Welcome to the Canon Foundation
We are a philanthropic, grant-making institution, active in the promotion of international culture and scientific relations between Europe and Japan.
Our objective is the science, culture, know-how and mutual understanding between Europe and Japan …
We grant up to 15 Fellowships to highly qualified European and Japanese researchers in all fields …
Grants are established at the discretion of the Foundation and based upon the nature of the project. Click here to register …
Alumni Fellows
Testimonials from Past Fellows
Lorenzo MARINUCCI
Host institute: Kyoto University, Japan
My project for this year, 2020 is a philosophical investigation of scent in Japanese culture. I arrived in Japan from Italy a few days before the border closed...
Risa DOMOTO
Host institute: Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences, UK
A year I spent as a Canon Foundation Research Fellow at University of Strathclyde was great and fruitful for me. I, as a Ph.D. student, wanted to understand how European researchers achieved scientific discovery/innovation...
Elise VOYAU
Host Institute: Waseda University, Japan
The six months I spent in Waseda University thanks to the Canon Foundation Fellowship was a wonderful experience. Being a PhD Student in Inalco, Paris, I was accepted as a research fellow in Waseda University under the supervision of Professor Hashimoto Kazumichi...
Ryosei TANIGUCHI
Host institute: University Paris 1
I spent wonderful days at the Centre of the 19th Century Historical Researches, the University Paris 1 as a Canon Foundation Research Fellow. I did not only my own research on French modern parliamentary history...
Chris ADENYO
Host institute: Kyoto University, Japan
My name is Christopher Adenyo and I am currently a Research Fellow at the University of Ghana. My field of specialization is Animal Genetics. I had my PhD from Kyoto University in 2014 and I continued to collaborate...
Oliver WHITE
Host institute: Waseda University
I spent a rewarding year affiliated to Waseda University in Tokyo thanks to the generosity of the Canon Foundation in Europe. Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the support of Canon Foundation...
Sho Tsuji
Host institute: Rikagaku Kenkyusho - Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, Japan
Being able to conduct my experiments at Riken was a great experience. The technical know-how of the lab members helped me tremendously with setting up my experiment ...