Bridging Scholarships for Study in Japan

The Bridging Scholarships support overseas study in Japan for American undergraduate students. Offered by the Association of Teachers of Japanese, 100 scholarships are awarded each year. Successful applicants will receive $2,500 for semester-long study abroad or $4,000 for a full year. Students need not have prior Japanese language experience.

• Eligibility: Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents who are enrolled in a US undergraduate institution prior to and during the study abroad. Bridging scholarships may not apply for overseas study during the summer. Students majoring in all areas of study are welcome.
• Deadline: Applications are accepted twice per year. The deadline for overseas study for the Fall 2009 semester is April 6, 2009.
• Website: http://www.colorado.edu/ealld/atj/Bridging/scholarships.html
• Contact:
  Tel: (303) 492-5487
  Fax: (303) 492-5856
  atj@colorado.edu

Asian Cultural Council

The Asian Cultural Council's Residency program in Asia assists individual American artists, scholars, and professionals undertaking research, teaching, and creative residencies at cultural and educational institutions in East and Southeast Asia. Projects supported in the ACC Residency Program demonstrate close collaboration in design and execution between the visiting American specialist and the host organization and produce tangible results such as publication, course development, or the creation of new artistic work. The program helps to foster the growth of Asian cultural studies in the U.S. and of American cultural studies in Asia, as well as to stimulate long-term relationships in the arts and humanities between American individuals and institutions and their colleagues in Asia.

• Eligibility: Scholars, specialists, artists, and graduate students who are U.S. citizens are eligible.
• Deadline: Applications must be requested by October 15, 2008, and turned in by November 15, 2008
• Website: http://www.asianculturalcouncil.org/applications.html
• Contact: Asian Cultural Council
  6 West 48th Street, 12th Floor
  New York, New York, 10036-1802
  Tel: (212) 843-0403
  Fax: (212) 843-0343
  acc@accny.org