The Kamenori Foundation

The 18th Kamenori Awards
Application Guidelines⟪Purpose⟫

The Kamenori Awards aims to honour and further encourage groups and/or individuals, who havemade great grass-root contributions to building and advancing relationships between Japan andother Asian / Oceanian* countries through promotion of cultural exchange and understanding, anddevelopment of human resources.
＊ Asian / Oceanian Countries and areas included in the Kamenori Awards
India, Indonesia, Cambodia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Korea, China, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, East Timor,Philippines, Bhutan, Brunei, Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Maldives, Mongolia, Laos, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau
Australia, Kiribati, Cook Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Tonga, Nauru, Niue, New Zealand, Vanuatu, Papua
New Guinea, Palau, Fiji, Marshall Islands, Micronesia⟪Eligibility Requirements⟫

The following groups are eligible to apply:
1. Those whose activities connect Japan and Asia/Oceania
2. Those who have not received a Kamenori Award in the past
3. Those who share their activities on a website or on social media (e.g. Instagram, Facebook, X, etc.）* Corporate status will not be questioned.
* An individual must receive recommendation to qualify for application.

⟪Selection Process⟫The ‘Kamenori Award Selection Committee’, which includes external experts, will select the awardrecipients.
•1st Round: Application review and screening•

2nd Round (Final) : Selection based on presentations given on
November 5, 2024 (Tuesday) in Tokyo* Only applicants who qualify for the 2nd round will be invited to give presentations.
Details and requirements of the presentations will be notified together with the results of the 1st round.

⟪Selection Criteria⟫

The Committee will comprehensively evaluate the following points:

・ Content of activities, degree of contribution, and coordination and/or cooperation withThe 18th Kamenori Awards
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other organizations

・ Potential for future activities.
・ Uniqueness and innovativeness of activities■The “Kamenori Grand Award - Grassroots Division”, focuses and evaluates grass-root activities
where there is direct interaction between groups or individuals and the people who they aresupporting.
■The “Kamenori Grand Award - Human Resources Development Division”, focuses and evaluates
activities that nurture people who can contribute to building our future society.
■The “Kamenori Pioneer Award”, focuses and evaluates activities that are unique and innovative.
* The number of years since the organization has been founded or how long it has been active will not bequestioned. It can also be a new program that is different from an existing one.

Activities with the following two characteristics will be put under special consideration, and will
receive extra points during selection:
・Activities that focus on Asian countries, areas and people.
・Cultural exchange and/or human resource development programmes that focus on theyounger generation.

⟪How to Apply⟫

Please send the following forms to the Kamenori Foundation by post:
1. Application form (8 pages. Pages may be added if more space is needed.)*Please also include the final “checklist of documents to submit” form
2. Letter of Nomination (Must be written by a third-party who is involved/well informed)
3. Submit one of the following:i.

A printout of the “Group Information/ Group Details” page on the CANPAN(http://fields.canpan.info/organization/) website.
(State the information disclosure level ４ or higher, print and attach informationthat includes paperwork related to ii [see below].)ii.

The most recent project proposal and budget plan, project reports and financial
statements for the past two years

4. Any document that briefly describe the content and activities (e.g. Brochures)
5. Document describing of any new projects, especially those scheduled for next year, if any.
* A confirmation of receipt for the application will be sent by mid-September via email.
* Please note that submitted documents cannot be returned.
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⟪Application Deadline⟫⟪Contents of the Award⟫

August 30, 2024(Friday)

Applications must be received by the deadline.

［Kamenori Grand Awards］: An award plaque and a supplementary prize of one million yen
will be awarded to each division.

［Kamenori Pioneer Award］: An award plaque and a supplementary prize of one million yen
will be awarded.
* Following the selection process, applicants may receive an award in a different category than the one
they applied for.
* Groups or individuals who have made notable contributions may receive a “Special Award”.
* It is also possible that the above awards be awarded to no one,

if no applicant is considered suitable

as a result of the selection process.
* Groups and individuals who qualified for the 2nd round of the selection process will receive a 300,000
yen incentive even if they do not win an award.

⟪Release and Awards Ceremony⟫■Release:

The Kamenori Foundation will notify the selection results in late-November 2024 by postal mail.
■Awards Ceremony:
The Kamenori Foundation plans to hold the Awards Ceremony on January 10, 2025 in Tokyo.
＊Award winners are required to attend.

⟪Submission of Activity Report⟫

Recipients of the award must submit a report in the fall of 2025, detailing their activities after
receiving the award.

⟪Privacy⟫

・ The Kamenori Foundation will use the information given in the application form for
confirmation and notification of the selection process.

・ The Kamenori Foundation will use the information of award winners given in theapplication form for PR purposes, such as publication on the foundation’s website andpublic announcements in newspapers.
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⟪Contact Information⟫

The Kamenori Foundation
Att: The Kamenori Award
Address : Belleview Kojimachi 1F, 5-5, Kojimachi Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Post code: 102-0083
Tel : 03-3234-1694

Fax : 03-3234-1603

E-mail : info@kamenori.jp

URL : https://www.kamenori.jp/

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