The Aurora Japanese Language
Scholarship Foundation (JLSF) is currently accepting applications
for the year 2009 scholarships.
JLSF was established in 1998
to encourage teachers of the Japanese language as well as to
generate international cultural exchange. These awards will enable
the awardees to carry out a project of their choice in Japan.
Each awardees will receive a $3,000 scholarship and roundtrip
air tickets from the USA to Japan (coach class).
The project can be anything that
would enhance the quality of the awardee's teaching. Applicants
are encouraged to propose any projects they would like to carry
out but are currently unable to because of the lack of funding.
Types of projects awardees may choose are unlimited! For example,
projects may include:
Studying Japanese at a pre-existing
program, such as the Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute,
or the Hokkaido International Foundation
Traveling around the country
to gather authentic materials for teaching purposes, including
taking photographs and making films;
Visiting a school(s) in Japan
to learn more about their education system;
Volunteering at Japanese non-profit
organizations to learn differences and similarities in how different
cultures operate in a working environment; or,
Experiencing Japanese New Year's
with a host family and write up the experience on a web page.
After their Japan trip, scholarship
awardees will be required to submit reports to the JLSF about
their experiences in Japan.
Each awardee will also have the (optional) opportunity to attend
the annual ATJ Conference to address the conference about their
scholarship experience in Japan.
