To celebrate the historic opening of JICUF’s Japan office, JICUF President & CEO Paul Hastings will visit the campus in May to host a series of special events with Hideko Matsuyama, Program Manager based in the Japan Office, and NY staff Sachiko Tokai. All are invited to come to our open house.
JICUF is seeking ICU alumni and former faculty volunteers to assist us in the review of ICU student proposals for the recently launched Sustainable Development Goals Projects (SDG Projects). SDG Projects is a funding opportunity that supports student-led projects that are aligned with and contribute to the SDGs. Please apply by March 31, 2024.
In April 2024, JICUF will be revamping funding opportunities for ICU students and faculty. For students, JICUF will offer three programs: SDG Projects, the Othmer Research Fellowships and the Social Impact Internships. We aspire to cultivate the ideals of global citizenship through the chance to conceptualize and execute projects that resonate with the SDGs.
We are grateful to everyone in our community for your interest and engagement. As another eventful year comes to a close, we hope that you will consider giving to JICUF to support our work. This year, we sent out an appeal letter which focuses on our grants program. Please see the letter from Dr. Machi Fukuyama Dilworth, ICU alumna and JICUF trustee who currently chairs the Grants Committee on our board. We also compiled some statistics and comments from past grant recipients. Letter from Dr. Machi Fukuyama Dilworth 2023 Appeal Flyer To donate electronically, please visit our donations page. If you would like to donate by check, please send it […]
This spring, ICU undergraduate student Miyako Watanabe was awarded a JICUF grant for her project titled “Towards the Design of Feasible Inclusive Education in Japan — Education that Embraces Each Individual.” Inclusive education is a reform process in education that ensures the attendance of diverse children in local schools, regardless of nationality, race, language, gender, economic status, religion, or disability. We asked Miyako about her project and what she took away from it.
ICU Professor Toshiaki Sasao received a grant from JICUF to host “The 1st Global Community Psychology Seminar in Asia” at ICU in July. We interviewed him about community psychology and the significance of this conference.
In late February, the JICUF Grants Committee reviewed 18 proposals for the winter 2022-23 term and approved 11 (1 from faculty, 1 from alums, and 9 from ICU students), awarding a total of ¥5,174,520 in funding. Congratulations to the awardees!
In late February, the JICUF Grants Committee reviewed 18 proposals for the winter 2022-23 term and approved 11 (1 from faculty, 1 from alums, and 9 from ICU students), awarding a total of ¥5,174,520 in funding. Congratulations to the awardees!
Nozomi Sato, professor of music and director of ICU’s Sacred Music Center, received a ¥1,100,000 grant from JICUF to invite professional musicians to perform one of Bach’s final masterpieces, “Mass in B Minor” at ICU. Over several months, ICU students have been practicing with these professional musicians in preparation for the ICU Christmas Concert on December 10th. We asked Prof. Sato and some of the student musicians for their thoughts on the concert and to share their experiences getting ready for the big concert.
Last fall, ICU graduate Hiroko Bell was awarded 198,400JPY through the JICUF grants program. This spring, the funds were used to conduct a workshop series focused on helping ICU high school students understand their identities as TCK (Third Culture Kids).
