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Sponsor a studio.

Underwrite a single studio, end to end. Your support pays for materials, a real place to sleep, the visiting professors, and the cohort's stipends. You are named in the booklet, brought to the close, and given an account of the studio's findings in a private debrief.

Three tiers, one studio each.

Each tier funds a single studio. Amounts are net of consumption tax. The school is a registered ippan shadan houjin in Japan; donor letters are issued on request.

Tier 01 ・

Studio supporter.

From ¥1,700,000 一括 1,700,000円〜

Co-sponsor of a single studio with two or three other backers; shared recognition in the studio's booklet and an invitation to the close.

  • Named in the studio's printed booklet
  • Two seats at the final showing
  • End-of-studio written report
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Tier 03 ・

Founding patron.

From ¥12,500,000 一括 12,500,000円〜 / 3年〜

Underwrite a studio across three consecutive years. Co-design the brief with us; help name the studio. A line of correspondence with the school's leadership runs for the duration.

  • Everything in Tier 02, multiplied by three
  • Co-author the brief; co-name the studio
  • One bilingual press release per year
  • A dedicated alumna or alumnus as your studio liaison
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Where the money goes.

A representative budget for a single ten-day studio with twelve students, two visiting professors, and one cohort of alumni teaching alumni. We publish the actual figures in the year-end report.

Materials
¥1.6M
32%
Cohort stipends
¥1.3M
26%
Board & lodging
¥950K
19%
Professors
¥650K
13%
Documentation
¥500K
10%

From hello to handed-over.

A predictable four-step rhythm. We don't surprise you, and we don't ask you to surprise us.

01
Email

You write to partners@thered.school. We reply within five working days.

02
One call

Forty minutes. Your goals, our open studios, what fits.

03
Written agreement

Two-page bilingual brief, signed both sides.

04
The studio runs

You are kept informed; you are invited; you are told what we found.


Questions we have already been asked.

Can we sponsor a specific group within the 2026 studio?

Yes, at Tier 02 and above. Each working group has its own brief and can be sponsored separately.

Are donations tax-deductible?

We are an ippan shadan houjin, not a koueki houjin, so deductions are limited. We can issue an invoice that may qualify as a research or training expense for your organisation; please ask your accountant.

We are based overseas. Does that work?

Yes. We invoice in JPY. We can also accept USD and EUR via wire to our Mizuho account; we send a Japanese receipt and an English summary.

Will you take any sponsor?

No. We decline support from industries that act against the maintenance of an island like this one; we are happy to say so plainly on a call.

Talk to us ・ お問い合わせ

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A real person, on a real island, will answer. Please write in English or Japanese; we work in both.

partners@thered.school