"Startup Grant" supports emerging artists and art organizations seeking to expand their careers in Tokyo's art scene to take on new artistic creative initiatives. It supports startups that support young talents to establish a foundation for future artistic activities, including performances, exhibitions, art projects, participation in international festivals, and collaborations held in Tokyo or overseas.
Application period
From 10:00 on Tuesday, August 25, 2026 to 18:00 on Thursday, September 24
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
- 2026年度 第2回 スタートアップ助成 公募ガイドライン
- Q＆A
- 2026年度 第2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)
2026年度 第2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、締切日までに申込フォームからお申込ください。
※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。
※申請にあたってのご質問は、お問い合わせフォームで承ります（9月19日（土）～9月23日（水・祝）はカレンダー通り休業です。お問い合わせはお早めにお願いいたします。）
- Date and Time
- Part 1: Wednesday, September 2, 2026 17:30~19:30
Part 2: Friday, September 11, 2026 14:00~16:00 (Sign language interpretation planned)
* The contents of the explanation are the same each time. - method of implementation
- Online Meetings via Zoom
* For those who have confirmed their participation, an email with instructions on how to join the meeting will be sent from Arts Council Tokyo by the day before the event. (Forwarding to non-participants is not allowed.) ）
* For approximately 30 minutes from the start, the explanatory video of the public application guidelines posted on this page will be shared. You may watch in advance and join 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
- 申込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。
※手話通訳は第2回のみ実施予定です。必要な方は申込フォームにて「手話通訳希望」とお知らせください。申込が無い場合は実施しません。
手話通訳の申込締切：2026年8月31日（月）18:00 - application deadline
- Session 1: September 1, 2026 (Tue) 13:00
Session 2: Thursday, September 10, 2026, 13:00
* Registration is complete upon receiving the participation confirmation email from Arts Council Tokyo.
* If the capacity is reached before the deadline, registration will close at that time. - Notes
- ・Registration and meeting instructions will be sent via email from setsumeikai*artscouncil-tokyo.jp. Please set your email so you can receive emails from this address. (Please replace * with @.) ）
・Participation in the public briefing session does not affect the selection or rejection of the grant.
・Personal information entrusted to you will be strictly managed and used only for communications related to the operation of this briefing session.
・If you do not receive a confirmation email from Arts Council Tokyo by the day before the briefing, we kindly ask you to contact the following address.
Application Guidelines
- Implementation period of the target project
- Projects beginning on or after January 1, 2027 and ending by December 31, 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 - Areas 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 the subsidized expenses
* The amount of the subsidy may be less than the requested amount as it is calculated in consideration of the viewpoints of the examination of this subsidy program and the budget amount.
* All amounts equivalent to consumption tax and local consumption tax are not eligible for subsidies. - 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 Tuesday, August 25, 2026 to 18:00 on Thursday, September 24
- public offering guidelines
- 2026年度 第2回 スタートアップ助成 公募ガイドライン
- Q＆A
- 2026年度 第2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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