What is Asia Kakehashi Project +?
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe created this initiative to strengthen relations between Japan and the rest of Asia, KAKEHASHI (Japanese for “Building Bridges”), provides full scholarships for 1,000 Asian high school students to study in Japan’s public and private high schools over the next five years. Together with 40,000 Japanese teens, these students will improve their global competence skills and learn more about each other’s countries.
- It is a full scholarship funded by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) to build bridges between high school students in Japan and in Asia.
- This scholarship provided opportunities for Asian high school students to study and be culturally immersed in Japan for 4 months.
- Selected students will study in a Japanese high school while staying with a host family or in a school dormitory.
- The other main goal of this program is to expose Asia high school students to Japanese culture, local communities, and industries and as well as Japanese high school students to Asian students.
Name of Program: Asia KAKEHASHI Project
Country: Japan
Program Type: Government Fully-Funded Scholarship
Program Duration: 4 months
Program Start Date: November 2023
Program End Date: March 2024
Placement: Japanese High School and Host Family
Deadline of Application: June 27, 2023
Note: Program dates are subject to change
Asia KAKEHASHI Project (Memorandum for 2023-24)
To all interested applicants, apply through this link: AFS Global Link.
AFS PHI will hold an information session on June 13, 17, and 20, 2023 from 5 pm to 6 pm, to discuss how to send your accomplished application requirements for the program. If you are interested to join, please click this link: AKP + 2023 Info Session
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