Build the Next Generation of U.S.-Japan Leaders by Supporting a Bridging Scholar

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Your tax deductible donation nurtures the next generation of global leaders by supporting U.S. undergraduates to study abroad in Japan for up to one academic year.

Scholarships are valued at $6,000 for an academic-year and $3,500 for a semester. The $6,000 academic-year scholarship is split between a $4,500 cash stipend for the student and $1,500 in mentoring, programming, and administrative costs to support the student. The $3,500 semester scholarship is split between a $2,500 cash stipend for the student and $1,000 in mentoring, programming, and administrative costs to support the student. All students are enrolled in credit-bearing programs in Japan.

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About Our Cause

Bridging Scholars study everything from anthropology, art, business, computer science and engineering to politics, sociology and theatre. They hail from small, private liberal arts colleges to large, public universities and community colleges in every state. The students all share a passion for Japanese language, culture and educational exchange.

Scholarships are valued at $6,000 for an academic-year and $3,500 for a semester. The $6,000 academic-year scholarship is split between a $4,500 cash stipend for the student and $1,500 in mentoring, programming, and administrative costs to support the student. The $3,500 semester scholarship is split between a $2,500 cash stipend for the student and $1,000 in mentoring, programming, and administrative costs to support the student. All students are enrolled in credit-bearing programs in Japan.

The Bridging Scholarship Fund and the Bridging Alumni Fund provide the majority of support for the Foundation and its programs, including scholarships, student programming, and administration. The Foundation also operates four memorial funds that provide named scholarships in memory of the Bill Bishop Family, Robert Grondine, Jeremiah Trusty, and Ira Wolf. Donations to the memorial funds support scholarships in the form of cash stipends, mentoring, programming, and administration in the allocation ratio indicated above as do donations to the to the Bridging Scholarship Fund and the Bridging Alumni Fund at the $6,000 and $3,500 amounts.

Change a life. Support a Bridging Scholar.

  • Bridging Foundation Brandon Benton

    Brandon Benton

  • Bridging Foundation Marni Aosved

    Marni Aosved

  • Bridging Foundation Amanda Anderson

    Amanda Anderson

  • Bridging Foundation Suvan Agarwal

    Suvan Agarwal

  • Bridging Foundation Fabiola Alvarez

    Fabiola Alvarez

  • Bridging Foundation Jeremy Jakai

    Jeremy Jakai

  • Bridging Foundation Isabel An

    Isabel An

  • Bridging Foundation Lance Parker

    Lance Parker

  • Bridging Foundation James Dalton

    James Dalton

  • Bridging Foundation Joyce Chan

    Joyce Chan

  • Brandon Benton ('22)

    “Firstly, as a JUSFC Bridging Scholar, I would like to thank you for supporting my study abroad. My time here in Nagasaki has truly been life-changing. I have had so many incredible experiences that I hope I will never forget and have enjoyed it here so much that I've decided to extend my study abroad to a full academic year! Once again, I am so thankful for your support. This may not have been possible without it.”

  • Ignacio Garcia-Mata ('22)

    “Just over three months of my year-long study abroad program have passed now in Japan, and I am having one of the most fulfilling, fun-filled times of my life, more than I could have ever imagined before getting on a plane and actually flying here. So far I have been keeping busy traveling, studying, going out with friends, practicing with the school club I joined, and so much more. Again, thank you so much for supporting me in my journey!”

  • Michaela Masui ('22)

    “I would like to express my gratitude for your generous scholarship to support my study abroad experience in Japan. I have gone to so many beautiful places around Japan, like Nikko and Kamakura. My program includes group trips which have been fun to experience with other program students. I am grateful for this opportunity of a lifetime and appreciate your support.”

  • Maeve Gennett ('22)

    “I would like to thank you for your incredibly generous scholarship. Attending Waseda University has been a wonderful, once in a lifetime experience full of personal triumphs which I never could have imagined back home. Everyday I feel as though I learn something new about myself and about Japan. It is an extreme honor, and I am incredibly grateful.”