The Bridging Project offers scholarships to American undergraduate students participating in study-abroad programs in Japan. The United States-Japan Bridging Foundation funds scholarships administered through AATJ to help students study abroad in Japan for a semester or an academic year. Since 1999, more than 2,000 students have received Bridging Scholarships to study abroad in Japan.
BRIDGING SCHOLARSHIPS
The U.S.-Japan Bridging Foundation, in partnership with AATJ, is excited to offer scholarships to study abroad in Japan.
Bridging Scholarship recipients receive stipends of up to $2,500 for a semester’s study program or up to $4,500 for an academic-year program. Awardees join the Bridging Scholar community and gain access to an extensive alumni, donor, and supporter network. Foundation programming includes in-person and virtual mentorship opportunities as well as career and networking events.
The Bridging Foundation seeks to recruit a diverse cohort of students and has allocated a number of scholarships for students from underrepresented communities.
The application window is currently closed. Applications for 2025-2026 scholarships will open in spring of 2025.
2024-2025 BRIDGING SCHOLARSHIPS
Sixty-six students have been awarded Bridging Scholarships to support their study abroad in Japan for the Fall 2024 semester or the 2024-25 academic year.
Click here to view Bridging Scholarships Fall 2024 Recipients
QUALIFICATIONS TO APPLY FOR BRIDGING SCHOLARSHIPS
Undergraduate students majoring in any field of study are eligible to apply for Bridging Scholarships. Japanese language study is not a prerequisite. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and must be enrolled as undergraduates in a college or university in the United States before and during the time they are studying abroad. Their study in Japan must last for at least 3 months and must earn credit that will transfer to their home campus in the US. Students who have already begun their study abroad in Japan are not eligible to apply.
For more information about the US-Japan Bridging Foundation, please visit www.bridgingfoundation.org.
