In late August 2021, JICUF relaunched the JICUF Grants program offering financial support to projects led by members of the ICU community. Starting this year, the grants program is now open to ICU alumni!

In late fall, the JICUF Grants Committee reviewed 22 proposals and approved  After a rigorous selection process, the committee approved 11 projects (three from faculty, four from ICU students, four from alumni) awarding a total of ¥6,840,127 in funding. Congratulations to the awardees!

The deadline for submitting interest forms in the winter term is Friday, January 14, 2022.
Below is a list of projects selected for Fall 2021:

STUDENTS

State Responsibility for Environmental Internal Displacement
Brian Aycock (Graduate Student – PhD)
Award Amount: ¥563,406

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Investigating the Acoustics of Code-Switching in Malaysian English
Le Xuan Chan (Undergraduate Student – September)
Award Amount: ¥325,000

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Exhibition: IMBY-In My BackYard
Nozomi Hashimoto (Undergraduate Student – April)
Award Amount: ¥325,000

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Exploring the Effective Solutions to Promote Green Infrastructures in Rural Areas (Senior Thesis)
Risa Sakada (Undergraduate Student – April)
Award Amount: ¥121,068

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FACULTY

Rural Sustainability: Fieldwork Training in Argentina
Bernardo Brown, Associate Professor, Society, Culture & Media (Anthropology)
Award Amount: ¥1,488,400

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Rethinking Sustainable Wood Energy for ICU
Eckhard Hitzer, Senior Associate Professor, College of Liberal Arts
Award Amount: ¥1,027,351

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Christmas Concert with Johann Sebastian Bach’s Mass in B-minor
Nozomi Sato, Professor, Music (Department of Humanities)
Award Amount: ¥1,100,000

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ALUMNI

“I am ME” Workshop for Third Culture Kids @ ICUHS
Hiroko Bell (ID 01)
Award Amount: ¥198,400

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Study Camp for ICU Students – Feel Life –
Yuko Emura (ID 15)
Award Amount: ¥198,400

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“How to Dance the Earth” Project
Nanako Matsumoto (ID 15)
Award Amount: ¥165,000

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ICU Yoga Camp
Uttam Regmi (GS ID 18)
Award Amount: ¥815,000