Home Page in Japan. http://www.jpf.go.jp/ The Japan Foundation Los Angeles Office and Language Center for the United States. The Japan Foundation was established in 1972 as a special legal entity under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the purpose promoting mutual understanding and friendship on the international scene. Its activities are financed by operation profits on government endowments (106.2 billion yen), aid from the government, and funding and donations from the private sector.
Since opening in April 1992, the Japan Foundation Los Angeles Language Center has provided comprehensive assistance throughout the United States for Japanese language education, especially intended for teachers of the Japanese language at the pre-collegiate levels.
http://www.jflalc.org/ A link for Japan Foundation Grants, Culture, Japanese Language Teaching, the Nihongo Library, Japanese Proficiency Test, Newsletters and Publications can be found at the following URL.
http://www.jflalc.org/indexe.html
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Study Abroad Programs, Scholarship Opportunities,
and Related Resources Last Updated: April 11, 2001 Also, try Kris Troost's website at Duke:
http://www.lib.duke.edu/ias/eac/eac.html
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North Carolina Japan Center-Funded Scholarships:
N.C. Japan Center Regular-Semester Study Abroad Scholarships:
For whom: Any regular student at NCSU or other NC university
What: Usually full-year scholarships, occasionally one-semester
only
To where: Nagoya University (NUPACE), Hiroshima Shudo University, Sophia University
How to apply: Contact Study Abroad Office and Japan Center
in early January.
Deadlines: Jan. 24, 1999 for all first-round documents
Contact: Study Abroad Office (515-2087); Japan Center
(515-3450)
NUPACE /Education Center for International Students website:
http://www.ecis.nagoya-u.ac.jp/
select
English or Japanese on this page
N.C. Japan Center Summer Language Study Scholarships:
For whom: Any regular student at NCSU or other NC university
What: Scholarships for summer Japanese language study
To where: Middlebury College; Hokkaido Program; I.C.U.; etc.
How to apply: Contact the Japan Center (515-3450) Deadlines: Usually in October.
52nd Japan-America Student Conference
For whom: Any student, any discipline, undergrad or grad (Japanese language not necessary)
What: Month-long program of discussions about everything,
with Japanese students
Costs: $1900 (all inclusive): Japan Center will
help defray costs
When: Application deadline March 1, 2000.
Program is July 21 - August 21, 2000.
Contact:
http://www.jasc.org/
INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY:
http://www.icu.ac.jp/ Six-Week Summer Course in Japanese: good reputation
When: First week in July to last week of August
Fees: 200,000-yen for program; 50,000-yen for dormitory;
80,000-yen for homestay
Deadline for application: April 1, generally of
each year
Website for more information on Japanese Language
Programs:
http://www.icu.ac.jp/liberalarts_e/jlp.html Tentative Summer Course Schedule at ICU:
http://subsite.icu.ac.jp/scj/
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HOKKAIDO INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION
Summer Homestay and Japanese Language/Culture Study
Program in Hokkaido
When:( June 16th to August 13 2003, or June 16 to
August 31st 2003)
Fees: US$4,045 (including homestay, tuition, study
materials)
Deadline for application: (not listed)
Website:
http://www.host.or.jp/net/hif/
Japanese Language and Cultural Exchange: http://www.hif.or.jp/en/
2003 Summer Programs information:
http://www.hif.or.jp/en/program/summer00.html
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THE JAPAN CENTER FOR MICHIGAN UNIVERSITIES
Located in Shiga Prefecture, on the shore of Lake
Biwa
Programs in Language, Culture, History, etc.; also
summer programs operating since 1992
Fees: Total budget runs approximately $6400 per
semester
Contact: Office in East Lansing, Michigan: 517-355-4654,
For Current Info:
http://www.isp.msu.edu/JCMU
For more information, including course descriptions and
fees, consult the JCMU web site or contact our MSU
office. Asian Studies Center:
http://www.isp.msu.edu/AsianStudies/ The Japan Center for Michigan Universities (JCMU)
URL:
http://studyabroad.msu.edu/programs/japcenter.html
is administered though the Asian Studies Center
URL:
http://www.isp.msu.edu/AsianStudies/studyAbroad.htm on behalf of a consortium of 15 Michigan public universities including MSU.
Founded in 1988, the JCMU grew out of the sister state relationship between Michigan and the Shiga Prefecture. To date, 249 students from the consortium universities and 19 other universities have participated in Japanese language and studies courses and 120 students from nearly 50 U.S. institutions have taken part in intensive Japanese language summer programs. The center also serves Japanese students wishing to learn English (more than 100 are currently enrolled part or full time) and offers workshops, seminars, and short-term Japanese language programs.
In addition, it has a Visiting Scholars Program through which faculty and graduate students teach and do research. Although JCMU is primarily designed or regularly enrolled students, it performs an important outreach role through community structures and programs that build strong relationships between Japanese and Americans.
Opportunities to study in Japan:
http://www.isp.msu.edu/AsianStudies/studyabroad/japan.htm A changing University for a Changing World - The Global Land Grant Mission Document is located at this URL.
http://www.msu.edu/irc/6.html
Japanese Language Summer Programs inside and outside of the United States:
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE Summer Japanese Language Program. The
nine week program is the most intensive, learning-packed of all currently available.
(information updated on July 26, 2002)
Each summer since 1915, Middlebury College has devoted
its Vermont campus and considerable resources to the intensive study of foreign languages. A major tenet of the Language Schools is the premise that linguistic
competence is essential to true cultural understanding and that effective language teaching provides meaningful insight into foreign cultures.
There are eight Language Schools: Arabic, Chinese, French, German,
Italian, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish. Courses
range from beginning to advanced in all eight schools;
graduate courses are offered in five of the school.
The programs:
http://www.middlebury.edu/%7Epublish/catalog/summer.html Japanese specific information updated 9 August 2002:
http://www.middlebury.edu/~ls/Japanese/index.html
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CORNELL UNIVERSITY FALCON (Full-Year Asian Language Concentration)Program
Summer and Full-Year Japanese and Chinese Intensive
Language study programs
When: Summer Session is June 9 - August 8, 2003
Japanese Program:
http://lrc.cornell.edu/asian/courses/falcon/japanese
East Asia Program: origin, mission,
target audience, funding, educational support, staff, & location.
http://www.osp.cornell.edu/VPR/Outreach/programs/EastAsia.html Contact
Laurie Damiani, Assistant Director: East Asia
Program
Cornell University, 140 Uris Hall
Ithaca NY 14853-7601
607-255-6222,Fax: 607-255-1388 Last updated:
June 23, 1999
E-mail: lad2@cornell.edu (Ms. Damiani) or cueap-mailbox@cornell.edu
(East Asia Program)
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EXCHANGE: JAPAN Japanese Language & Teacher Training Summer Institute
What: Intensive instruction in Japanese language,
and in Japanese language teaching
Fees: $5100 for language program; $4700 for teaching
program
(tuition plus room/board)
When: June 12 - August 4, 2000
Website:
http://www.exchangejapan.org
MONTEREY SUMMER INTENSIVE LANGUAGE PROGRAM
What: Intensive instruction in Japanese language
Fees: $3,280 total for 2002 (including application
fee, tuition,
activity fee, and health insurance)
When: June 18 - August 14, 2002
Application: due with payment byJune 1
Website:
http://www.miis.edu
Contact:
CUSTOM LANGUAGE SERVICES
Monterey Institute of International Studies
425 Van Buren, Monterey, CA 93940
Tel: (831) 647-4115 Fax:
(831) 647-3534 Email: silp@miis.edu
NUPACE - Nagoya University Program for Academic Exchange
Full-year (and occasionally one-semester) scholarships
for study at
Nagoya University
Apply via the North Carolina Japan Center
Pre - registration form and information
Website:
http://www.ecis.nagoya-u.ac.jp/nupace/
BRIDGING SCHOLARSHIPS:
To attend one-semester or full-year programs at
recognized colleges in Japan
Support levels of $2,500 (one-semester) and $4,000
(full-year)
Deadline: Oct. 4, 2000 for Spring 2001; April 4,
2001 for Fall 2001
Website:
http://www.colorado.edu/ealld/atj
Note: word is out that they are interested in applications
from public university students
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NAMBU FOUNDATION 2000 Internship Program: Two month Summer Internship
Program in Japan
For: selected graduate and undergraduate students
who seek
experience working for Japanese corporations.
website:
http://www.nambufound.com
Offered January - May 2001 by the Japan Center for
Michigan
Universities.
Guest lectures by leading Japanese and American
researchers, field
trips, language study, etc.
Partial scholarships are available.
http://www.isp.msu.edu/JCMU/scholarship.html Course Schedule:
http://www.isp.msu.edu/JCMU/esj/ESJschedule.htm January starting dates necessitate an October application
deadline
each year from the looks of this.
Website:
http://www.isp.msu.edu/JCMU
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WASEDA UNIVERSITY / PORTLAND STATE (OREGON) PROGRAM
Offered Aug. 30 - Dec. 15, 2000, and Jan. 6 - June 22,
2001
Website:
http://www.opie.org
or
http://www.cjs.pdx.edu/main.html About Waseda-Oregon:
http://www.wasedaoregon.org/wo-main.html Portland State University and Waseda University
combine for Japanese
Language study programs. The
Center for Japanese Studies (CJS) at PSU supports
research on Japan
and the Japanese-American
experience and provides a forum for related academic
activities and
the exchange of ideas. The Center is
committed to preparing PSU students to become leaders
in business,
government, arts, and the academy by
fostering cross-cultural understanding. It
seeks to facilitate
understanding of Japan as well as the Japanese-
American experience among students, faculty, and
the greater
Portland community through a variety of
curricular and outreach programs.
US Based Japanese Programs: University of
Colorado Bridging. For
further information, contact Sally Strand
Mudiamu, Waseda Oregon Office, Portland State University,
PO Box
751-WASA, Portland, OR 97207-0751
http://www.colorado.edu/ealld/atj/Bridging/ABRD-us.html
KCP International Language Institute: Shinjuku (Tokyo) summer
and
short term programs available
Small intensive language curriculum, also culture
courses ($5,550 in
2002 w/homestay / $2,200 course only)
Deadlines year round depending on program selected.
website:
http://www.kcp-usa.com
Antioch College Buddhist Studies Program: EDUCATION ABROAD
formal
application to Antioch required
Japan field studies: Study Buddhism, language,
meditation, etc.:
lodging provided at three monasteries.
Applications due March 15, 2001, for September-December
term
Website:
http://www.antioch-college.edu/aea
National Cherry Blossom Festival (Washington, DC: late March - early
April)
Win eligibility for a free trip to Japan by becoming
a Goodwill
Ambassador
Contact Jane Spalding: 202-884-7424; or email:
www.kumegai@gwjapan.com
Applications usually due in mid January
American University: International Studies Program Ritsumeikan
University in Kyoto
Programs in International Business, Economics, Politics,
Development, Communications, etc.
Website:
http://www.american.edu
The University of Memphis (Tennessee):
A two-year, five-semester international business
management program
(IMBA)
Overseas study and internship programs arranged,
including summer
program at Sophia Univ.
Contact:
http://imba.memphis.edu
Employment Opportunities, Job Related Opportunities, etc.:
Boston Career Forum: October 25-27 2002
For people looking for a job in a Japanese-speaking
company. The
Japanese-English Job Fair
Travel funding has been available in the past:
you must call
them and ask in Japanese
websites:
http://www.careerforum.net/cf/bos/
DISCO International: Destination 20000 San Francisco Technical Career
Forum updated 08/02/2002
Global Recruiting Partner
For people with technical expertise who can use
Japanese: many
Japanese companies will be there
Travel funding has been available in the past; you
must bring a
resume in English
When: February 18-19, 2000
Contact:
http://www.discointer.com
JET Program: Japan Exchange in Teachers Program
For recent graduates: Teach English at Japanese
public schools (/or)
coordinate English teachers
Exciting work, great pay! year limit.
Japan Exchange and Teaching Alumni Association:
http://www.jet.org/
Japanese Language Proficiency Test
Organized by the Japan Foundation, may be helpful
to obtain
employment in Japan
Application period is usually late August to mid
October; test is
beginning of December
Test sites in Honolulu, Los Angeles, Chicago, New
York
Top levels I and II cost $50, lower levels III and
IV cost $30
Contact the Japan Foundation Los Angeles Language
Center: Links for
Programs, Grants and Services
http://www.jflalc.org/indexe.html
EXCHANGE: JAPAN Japanese Language & Teacher Training Summer Institute
Provides superbly trained Japanese language teachers
for one- or
two-year contracts
Candidates often seek MA or PhD at the host institution
Contact:
http://www.exchangejapan.org
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Establish and Enhance a Japanese Program at your Institution: ALLEX enables colleges and high schools to begin or maintain a high quality Japanese language program by providing them with professionally trained, native Japanese instructors who teach in exchange for tuition waivers topursue a master's, associate's, or second bachelor's degree.†High Schools are encouraged to partner with neighboring colleges.
Contact: info@allexweb.org
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