Japan Foundation Toronto

As we announced last year, Japan Foundation Worldwide Open Programs have changed this year in order to provide support that is more flexible and suitable for each country’s educational needs.
Because of this change, support for Japanese-Language Education in Canada has been restructured as follows:

Under Japan Foundation Worldwide Open Programs for Japanese-Language Education, training programs at the Japan Foundation Japanese Language Institutes in Urawa and Kansai will be continued for Canada participants. “Training Programs for Japanese-Language Teachers Abroad” and “Japanese-Language Programs for Specialists – Specialists in Cultural and Academic Fields” remain as Japan Foundation Worldwide Open Programs. Depending on where you apply from, please mail the completed application forms to either the Japan Foundation, Toronto or the nearest diplomatic mission of Japan by December 1, 2011.

The Japan Foundation, Toronto (JFT) will support Japanese language projects through local grants.
The details of the JFT Japanese-language local grant programs will be announced in late April, 2013 on our web site: http://www.jftor.org/language/programs.php

The Japan Foundation would like to consider supporting special projects that meet the following criteria.
Priority will be given to projects that:

Enforce networking and cooperation among institutions/organizations involved in Japanese-language education
Are involved in public outreach and fostering of Japanese-language study
Advocate to the government or educational administration of the province/country to strengthen the foundation of Japanese-language education
Hold symposiums and conferences for Japanese-language teachers
Hold teacher training, seminars and workshops intended to enhance the skills of the Japanese-language teachers
Hold a lecture /seminar tour for Japanese-language teachers
Prepare and publish teaching materials that are consistent with the curriculum and needs of Canadian schools
Contribute to basic infrastructures for opening or expanding Japanese-language courses
Contribute to introducing and/or expanding Japanese-language courses at the elementary and secondary levels

JFT will accept proposals for projects to be conducted between April 1, 2012 and March 31, 2013. Please contact JFT with an outline of the proposal, and then submit the official application (to be provided by JFT) to JFT by mail or fax by December 1, 2011. After applications have been screened by JFT and the Japan Foundation Headquarters, we will announce the results by April 2012.

Inquiries:
The Japan Foundation, Toronto
Address: 131 Bloor Street West, Suite 213, Toronto, Ontario, Canada   M5S 1R1
Tel: 416-966-1600 ext. 224     Fax: 416-966-9773
E-mail: nsaito@jftor.org          Web site: http://www.jftor.org