The Ichiro & Toyoko Matsudaira Memorial Award Fund covers all costs (exclusive of roundtrip airfare to orientation in Los Angeles) for a three week student-run program in Japan: the Japan-America Student Conference, or JASC, which will be held from Aug 1-23, 2019. This $3,500 scholarshipis exclusively available to UW-Madison students. Each summer, UW-Madison has had at least one delegate to this program, which recent participants have described as inspiring, intense and the source of life-long international friendships. (The scholarship fund was set up by a UW alumni in honor of his JASC host family, to encourage UW-Madison students to continue to benefit from this transformational experience.)
JASC brings together 72 Japanese and U.S. students of diverse backgrounds and perspectives. The two groups study, work, live, and travel together, visiting regions of Japan around the cities of Tokyo and Kyoto. The conference is conducted in English. Besides networking and cultural activities, student delegates will join roundtables to discuss such topics as sustainability, mental health, US-Japan relations, human rights, and Nationalism/Globalism. Delegates will also tour and learn together about each of their host cities. JASC rotates each summer between host cities in Japan and the U.S. — last summer’s U.S.-based program started in Madison!
The scholarship is open to all UW-Madison graduate and undergraduate students, including seniors, as long as you are enrolled at the time of your application.
To apply for the scholarship, you will need to send a copy of your completed JASC application to the Center for East Asian Studies by emailing an electronic copy to Laurie Dennis, CEAS Assistant Director, at ldennis@wisc.edu
Detailed information available here.
The online application is due December 31, 2018, and requires:
- A personal statement about what would make you an ideal delegate in terms of your passions, interests and background (300-500 words)
- A statement of purpose explaining why you would like to be a delegate and your interest in the US-Japan relationship (300-500 words)
- Your resume
- A copy of your transcript
- A $20 application fee, which may be refundable
Applicants can also send an optional recommendation letter. Please contact CEAS with any questions on this program.
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