Department of
Modern Languages

The AIEJ offers two types of scholarships: AIEJ short-term exchange promotion program scholarship (hereinafter referred to as AIEJ short-term scholarship) and AIEJ short-term student exchange promotion Peace and Friendship scholarship (hereinafter referred to as AIEJ Peace and Friendship scholarship).

Students who are currently enrolled in universities in Asia-Pacific Rim countries are eligible for both scholarships, but will not be able to apply for both scholarships simultaneously. Students who are enrolled in universities in non-Asia-Pacific Rim countries (i.e., European countries) are eligible only for the AIEJ short-term scholarship. According to AIEJ guidelines, it is preferable for students who apply for the AIEJ Peace and Friendship Scholarship to stay for about 10 months. Students enrolling in Kansai Gaidai University and Meiji Gakuin University for one full academic year meet this guideline.

1. International Scholarship

(1) Payment of the Honors Scholarship for Privately Financed Students: Honors scholarships are provided to privately financed students with outstanding performance who are having difficulty in pursuing their studies for financial reasons. The scholarship is available to students at higher educational institutions.

(2) Implementation of Short-term Student Exchange Promotion Programs: Support is given to international students coming to Japan, based on student exchange agreements between Japanese universities and universities overseas.

(3) Payment of Scholarship to Japanese Government Scholarship students: For international students selected by MEXT, JASSO implements operations incurred providing stipends.

(4) Assistance with Schooling for Japanese Government Scholarship students: Japanese Government scholarship students (recommended by embassies) coming to Japan to study for the first time are met by JASSO's staff at New Tokyo International Airport (Narita) or Kansai International Airport and receive an arrival allowance of ¥25,000 upon arrival in Japan.

2. Assistance with Medical Expenses

When international students receive treatment at a medical facility in Japan, a portion of medical costs paid by them will be subsidized (calculated according to the Health Insurance Law).

The Bridging Scholarship program will award 50 scholarships to American students participating in study-abroad programs in Japan that begin in Fall 2008. Undergraduate students majoring in any field of study and attending any recognized exchange or independent program in Japan are eligible to apply for these scholarships.

Recipients of Bridging Scholarships will receive stipends ranging from $2,500 to $4,000, depending on the length of their study program in Japan. The scholarships are funded by donations from U.S. corporations and foundations to the US-Japan Bridging Foundation. Since 1999, the Bridging Scholarship program has awarded more than 800 scholarships to students studying abroad in Japan.

In addition, Morgan Stanley will award two $7,500 scholarships to undergraduate students who will be studying abroad in Japan and who have an interest in economics and international finance. Applicants must submit an essay on one of several designated public-policy topics together with an application for the Bridging Scholarship program.

Fall programs are those beginning between August and October and continuing for at least three months. (Summer program participants are not eligible for Bridging Scholarships.) Students planning to study abroad in Japan beginning after January 1 should apply in October for the Spring scholarships.

Information on the Bridging and Morgan Stanley scholarships and downloadable application forms are available at ATJ's website: http://www.colorado.edu/ealld/atj/Bridging/scholarships.html.
Printed application brochures are also available.