Application Procedures
Contact Information
Deadline Reminder
There are five steps to apply for International Programs,
which are,
1. Read this guideline carefully
and check the eligibility of the project
Applications that are not eligible will not be assessed. Please read this application
guideline and find out if the project is eligible to apply for grants from us.
2. Request an Application
Form
[Deadline: Friday, Dec. 9, 2011]
Application Form requests will be accepted through either one of the two methods,
(a) -our website- or (b) -email, fax, post/courier, in-person-. Applicants should
not make more than one application at a time to each project.
(a) Via our website
Requests can be made by filling out and sending an Application
Form Request Sheet on our website (see the following link) until
the above deadline:
Click for Request Sheet .
[http://www.saison.or.jp/application/03.html (in Japanese)]
Either a Microsoft Word or a PDF application form will be sent
to applicants as an attached file by email, if the proposed project
falls within the goals of our programs,
(b) Via email, facsimile, post/courier, or in-person
Instead of using the Application Form Request Sheet on our website, applicants
may also submit an Application Form Request Letter to us, preferably less than
three pages long, by the above deadline.
The letter may be submitted by email, facsimile, post/courier,
or in person (appointments must be made beforehand by telephone
or by email). For contact information, please see below
section of this page.
Please note that applicants need to submit the following information within
the letter:
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1 ) |
Name of the Program |
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2 ) |
Applicant name and contacts
including address, phone number and email address for PC |
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3 ) |
Brief descriptions of the past and present works and achievements
by the main artists/companies involved in the project. |
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4 ) |
A concise summary of the proposed project, including its
concept, the names of the participants, and when and where
it will take place. |
An application form will be given to the applicant as soon as we confirm
that the proposed project falls within the goals of our program.
3. Fill in the application form
Please submit completed application. (Fill in all sections. Do
not use the phrase ‘see attachment’.) Applicants
may submit an application form prepared on their own PC as long
as it uses the precise headings and order of the original form
and
is printed out on exactly three pages of A4 size paper (8-1/2
inch by 11 inch, or 21cm by 29cm).
Applicants who submit an application form exceeding the three-page limit or paper size will be asked to rewrite their form.
4. Include Supplementary
Materials
- Applicants to the International Program are requested to attach
the following supplementary materials.
- Documents (excluding booklets and/or pamphlets) must be prepared in Japanese
and/or in English with a PC and printed on A4 size pages.
- Please do not use staples, nor submit double-sided pages.
- Please note that we cannot return any of the following materials due
to the receiving volume.
Required supplementary materials for International Project Support Program
- An outline of the project.
- Timetable/schedule of the project in 2012
- A detailed financial estimate of the proposed project
in 2012. (Income and expenditure in Japanese yen). *April,
2012-March, 2013
- Brief descriptions of the past and present works and
achievements by the main participants in the project.
- Copy of a letter of agreement from the collaborating
artist/company, stating their acknowledgement and wish
to participate in the proposed project.
- Essay on the objective of the proposed project written
by the project’s principal playwright/director/choreographer
or producer, from both applicant and from Japanese partner
(1,000 to 2,000 Japanese letters/ approximately 300 to
650 words with Japanese translation attached).
- One DVD of the applicants’ recent work or visual
image that describes the outline of the project.
•The DVD should be labeled on both their case
spine and front side of the disc with the following information:
(1) Name of the applying artist/company
(2) Title of the recorded work/content, year and venue
•Please
insert chapters for easy navigation and also check if
the disc can be played not only on PCs but also
on standard DVD players.
- Applicants must also attach an outline of the above
visual material in the following manner —
• Theater artists/companies: A synopsis
of more than 200 Japanese letters (or 60 English words)
and explanatory notes (details, background information,
etc.) of more than 400 Japanese letters (or 120 English
words).
• Dance artists/companies: Explanatory notes (details,
background information, etc.) of more than 200 Japanese
letters.
- Additionally, following materials on CD-R are required:
• Stage photograph of applicant's representative
work.
• Photograph (portrait) of the Representative(s)
of the project (i.e., the applicant and artistic partners.)
Please state a photo credits/copyrights if necessary.
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Required supplementary materials for Visiting
Fellows Program
- Purpose and Plans/ Time schedule for the residency.
- A detailed financial estimate of the proposed stay.
(Income and expenditure in Japanese yen compared with
foreign exchange rates )
- C.V.
- Any materials that best describe past and present works
and achievements of the applicant.(e.g. project plans,
printed materials, visual images such as videos and photographs)
• The DVD*/CD-R should be labeled on both their
case spine and front side of the disc with the following
information:
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Name of the applying artist/company
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Title of the recorded work/content, year and venue
• Please insert chapters for easy navigation and
also check if the disc can be played not only on PCs but
also on standard DVD players.
- Photograph (portrait) of applicant on CD-R.
Notes for Visual images:
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 5. Send us the Application Package
[Deadline: Friday, Dec 16, 2011]
In order to make a full application, applicants must submit a
package including a completed application form and a set of supplementary
materials. Details on the application package are also listed
in Japanese at our website.The application package must reach
The Saison Foundation no later than Friday,
December 16, 2011.
Application forms sent by fax will not be accepted unless approved
in advance by the Foundation; in any event, a completed original
hardcopy of the application form with the signature of the person
in charge of the proposed project (artistic director, etc.) must
be sent to the Foundation in due course.
Contact Information
The Saison Foundation —Ginza Office
Toka Building 8th Floor
1-16-1, Ginza, Chuo-ku
Tokyo 104-0061
Japan
TEL: +81 3-3535-5566
FAX: +81 3-3535-5565
http://www.saison.or.jp/english/directions.html
apply12@saison.or.jp
Notes:
• The above email address will be effective from October
3, 2011.
• Applicants are requested to include the word “Application”
at the beginning of the subject line of the email message.
Office hours (JST=GMT+9 hours)
Monday through Friday, from 10:00 to 18:00
Closed on Saturdays, Sundays, plus the following days in October
to Janualy.
2011-2012: October 10th, November 3rd, November 23rd, December
23rd, from 30th to January 5th and 9th.
Deadline Reminder
Deadline for submitting a form or letter of request for an application
form:
Friday, December 9, 2011
[via website, email, fax, post/courier, or in-person]
Deadline for submitting the application form:
Friday, December 16, 2011
[by post/courier or in-person only] |
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