Region Specific Scholarships
ASIA
Association of Teachers of Japanese (ATJ) Japan Bridging
Eligibility: Undergraduate students majoring in any field of study are eligible to apply for this scholarship. Japanese language study is not a prerequisite. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and must be enrolled as undergraduates in a college or university in the United States before and during the time they are studying away. Their study in Japan must last for at least 3 months and must earn credit that will transfer to their home campus in the US. Students studying in Japan on summer programs are not eligible to apply.
Amount: Bridging Scholarship recipients receive a stipend of $2,500 (for students on semester-long programs) or $4,000 (for students on academic year programs).
Deadline: Application materials are due in the Fall for Spring programs and vice-versa.
IIE Freeman-Asia Award
Eligibility: Through the Institute of International Education, the Freeman Awards for Study in Asia (Freeman-ASIA) provides scholarships for U.S. undergraduate students with demonstrated financial need to study abroad in East or Southeast Asia.Deadlines: Late February/early March for Summer programs, early April for Fall/Academic Year programs
Tanaka-Green Scholarship
Eligibility: In 2014 JASW established the Tanaka and Green Academic Scholarships to support short-term academic study (one semester or one academic year) at colleges and universities in Japan. The scholarships are made possible thanks to the Society’s H. William and Lily Tanaka Scholarship Endowment and the Marshal and Lispenard Green Educational Endowment.- Must be enrolled full-time in an undergraduate or graduate school in the United States
- Must give proof of acceptance at a college or university in Japan as a full-time foreign exchange student for either one semester or one academic year
- Must give proof that the program in Japan is an approved student exchange program of the applicant’s home college or university in the US
- Must intend to return to the college or university in the United States
- May be majors in any subject, but must demonstrate that they have taken or plan to take academic courses related to Japan, whether in the US or at the Japan college or university
- Must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States
Watanabe Study Abroad Scholarship
Eligibility: The Toshizo Watanabe Endowed Scholarship Fund provides financial assistance to undergraduates/graduate students for a semester or year-long study away program in Japan. A generous endowment gift of $10 million from Mr. Toshizo (Tom) Watanabe to the U.S.-Japan Council makes it possible to award scholarships to students for whom study away would not be possible without financial support.- U.S. citizen or permanent resident
- Currently in good academic standing at an accredited college or university in the U.S.
- Will be enrolled in a credit-bearing course of study at a college, university or approved academic center in Japan in the upcoming academic year
- Demonstrates financial need for international study (i.e. Without financial assistance or support, would not be able to study away)
- (Preferred) Applicants who have been raised by a single parent or who have lost both parents
- (Preferred) Applicants without significant international travel or study experience
- (Preferred) First in family to attend/graduate from college (i.e. first-generation)
- (Priority) The priority for the scholarship is undergraduates who are studying away for a year or less. Graduate students and international degree-seeking students may also apply, however the maximum amount of an award is $25,000 for one year.