Deadline:
June 15, 2026
Location(s)
Japan Worldwide
Overview
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.
Details
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.
Grant period
- One year: January 1, 2027, to December 31, 2027
- Two years: January 1, 2027, to December 31, 2028
Screening Committee
- Toshino Iguchi: Professor Emeritus, Saitama University; President, NPO. Design History Research Center Tokyo
- Kenji Kajiya: Professor, The University of Tokyo
- Yuko Kikuchi: Former Head of Academic Programmes, Victoria and Albert Museum
- Akira Tatehata: Director, Kyoto Art Center
- Yasuhito Nagahara: Graphic Designer
- Seishi Namiki: Professor, Kyoto Institute of Technology; Director, KIT Museum and Archives
- Fujio Maeda: Professor Emeritus, Keio University
- Yuri Mitsuda: Professor, Tama Art University; Director, Tama Art University Art Archives Center
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Eligibility
- Full-time researchers (teachers, curators, researchers, archivists, librarians, etc.) enrolled at universities, museums, and other research institutions.
- Part-time researchers or postgraduate students enrolled at universities, museums, or other research institutions whom a university professor, director, or equivalent recommend.
- 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.
Dates
Deadline: June 15, 2026
Cost/funding for participants
Grant amount
- Up to JPY 500,000/year per case
Un-save Opportunity
Internships, scholarships, student conferences and competitions.
