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The Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship is awarded to 1) graduate students in Japan for study at the University of Hawaii at Manoa; and 2) American graduate students at the University of Hawaii at Manoa for study in Japan who are pursuing a subject area leading to better understanding between Japan and the United States.
The Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship Foundation (CPASF) was established in 1959 to commemorate the wedding of then Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko. The purpose of the CPASF is to promote understanding between the U.S. and Japan by offering scholarships for study in Hawaii and Japan. A grand total of 125 scholarships have been awarded since 1973. The Japan-America Society of Hawaii administers the scholarship.
For American students:
The scholarship covers one or two years of study in Japan and provides $15,000 plus a tuition supplement of up to $5,000 and COLA of ¥600,000 annually.
Applications for the 2008-2009 academic year are now available. Deadline to submit applications to the following address is November 8, 2007:
Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship Foundation
P.O. Box 1412
Honolulu, HI 96806-1412
For more information, please contact the Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship Foundation at (808) 524-4450 or the Center for Japanese Studies at (808) 956-2665.
Request an application by mail (above P.O. Box address), email: myokomichi@jashawaii.org or phone: (808) 524-4450.
Download application for the 2008-2009 academic year.
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For Japanese students:
The CPA Scholarship is for one or two years of study at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and provides $15,000 (plus a full tuition scholarship) annually.
For Japanese graduate students interested in applying, please contact Mr. Yasuhiru Ohashi, Social Affairs Bureau 1, Nippon Keidanren, 9-4 Otemachi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8188 Japan. He may be reached via e-mail at ohashiy@keidanren.or.jp
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On July 4, 2007, the 2007-2008 Crown Prince Akihito Scholars were given a private audience with Their Imperial Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan. Accompanying the scholars were the Director General of the Nippon Keidanren Mr. Yoshio Nakamura and Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship Foundation Trustee Mr. Stanley Sawai. The scholars discussed their research projects, answering questions from Their Imperial Majesties.
L-R: Akihito Scholars William Stevenson III, William Matsuda, Ayami Shiraishi; CPASF Trustee Stanley Sawai; Nippon Keidanren Director General Yoshio Nakamura, Their Imperial Majesties (Photo from Kunaicho, Imperial Household Agency)
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