The Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Welfare Foundation (MSIWF) was founded in 1975 in Japan and dedicates itself to practicable research in the areas of traffic safety and senior citizen welfare. To date, the foundation has handed out more than 2,180 awards with a combined value of JPY 2,469 million (S$30.0 million) across Japan, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand.
Applications are welcome for the following scopes of research:
Senior citizens, senior citizen illnesses and diseases, medicine, aging phenomenon, Alzheimer’s disease, recognition capabilities, chewing/swallowing functions, residential medical treatment, rehabilitation, living disabilities, nursing, care giving, enhancement of health, psychology, value of life, prevention of falls, welfare equipment, barrier-free environment, social welfare worker, social welfare facilities/town planning, and more.
Road traffic systems, high accident areas, traffic signs and lights, traffic junctions, traffic flows, barrier-free areas, driving, prevention of rear collisions, in-vehicle safety measures (seat belts, child restraint seats, etc.), bicycles, ergonomics, human injuries, emergency treatment, sleep apnea syndrome, first-aid systems, traffic safety measures, investigative studies in consciousness, safety education, measurement of effectiveness, pedestrians, senior citizens, children, community roads, public policies, licenses, and more.
Grant award
S$10,000 maximum for each grant award
Eligibility
Application deadline
30 June 2021
Application results
November 2021
