The Microgrant Initiative for American JETs is funded by the U.S. Embassy Tokyo. This program provides small grants to U.S. assistant language teachers working in Japan on the JET Programme to introduce American culture and English language to students in their classrooms and the local community.

U.S. Embassy Microgrant Initiative 2017-2018 Project Summaries

Take a look the projects that were approved for the 2017-2018 grant year. We look forward to sharing the results once all the projects are completed! Read more on our blog.

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JET alumni Shantel Dickerson (Oita, 2016-2018), a recipient of one of the microgrants, wrote an article on the Microgrant Program for AJET Connect Magazine, which talks about some of the programs held by current JETs using this funding.

USJETAA Microgrant: Fostering friendship between the peoples of Japan and the United States through grass-roots initiatives by Shantel Dickerson

Grant Application Information

Applications for the 2018-2019 grant year will open in October 2018.