Deadline: 19-Feb-23
The U.S. Embassy Tokyo’s Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition to promote study abroad, focusing on U.S. graduate educational institutions.
Program Objectives
- The U.S.-Japan relationship is strong, in part because of the goodwill built between Americans and Japanese over decades academic and other people-to-people exchange opportunities. At its peak, the number of Japanese students studying in the U.S. exceeded 47,000; however, over the subsequent decades, those numbers have dropped to under 13,449. In order to ensure the strong, multigenerational support for the U.S.-Japan relationship that comes from studying in the U.S., it is important to reverse this trend.
- The Embassy welcomes proposals that address this complex issue.
- The Embassy is particularly interested in supporting the following priority areas:
- Promote study at the graduate level in the U.S. through providing information and resources to Japanese college students and young professionals;
- Highlight opportunities afforded by attending an American graduate-level program;
- Encourage interested audiences by providing opportunities to meet with U.S. graduate school alumni in Japan at specialized workshops and providing networking events.
- Promote Japanese seeking PhDs in the hard sciences. Potential fields of hard sciences include, but are not limited to:
- Robotics
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Quantum physics
- Engineering
- Biotechnology
Funding Information
- Length of performance period: Up to 24 months
- Number of awards anticipated: 1-3 awards
- Award amounts: awards may range from a minimum of $10,000 to a maximum of $50,000
Priority Region: Japan
Participants and Audiences: Programs should target Japanese college students and young professionals.
Eligibility Criteria
- The following organizations are eligible to apply:
- Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/nongovernmental organizations
- Public and private educational institutions
- Public international organizations and governmental institutions
For more information, visit U.S. Embassy in Japan.