The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam offers small-scale grants for international exchange projects in the following areas: Cultural and Artistic Exchange, Japanese Studies, International Dialogue and Japanese Language Education.
Please find the detailed guidelines and application forms for each category available for download at the links provided below.
- Cultural and Artistic Exchange, Japanese Studies, and International Dialogue
Eligibility: Vietnamese institutions and organizations engaged in activities in any of the above-mentioned fields (applications from individuals are not eligible).
- Japanese Language Education
2.1. Grant Program to Promote Japanese Language and Support the Development of Japanese Language Education
Eligibility: A list of Japanese language education institutions and organizations located in Vietnam (including Japanese language teacher associations and academic societies).
Note: Individuals are not eligible.
2.2. Grant Program for Japanese Language Education for Daily Life and Work
Eligibility: Japanese language educational institutions located in Vietnam that provide Japanese language education for living and working in Japan (higher education institutions, vocational training schools, sending agencies, private foreign language centers)
*Individuals are not eligible.
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
| Round | Deadline | Project Period |
| Round 1 | March 10, 2026 | After April 1, 2026 |
| Round 2 | May 10, 2026 | After July 1, 2026 |
| Round 3 | August 10, 2026 | After October 1, 2026 |
| Round 4 | November 10, 2026 | After January 1, 2027 |