Speech by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the banquet of the 23rd International Conference on ‘The Future of Asia’ on Monday, June 5, 2017 stated that Japan will provide opportunities for Asian high school students studying Japanese to live in Japan for ten months.
Asia Kakehashi Project is a scholarship program funded by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT) of Japan, awarded to High School students, with an aim to bridge cultural understanding between Asian and Japanese High School students.
Asia Kakehashi Project is a scholarship program funded by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT) of Japan, awarded to High School students, with an aim to bridge cultural understanding between Asian and Japanese High School students.
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Benefit:
What the Asia Kakehashi Project Scholarship covers (for selected finalists):
- Japan Visa.
- International travel between home country and Japan, including only one checked luggage.
- Domestic travels:
- From and to your hometown, for Orientation and Reorientation.
- From and to your host town in Japan.
- Placement in a host family, high school, or dormitory.
- Orientations in home country and in Japan (Pre-Departure Orientation, Arrival, Mid-Year, End of Stay, and Reorientation).
- Program enrichment activities.
- Medical insurance, except for pre-existing conditions, eyes, and dental care.
- Monthly allowance.
What has to be prepared by program finalists (not included in the Scholarship):
- Passport.
- Medical examinations, including but not limited to TB tests.
- Immunizations and vaccinations that are mandatory.
- Pre-existing medical conditions and allergies, dental care, and eye care.
- Excess or overweight baggage cost.
- Personal expenses and trips during program
Requirement:
To be eligible for a 2020 ASIA KAKEHASHI scholarship, candidates must:
- be 15–18 years of age, born after April 2, 2002 and before April 1, 2005;
- have the nationality of the sending country at the time of application;
- have obtained minimum of 60% marks in principle in all subjects in the latest examination at school and overall minimum average of 60% marks in all subjects for the past two years;
- be a Japanese language learner;
- demonstrate strong potential of leadership to act as a bridge between the sending country and Japan during and after the program; and
- not have participated in the ASIA KAKEHASHI program before.
- Priority will be given to students of families with low incomes.
How to Apply:
Please Contact the Responsible Organization in your country
Please Contact the Responsible Organization in your country
- China
China Volunteer Committee for Intercultural Education (CVCIE) - Room 211, Yifu Conference Center, No.160 Fuxingmen Nei Avenue, Beijing, 100031, China
+86 (10) 6641-8220 afs_hosting@chn.afs.org http://www.afs.org/afs-china/ - Hong Kong
AFS Intercultural Exchanges Ltd. - 8th Floor, Shun Feng International Centre, 182 Queen’s Road East,
Wanchai, Hong Kong
+852 2802-0383 info-hongkong@afs.org http://www.afs.hk - Korea
Intercultural Network Korea - 802, Teheran Office Building, 52 Gil 6, Teheran-ro,
Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 06211 Korea
+82 2 508-3116 contact@inkor.or.kr - Mongolia
ARAM Student Exchange Center NGO - 5/1-200 Viva Office Bldg., Jamyangun Street., 1st Khoroo,
Sukhbaatar District, Ulaanbaatar, 14240 Mongolia
+976 99115830 info@aram.mn http://www.aram.mn - Thailand
AFS Intercultural Programs, Thailand - 31 Moo 9, Prachachuen Road, Bang Talad, Pakkred,
Nonthaburi, 11120 Thailand
+66 (2) 574-6197 info-thailand@afs.org http://www.afsthailand.org - Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar
Myanmar Association of Japan Alumni (MAJA) - No. 2B(4), Snow Garden Housing, Thu Mingalar Road,
Thingangyun Township, Yangon, Myanmar
Phone: +95 9 262602121, maja.ygn@gmail.com
https://www.ascoja-maja.org.mm/ - Malaysia
Yayasan AFS Antarabudaya Malaysia - A-10-2, Block A, Plaza Glomac, Jalan SS 7/19, Kelana Jaya,
Petaling Jaya, Selangor, 47301 Malaysia
+60 (3) 78876866 info-mas@afs.org http://www.afsmas.org - Singapore, Brunei, Philippines
AFS Intercultural Programs Philippines Foundation, Inc. (AFS IPP) - Unit 1607 16/F, Antel Global Corporate Center, No. 3 Dona Julia Vargas Avenue,
Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Metro Manila, 1600 Philippines
+63 (2) 584 2002 info.philippines@afs.org http://www.afs.ph - Indonesia
Bina Antarbudaya - Jl. Limau 22, Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta, DKI Jakarta, 12130 Indonesia
+62 (21) 722 2291 contact@bina-antarbudaya.or.id
http://www.bina-antarbudaya.or.id - Sri Lanka
Sputnik International Sri Lanka Organization (SISLO) - Negombo Road, Gepallawa, Uhumeeya, Kurunegala, Sri Lanka
+94 (37) 494-3161 info@sputnik-international.jp
http://sputnik-international.jp/greeting_srilanka/ - India
AFS Intercultural Programs, India - Anand Bhawan 12, Hailey Road, New Delhi, 110001 India
+ 91 (11) 42512498 / 41501672 india@afs.org
http://www.india.afs.org/ - Nepal, Pakistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Maldives, Turkey
Türk Kültür Vakfi - AFS Türkiye - Valikonagi Cad. Konak Apt. No: 67 K:5, Nisantasi, Istanbul 34371 Turkey
+90 (212) 246 4591 turkey@afs.org
http://www.afs.org.tr
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