In late February, the JICUF Grants Committee reviewed 18 proposals and approved 11 of them (1 from faculty, 1 from alums, and 9 from ICU students) awarding a total of ¥5,174,520 in funding. Congratulations to the awardees!

The deadline for submitting interest forms in the spring term is Tuesday, May 9, 2023.
Below is a list of projects selected for Winter 2022-23.

STUDENTS

Dialogue for the Future: Empowering Youth by Building a Culture of Dialogue and Advocating for Their Inclusiveness in Community Affairs
Ssenyange Apollo  (Undergraduate-September)
Award Amount: ¥415,346

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Conference Presentation: Experiences of Nepalese College Students with Disabilities
Bhatt Bhuwan Shankar (Graduate Student-PhD)
Award Amount: ¥447,000

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Field Study on Foster Children’s Right to be Heard
Mako Hayashi (Undergraduate-April)
Award Amount: ¥80,268

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Fighting Menstrual Poverty
Yuka Iriguchi (Undergraduate-April)
Award Amount: ¥250,000

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Paper Presentation (Multidimensional Internet Connectedness and Local Civic Engagement in the Context of Post-Disaster Fukushima, Japan) at International Communication Association (ICA) Conference
Lisi Mai (Graduate Student-PhD)
Award Amount: ¥375,000

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IRIS Food Delivery
Chika Matsuzaki (Undergraduate-April)
Award Amount: ¥72,840

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ICU English Quest
Kou Numano (Undergraduate-April)
Award Amount: ¥111,600

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Cultural Meanings of Human Remains in Okinawa: Anthropological Fieldwork in Nakijin
Erika Mischelle Saito (Undergraduate-September)
Award Amount: ¥251,059

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Queer Belongingness:  Exploring the Role of Physical Spaces for Queer Women and Trans People in Japan
Anna Tatton (Graduate Student-PhD)
Award Amount: ¥643,227

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FACULTY

The Chamber Opera ”Little Mermaid” for Ukrainian Support
Shoichiro Iwakiri (University President/Professor)
Award Amount: ¥1,478,180

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ALUMNI

Swords into Plowshares: Exploring Christianity’s Role for ICU’s Flourishing as a Peace-building University
Heikichi Arima
Award Amount: ¥1,050,000

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To learn more about these projects, go to https://airtable.com/shrnTvKKRNSrCoGVm and search for Winter 2022-2023.