Applications Invited for ASICS Foundation 2025 Grant

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About the Organization

The ASICS Foundation aims to realize a world in which people all over the world can stay mentally and physically healthy. To achieve this, we strive to improve accessibility to exercise and sports and to foster a rich and inclusive culture of physical activity.

About the Grant

ASICS Foundation is a general incorporated foundation established to carry on the founding philosophy of the ASICS Corporation: “A Sound Mind in a Sound Body.” We support activities that promote physical and mental well-being through exercise and sports, especially for young people, individuals with disabilities, women, facing economic or social hardships.

Currently, we are focusing our grant programs in countries and regions where ASICS operates or has production bases, such as Vietnam, Indonesia, India, Cambodia, and Japan.

Through our grant initiatives, we support activities such as:

• Implementing sports programs
• Hosting sports competitions and events
• Developing sports coaches
• Developing sports content
• Providing sporting equipment

The aim of this grant is to strengthen and expand the activities (hereinafter referred to as “programs”) of organizations that offer support through physical activity and sports to people in economically and socially challenged situations.

Program Category: ASICS Foundation recognizes the limited access to safe, inclusive, and sustainable physical activity and sports especially for people facing economic and social challenges. Considering the unique issues and circumstances in the regions listed below, the Foundation will support organizations that promote sports activities aimed at addressing the challenges faced by economically and socially disadvantaged youth, individuals with disabilities, and women.

Primary Beneficiaries	Focus Regions
Youth	India・Vietnam・Indonesia・ Cambodia
Individuals with disabilities	Japan
Women	India

Eligible Activities:

• Activities that leverage the unique characteristics of sports to help solve social issues.
• Activities contributing to improving access to sports for beneficiaries
• Activities that support the development of coaches and instructors.

Examples:

• Youth Development Through Sports: Activities that promote children's physical and mental well-being through sports and exercise, while fostering essential life skills and community building.
• Inclusive Sports Programs: Activities that enhance social integration by creating opportunities for people with disabilities to access sport, fostering learning, collaboration, and support in a supportive environment.
• Gender Equity in Sports: Initiatives that address gender disparities through: -Implementation of gender-inclusive sports programs -Creation of safe and supportive environments for all participants -Promotion of equal opportunities in sports participation.

Grant Amount:

Funding Period, Grant Amount:

• Pilot Phase: October 2025-December 2025 Up to 1.25 million JPY
• Year 1: January 2026-December 2026 Up to 5 million JPY
• Year 2: January 2027-December 2027 Up to 5 million JPY
• Year 3: January 2028-December 2028 Up to 5 million JPY

Eligibility

To be eligible for the ASICS Foundation Grants, an organization must meet the following criteria:

• Must be a non-profit organization, regardless of legal incorporation status
• Must not be involved in political, commercial or religious activities.
• Must not be associated with, or have any relations to, anti-social forces or organized crime groups
• Must demonstrate commitment to prevent sexual exploitation, abuse, harassment, and all forms of discrimination
• Must be direct implementers of activities
• Must have a local office
• Must have a track record of activities for at least 3 years
• Must demonstrate the capacity to communicate with ASICS Foundation team and to carry out reporting in Japanese or English
• Must have a bank account and able to receive grant funds from Japan

How to Apply

Submission of applications：16 May 2025 -12 June 2025 11:59 PM (JST).

• Email your interest in applying to ahq-foundation@asics.com using the following subject line:

Subject: Expression of Interest to Apply for ASICS Foundation Grants Program In your email, please share only your organization’s basic details (name, location, and contact person). Kindly refrain from including additional information at this stage

• Upon receiving your email, we will send you the application form and budget template. Download both documents, fill in the required fields, and save them as PDF files.
• Email the completed application form, budget plan, and all other required documents listed in the application form as attachments to ahqfoundation@asics.com.

Application can be submitted in Japanese or English.

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