As part of JICUF’s commitment to cultivating a community of global citizens, we are pleased to offer the Common Good Grant (CGG) student project at ICU. Each year, a group of students are selected to form a committee to allocate ¥1,000,000 in funding to local non-profit and social service organizations. Students gain first-hand experience providing funding to organizations while strengthening the bonds between ICU and the local community.
CGG was started in 2021 and for three years was administered jointly between the Service-Learning Center and JICUF. Starting in the 2024-25 academic year, CGG will be administered by the JICUF Office at ICU. Information about applying to the 2024-25 CGG committee will be published during the Spring Term. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please reach out to JICUF at information@jicuf.org.
Process & Timeline
Around 8 undergraduate students are selected each year to form the CGG student committee. The committee is be tasked with allocating ¥1,000,000 in funding to non-profit and social service organizations operating in the local community near ICU. The students will work to research local organizations and solicit applications from them. The student committee will review the applications and make a final decision on how to distribute the ¥1,000,000. Below is a breakdown of the process and timeline for CGG.
Selection of student committee
The application to join the CGG committee will open in May and applications to the student committee will be reviewed by JICUF. The committee members will be announced in July. The CGG committee is a commitment from July to the end of the following March. The program is only open to degree-seeking ICU undergraduate students.
Orientation and Training
At the beginning of the Fall Term the CGG committee will receive an orientation and training from JICUF and advisors from previous CGG committees.
Outreach to Community Organizations
During the Fall Term the committee will research, connect and solicit applications for funding from local non-profit organizations.
Review of Funding Applications
During the Winter Term, the student committee will review applications and make funding decisions.
Project Completion and Mentorship
After awarding the funding, the committee will reflect upon their work and help to improve the Common Good Grant project and serve as mentors for the incoming committee.