|
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 130 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 2009-2010 academic year are now available. Deadline to submit applications to the following address is November 6, 2008:
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.
Download application for the 2009-2010 academic year.
Click here for more information Downloadable PDF Version here
Request an application by mail (above P.O. Box address), email: myokomichi@jashawaii.org or phone: (808) 524-4450.
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
Click here for more information
Recipients of the Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship Foundation (CPASF) scholarships gathered on May 27, 2008 at the Japanese Consulate in Honolulu to accept their awards from the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Mr. Howard Hamamoto. As in previous years, the Japanese Consulate hosted the event and Consul General Toshio Kunikata offered his congratulatory remarks. Afterwards, scholars, Trustees, and other invited guests were treated to refreshments provided by the Consulate.
Three scholars received award certificates this year. Ms. Ayami Shiraishi, recipient in 2007, was not in Honolulu at last year’s presentation. Ms. Shiraishi is pursuing her PhD in Forestry, focusing on the interaction between soil microorganisms and trees at UH Manoa’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. Mr. James Jack (recipient for 2008-2010) will attend the Inter-University Center in Yokohama during his first year for advanced Japanese language training. During his second year, he will work with galleries, museums, and artists in Tokyo to reconstruct a narrative of Mono-ha (Object School) artists. He is currently working on his MA in Japanese Art History at UH Manoa. Ms. Pamela Runestad (recipient for 2008-2010) is investigating treatment selection of HIV patients in Japan. She will complete her second MA in Medical Anthropology from UH Manoa this summer and will continue onto the PhD program in the same department this fall. Ms. Runestad will stud y at Shinshu University in Nagano.
Front Row (L-R): Ms. Ayami Shiraishi, Mr. James Jack, Ms. Pamela Runestad. Back Row (L-R): Mr. Howard Hamamoto (CPASF Chairman, Board of Trustees); Consul General Toshio Kunikata; Mr. Ed Hawkins (CPASF President)
[Top]
On June 25, 2008, this year's 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 Ms. Merle Okawara. The scholars discussed their research projects, answering questions from Their Imperial Majesties. Professor Gail Nomura, a past scholar, was able to join in this audience as she had missed her opportunity many years ago.
L-R: Akihito Scholars Kaoru Villa, Mark Ombrello, Dr. Gail Nomura, Hiromi Yoshida, Natsuko Higa; CPASF Trustee Merle Okawara; Nippon Keidanren Director General Yoshio Nakamura, Their Imperial Majesties (Photo from Kunaicho, Imperial Household Agency)
Please click here for the Japanese Language Version.
[Top]
|
