Startup Grant supports new artistic creation activities that are challenged by emerging artists and art organizations who want to develop their activities in Tokyo's art scene. The program covers performances, exhibitions, art projects, participation in international festivals, international collaborations, etc. in Tokyo and overseas, and supports startups that help young talents build a foundation for future artistic activities.
Application period
From 10:00 on Monday, December 22, 2025 to 18:00 on Thursday, January 22, 2026
Applications for the public offering are available online. Please use the application form to register the applicant, fill in the fields, and upload the necessary documents.
- public offering guidelines
- 2025年度 第3回 スタートアップ助成 公募ガイドライン
- Q＆A
- 2025年度 第3回「スタートアップ助成」に関するよくある質問Q＆A
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Consumption Tax in the Budget - 収支予算書における消費税について
Public Offering Briefing (Online)
2025年度 第3回「スタートアップ助成」について、助成申請を検討されている方を対象にオンライン公募説明会を開催します。参加を希望される方は、締切日までに申し込みフォームからお申し込みください。
※参加に際しては、公募ガイドラインを必ず事前にお読みください。
※公募説明会への参加は助成の採否には影響しません。
※申請にあたってのご質問は、お問い合わせフォームや電話【03-6256-8431】でも随時承ります。
- Date and Time
- Part 1: Tuesday, January 6, 2026 17:30~19:30
Part 2: Wednesday, January 14, 2026 10:30~12:30 (Sign language interpretation planned)
* The explanation is the same for each session. - method of implementation
- Online meetings via Zoom
*For those who have decided to participate, we will send you an email from Arts Council Tokyo with instructions on how to join the meeting by the day before the event. (Forwarding to non-participants is not allowed.) ）
*Approximately 30 minutes from the start will be the sharing of the explanation video of the application guidelines posted on this page. You can watch it in advance and participate from the Q&A session. - capacity
- 60 persons each time (If the number reaches the maximum before the deadline, the application will be closed at that time.)
- How to apply
- 申し込みフォームより必要事項を入力のうえ、お申し込みください。
※手話通訳が必要な方はフォームにて「手話通訳希望」とお知らせください。
手話通訳の申込締切：2026年1月7日 （水）18:00 - application deadline
- 1st session: Monday, January 5, 2026, 13:00
2nd Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 13:00
※ Reception will be completed with the participation reception email from Arts Council Tokyo.
*If the capacity is reached before the deadline, the reception will end at that time. - Notes
- ・Instructions on how to register and participate in the meeting will be sent from setsumeikai*artscouncil-tokyo.jp. Please set your settings so that you can receive emails from this address. (Replace * with @.) ）
・If you do not receive an email from Arts Council Tokyo by the day before the event, please contact us.
・Participation in the public recruitment briefing session will not affect the acceptance or rejection of the grant.
・The personal information we receive will be strictly managed and used only for communication related to the operation of this open call briefing session.
Application Guidelines
- Implementation period of the target project
- Projects beginning on or after May 1, 2026 and ending by April 30, 2027
- target business
- (1)Creative artistic activities in Tokyo
Performances, concerts, exhibitions, screenings, art projects and other creative activities in Tokyo
(2) International creative artistic activities
Overseas performances and exhibitions, international collaborations, participation in international festivals, invited performances and exhibitions, etc. - Applicants who are eligible
- Individuals (Emerging artists, producers, planners and producers, etc.) or up-and-coming groups (Arts organizations, executive committees, etc.) who are engaged in artistic activities based in Tokyo and are expected to play a role in the next generation of the Tokyo art scene.
*For individuals: In the field for which the applicant is applying, it has been less than three years since he/she first organized a public activity in Tokyo, or he/she has organized no more than five public activities in Tokyo.
*For organizations: less than three years have passed since the organization was established. It does not matter whether you have a corporate status or not, or whether you are classified. - Venues
- Tokyo or overseas
* Including online publication - Artistic fields covered
- Music, theater, dance, art and video, traditional performing arts, and mixed arts (art activities whose core field cannot be specified)
- application ceiling
- Group: 1 million yen
Individual: 300,000 yen
and within the scope of subsidized expenses
* From FY 2025, all amounts equivalent to consumption tax and local consumption tax will not be subsidized. Please be careful. - How to apply
- Application documents can be submitted online.
Please use the application form to register the applicant, fill in the fields, and upload the necessary documents. - Application period
- From 10:00 on Monday, December 22, 2025 to 18:00 on Thursday, January 22, 2026
- public offering guidelines
- 2025年度 第3回 スタートアップ助成 公募ガイドライン
- Q＆A
- 2025年度 第3回「スタートアップ助成」に関するよくある質問Q＆A
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Consumption Tax in the Budget - 収支予算書における消費税について
Notes
* Co-sponsored projects and affiliated projects with facilities managed and operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture are not eligible for subsidies.
* Projects sponsored or co-sponsored by Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, or projects that are or are scheduled to be paid subsidies, support funds, subsidies, consignment fees, etc. by Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture and Tokyo are not eligible for subsidies.
Inquiries about this matter
公益財団法人東京都歴史文化財団 アーツカウンシル東京
活動支援部 助成課 助成係
TEL:03-6256-8431（平日10:00～18:00）
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