Scholarships Information

The Association of Teachers of Japanese Bridging Project offers scholarships to American undergraduate students participating in study-abroad programs in Japan. Funding from private foundations and major U.S. corporations has made it possible for ATJ to award 100 scholarships annually to assist students with the travel and living expenses they will incur while studying abroad in Japan for a semester or an academic year. Contributors to the scholarship fund include American International Group, Citigroup, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Estee Lauder Group of Companies, FedEx, The Freeman Foundation, Goldman Sachs, Hartford Financial Services Group, JP Morgan, Lockheed Martin, McDonalds Japan, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Nishimoto Trading Co., Shinsei Bank, Temple University Japan, and Weyerhaeuser.

Bridging Scholarship recipients receive a stipend of $2,500 (for students on semester-long programs) or $4,000 (for students on academic year programs). Students studying in Japan on summer programs are not eligible to apply.

Applications will next be accepted from students who will be studying in Japan beginning in Spring 2009, for a semester or an academic year. The deadline for receipt of applications is October 6, 2008.

Please submit three copies of all materials except letters of recommendation and transcripts. Faxed or e-mailed applications will not be accepted. All materials must be received by the end of business on Monday, October 6. The results of the competition will be announced by the end of November. Selection will be made by a committee and will be based on academic potential and financial need.

For further information on the Bridging Scholarships or the application procedure, please contact Susan Schmidt, Executive Director of the Bridging Project Clearinghouse, at the ATJ office: atj@colorado.edu.
Bridging Project Clearinghouse
Association of Teachers of Japanese
Campus Box 279
240 Humanities Building
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0279
Phone: 303-492-5487 Fax:303-492-5856
E-mail: atj@colorado.edu
Web: www.colorado.edu/ealld/atj