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Scholarships, Fellowships, & Other Opportunities

Scholarships for JET Alumni

Master's Programs

  • American University College of Education - American University’s School of Education plans to offer a JET scholarship for graduate study. The details are in the negotiation process, but will be announced soon. Their programs are designed to address the needs of educators in public schools with commitments to social responsibility and to the academic and social-emotional development of each region’s children. Scholarship offers will include on-campus and online programs within AU’s School of Education. Details available at this link.
  • Carnegie Mellon Heinz College - Carnegie Mellon University, Heinz College, through its partnership with JETAA, offers a scholarship for JET alumni that guarantees 30% off tuition with the possibility of additional support for qualifying students in their master’s degree programs in Information Systems and Management, Public Policy and Management, and Arts & Entertainment Industry Management.
  • Middlebury Institute of International Studies (Monterey, CA) – Offers programs in topics including International Policy Studies, Translation & Interpretation, Language Teacher Education and International Business. MIIS offers a guranteed $10,000 per year scholarship to JET alumni. Details are available at https://www.middlebury.edu/institute/admissions/scholarships/partners/jet.
  • Middlebury Language Schools - JET Program alumni are eligible to receive up to $22,745 need-based financial aid to attend the Master of Arts in Japanese which includes two 6-week summers in Middlebury, Vermont and two 15-week semesters online. They are holding a webinar on January 21 at 12:00 pm to give students information on the new Middlebury MA in Japanese. The registration and more information is here.
  • Showa Women's University (Coed) (Japan) - All foreign students receive a 30% reduction in tuition. In addition, scholarships are offered to those who satisfy our grade and attendance requirements. Showa also offers JET alumni a special work-study program in which they receive scholarships which fully cover tuition, fees, and housing support in return for part-time work at the university.
  • School for International Training (SIT) (Battleboro, VT) – Offers programs in International Education, Language and Culture, NGOs and Civil Society, Peace and Conflict Transformation, Socially Responsible Management, Sustainable Development and Teacher Preparation. SIT now offers a scholarship covering 30% of tuition costs for eligible current and former JETs. They also have a special “low-residency” MA in TESOL program for current JETs, and will waive the application fee for all applicants. See their website for details: https://graduate.sit.edu/academics/affiliations/jet-programme/
  • Syracuse University Maxwell School - The Maxwell PAIA – JET Alumni Scholarship covers at least 30% of the tuition costs of a single- or dual-degree course of study in Maxwell’s Master of Public Administration or Master of Arts in International Relations on-campus programs. The offer includes the option to defer admission for one year and to be considered for further merit-based aid based on the strength of the application for admission
  • Williamette University - Thanks to a partnership with AJET, JET Program alumni are eligible to receive a minimum $5,000 scholarship if they choose to pursue an MBA in Williamette’s Early Career and Career Change MBA Program. Willamette University’s MBA Programs are specifically designed to prepare students for their first professional career position, career change, or advancement. Simply indicate on your application, and in your admissions interview that you are JET alumni.

Other Programs

  • JAIMS: East-West Knowledge Leaders Program (EWKLP) - The EWKLP is a three-month certificate management program that provides continued education for experienced business professionals and serves as a primer for those launching careers in international business. Fujitsu Scholarship - JET returnees who are Hawaii residents with a bachelor’s degree and at least three years of full-time work experience are eligible to apply. The scholarship covers the tuition for the East-West Knowledge Leaders Program (EWKLP) in Honolulu and a one-week study trip to Tokyo. Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Scholarship - JET returnees who enroll in the EWKLP automatically receive a $2000 for the tuition in the East-West Knowledge Leaders Program.

Other Graduate Schools with Scholarships (not JET specific)

  • Kyoto University of Advanced Science - KUAS  engineering programs are taught entirely in English and supplemented with intensive Japanese language courses. Master's and doctoral program students at KUAS effectively "double major" in engineering and Japanese. A JET alum with a background in STEM and some pre-existing knowledge of Japanese can, with sufficient effort, emerge from these programs as an engineer with the technical, professional, cultural, and linguistic fluency that major Japanese tech companies demand.

Lists of Scholarships, Fellowships, and Grants

  • AAS List of Grants and Fellowships Sponsored by non-AAS Organizations
  • Association for Asian Studies (AAS) Grant Programs
  • AJET Special Offers
  • AJET Graduate School Opportunities, Scholarships, and Fellowships
  • Scholarships for International Students in Japan 2018-2019
  • Toshizo Watanabe Endowed Scholarship Fund

 

More graduate school resources available here!

 


Scholarship News

27th Princeton Japanese Pedagogy Forum (online) – May 8, 2021

Dear Sensei-gata, We are pleased to announce that the 27th Princeton Japanese Pedagogy Forum (PJPF) will be held remotely (online) on Saturday, May 8, 2021. The theme of the 27th Princeton Japanese Language Education Forum is "Rethinking Assessment for Learning." The keynote speakers will be Professor Kimi Kondo Brown of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and Professor Seiichi Makino of ...READ MORE »

2021 HAMAKO Ito CHAPLIN MEMORIAL AWARD for Excellence in Japanese Language Teaching

Sharing from the SenseiOnline listserver: Dear Japanese language educators and teachers at North American universities,  This is a friendly reminder that applications for the Chaplin Memorial Award for Excellence in Japanese Language Teaching are due Friday, January 29, 2021. This year, we accept submissions via email. Both self- and peer-nominations are welcome. Please see the announcement below for more information.  ...READ MORE »

2021-2022 Training Programs for Teachers of the Japanese Language

Dear Sensei-gata in the U.S., Konnichiwa! We are pleased to inform you that the Japan Foundation, Los Angeles (JFLA) is now accepting applications for the following training programs in Japan. Please note that the changes in the training schedule this year! ********************************************** Application Deadline: DECEMBER 1st, 2020 PLEASE PRINT SINGLE SIDE AND USE PAPER CLIPS INSTEAD OF STAPLES! (Your application must arrive by this date – ...READ MORE »

2021 HAMAKO ITO CHAPLIN MEMORIAL AWARD for Excellence in Japanese Language Teaching

The Hamako Ito Chaplin Memorial Award will again be conferred in 2021, administered through the Association for Asian Studies. In accordance with the wishes of the Chaplin family, each year a prize of $1000 will be awarded to either a current graduate student or a full-time instructor of Japanese for excellence in Japanese language teaching at the college-level. A full-time instructor who has completed graduate study within the last ...READ MORE »

Mansfield Fellowship Program 2022

Thanks to JET alumni, Kelly Primrose (Nara-ken) for passing along the following opportunity: The Mansfield Fellowship Program was established by the U.S. Congress in 1994 to build a corps of U.S. federal government employees with proficiency in the Japanese language and practical, firsthand knowledge about Japan and its government. Through their placements, Fellows develop networks of contacts in Japan and an ...READ MORE »

2021 Blakemore Freeman Fellowships

Applications for Blakemore Freeman Fellowships for the 2021/2022 academic year will open July 1, 2020 and close December 30, 2020. Blakemore Freeman Fellowships are awarded for one academic year of full-time, intensive language study of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Khmer or Burmese at the advanced level in approved language programs in East or Southeast Asia. Superior candidates pursuing careers in ...READ MORE »

2021 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program

 The application for the 2021 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is now open! We welcome your students to apply now to learn a critical foreign language next summer on a fully-funded study abroad program.  The application is now live and available online at:  https://www.clscholarship.org/apply  Applications are due Tuesday, November 17, 2020 by 8:00pm EST.   READ MORE »

FLA Grant Application Deadlines: Language Learners Event Grant (9/1) & Teaching Material Purchase Grant (9/15)

Konnichiwa! This is Mike Penny from The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles (JFLA). I am emailing today to let you know that next month (9/1 & 9/15) are the final 2020-21 grant application submission deadlines for two JFLA grant programs.   **************************************************** Grants for Nationwide/Statewide/Regional-level Events and Projects **************************************************** 1.  Japanese Language Learners Event Grant Deadlines:  March 1 and September 1, 2020 Grant Amount: Up to $1,000 Program Outline: This program provides up to ...READ MORE »

2020 Japan Foundation Grant Opportunities

JFNY Grant for Online Japanese Studies As in-person gatherings are limited due to the global pandemic, we are introducing a new grant program to provide intensive support for initiatives related to Japanese Studies that focus on exchanges via the Internet. The following are examples of the types of projects this program can support: online symposium, seminars, ...READ MORE »

Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College Reopens Application

Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy, which awards qualified JET program alumni a minimum scholarship of $7,000 per semester (30% tuition), has reopened the application window for their master’s degree programs for start dates in Fall 2020. In an effort to be as flexible as possible during this period, they will now be ...READ MORE »

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Scholarships for JET Alumni

27th Princeton Japanese Pedagogy Forum (online) – May 8, 2021 »
2021 HAMAKO Ito CHAPLIN MEMORIAL AWARD for Excellence in Japanese Language Teaching »
2021-2022 Training Programs for Teachers of the Japanese Language »
2021 HAMAKO ITO CHAPLIN MEMORIAL AWARD for Excellence in Japanese Language Teaching »
Mansfield Fellowship Program 2022 »
2021 Blakemore Freeman Fellowships »
2021 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program »
FLA Grant Application Deadlines: Language Learners Event Grant (9/1) & Teaching Material Purchase Grant (9/15) »
2020 Japan Foundation Grant Opportunities »
Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College Reopens Application »
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