US-Japan Policy
Throughout our 20-year history, the Foundation has supported a variety of policy-related studies, initiatives and exchanges in pursuit of our mission: to promote stronger ties between the United States and Japan through greater mutual knowledge and understanding, to increase broad awareness of important policy issues, and to address common concerns in the Asia-Pacific region through the US-Japan perspective.
The Foundations Policy Program is one category of our grant-making activity. The other two categories are: 1) pre-college education; and 2)communication / public opinion.
The Foundations Policy Program is one category of our grant-making activity. The other two categories are: 1) pre-college education; and 2)communication / public opinion.
Application Deadlines
The Foundation welcomes Letters of Inquiry anytime during the year, but not later than December 15 for the Spring Grant Cycle and July 15 for the Fall Grant Cycle. The Foundation cannot gurantee that Letters of Inquiry received after these dates will be considered for the current grant cycle. Letters of Inquiry will be reviewed and decisions to invite a Full Proposal will be sent as soon as possible .
Full Proposals must be received by January 31 for the Spring Cycle and August 31 for the Fall Cycle. The USJF Board meets in April and October when funding decisions are made. Funding decisions are announced shortly after these meetings.
| April Funding Cycle | |
| By December 15 | Suggested submission date for Letters of Inquiry. Please note that in spite of this deadline, applicants are encouraged to submit a Letter of Inquiry as early as practicably possible for review. We are unable to guarantee that those submitted close to the deadline will be reviewed and they may have to wait for the next cycle. |
| December 15-Janaury 15 | Letters of Inquiry will be reviewed and responses sent as soon as possible. |
| January 31 | Deadline for receipt of Full Proposal (only invited Full Proposals will be considered) |
| February/March | Internal / External review of Full Proposals |
| April | USJF Board of Trustees meet to review Full Proposals, make funding decisions |
| May | Funding decisions announced |
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