Deadline: 19-Feb-23
The U.S. Consulate General in Sapporo’s Public Affairs Section announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out The U.S.- Japan Diplomacy Academy for University Students in Northern Japan.
Objectives
- Youth in Northern Japan are less likely to graduate from university and study in foreign countries than their peers elsewhere in the country. However, with rising geopolitical tensions involving the Northern Territories, DPRK missile launches, and PRC and Russian naval activity in the waters around Hokkaido and the Tohoku region, as well as increasing economic reliance on international trade, it has never been more important for the future leaders of Northern Japan to be equipped with the knowledge and skills to help navigate these and other critical issues in the decades ahead.
- This project will arrange fictional but realistic, diplomatic scenario-based “Diplomacy Academy” seminars for students at major universities in Hokkaido and the four northernmost prefectures of Tohoku (Aomori, Akita, Iwate and Miyagi). Participants will assume the role of U.S. and Japanese diplomats to study, negotiate and solve fictional but realistic issues in the realms of at least one of the following;
- security/defense,
- trade/economic security,
- energy security/climate solutions, and
- human rights.
Funding Information
- Length of performance period: Up to 24 months
- Number of awards anticipated: 1-2 awards
- Award amounts: awards may range from a minimum of $10,000 to a maximum of $40,000.
Participants and Audiences
- Expected participants will be university students who are interested in international politics, diplomacy, negotiation, or Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Northern Japan (defined as Hokkaido, Aomori, Akita, Iwate, and Miyagi Prefectures).
Priority Region: Hokkaido, Aomori, Akita, Iwate, Miyagi in Japan.
Eligibility Criteria
- The following organizations are eligible to apply:
- Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations
- Public and private educational institutions
- Public international organizations and governmental institutions
- Individual with a group
For more information, visit U.S. Embassy in Japan.