capable of implementing their proposed projects.
5. In principle, the Japan Foundation does not provide grants for:
* Foreign governments, including their administrative organizations and their embassy/consulate general in Japan, but excluding academic, cultural, or research institutes such as universities, and museums.
* International organizations that currently receive financial contributions for administration of operation fee from the Japanese government.
6. Receipt of grants or benefits from the Japan Foundation must not violate any laws or ordinances, etc.
GRANT COVERAGE
The Japan Foundation’s contribution will not exceed US $ 3,000 per project.
More information here.
This program is designed to provide partial aid for seminars, workshops, and training courses that can provide participants with CEUs (Continuing Education Units), credits, clock hours, and/or certificate of professional development hours, etc., which are authorized to be used towards receiving/maintaining their teacher’s licenses/credentials. The purpose of this grant is to support Japanese language teachers who need professional development opportunity to receive/maintain their Japanese teacher’s license/credentials.
Priority will be given to projects that will be held in conjunction with conferences hosted by state/regional/national level teachers’ organizations for foreign language education.
Application Deadline: October 15, 2010 (The additional deadline of 10/15/2010 is for the project to be held between 12/1/2010 and 3/13/2011.)
ELIGIBILITY
1. Applications must be submitted through a non-profit institution/organization involved in Japanese-language education (e.g., teachers’ associations, colleges/universities, etc.).
2. Projects must fulfill the following requirements to be eligible for funding:
* Projects must provide credits, CEUs, clock hours, or certificate of professional development hours, etc., which are authorized to be used towards receiving/maintaining their teacher’s licenses/credentials. Applicants must submit supplementary documents as proof that these professional development hours/credits are authorized and can be used towards receiving/maintaining the applicant’s teaching license/credential.
* Projects must complete by March 13, 2011.
* Projects must be related to Japanese-language education and should contribute to the promotion of Japanese language education in the area.
* Projects should be carried out by the applying institution/organization, and a part of the cost should be borne by institution/organization.
* Projects must not be aimed at religious or political purposes.
3. Applicants must have a bank account in the institution’s name capable of accepting grants from the Japan Foundation. The grant funds will be remitted to the bank account of the applying institution, and cannot be sent to any personal accounts. (New bank accounts must be opened before remittance.)
4. Applicants must be capable of implementing their proposed projects.
5. In principle, the Japan Foundation does not provide grants for:
* Foreign governments, including their administrative organizations and their embassy/consulate general in Japan, but excluding academic, cultural, or research institutes such as universities, and museums.
* International organizations that currently receive financial contributions for administration of operation fee from the Japanese government.
6. Receipt of grants or benefits from the Japan Foundation must not violate any laws or ordinances, etc.
GRANT COVERAGE
The Japan Foundation’s contribution will not exceed US $ 3,000 per project.
More information here.
