Amount: Up to $4,500. About: The United States-Japan Bridging Foundation awards approximately $300,000 in scholarships annually to help undergraduate students from the United States study abroad in Japan for either a semester or an academic year. Each year, the foundation selects about 70-100 academically outstanding, financially deserving U.S. undergraduate students as Bridging Scholars. The scholarship award ($2,500 for semester study or $4,500 for academic year study) must be used for tuition, travel, or daily cost-of-living expenses. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen, be enrolled as an undergraduate in a U.S. college or university before and during the time they study abroad, and study in a semester (at least 3 months) or an academic-year program in Japan and earn credit that will transfer to their home campus in the U.S. Students majoring in any field may apply, and Japanese language study is not a prerequisite. However, students who have already started their study abroad in Japan are not eligible to apply.
Eligible Grade Levels: College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior
Eligible Majors: All majors
Residency Requirement: No residency requirement
Minimum GPA: No GPA requirement
Deadline: March 15 (annually) Please note that scholarship deadlines often change, so make sure to check the scholarship sponsor’s website for up-to-date deadlines.