The College Women’s Association of Japan (CWAJ) is an organization for women committed to education, cross-cultural exchange and friendship.  CWAJ’s primary service initiative is the provision of scholarships for women wanting to further their study both in Japan and overseas.

Across the globe, educated women are powerful agents of social change, transforming families, institutions and societies.  Over the past five decades, CWAJ has provided scholarships and travel grants to more than 750 women for university study outside their home countries, and to visually impaired men and women from Japan.  These scholarships are funded by individual and corporate donations and the proceeds from the CWAJ Print Show, an annual exhibition and sale of Japanese prints. The Print Show was first organized in 1956 and continues to attract worldwide acclaim.

Your support can make a difference

By supporting the CWAJ Scholarship Fund, corporate and individual donors can make a genuine and long lasting impact on the lives of individuals and communities both in Japan and beyond.

100% of all donations go to the Scholarship Fund. CWAJ fully self-funds all operating expenses and other CWAJ community outreach and member programs. Therefore, more donations translate directly into more scholarships.  CWAJ annually awards 10-12 scholarships, which total ¥25-30 million. Recent recipients have come from Japan, Poland, Bangladesh, China, Canada and the USA, in fields ranging from Biotechnology to Developmental Psychology. 

To make a donation

Please contact one of the Donation Co-Chairs for a donation form. The donations committee welcomes and accepts donations throughout the year and any amount is appreciated. 

A Donation Form is available here in a PDF form and you will need Acrobat Reader to view it. Or you may click here for an online Donation Form.

Donor acknowledgement

• A fully funded scholarship can be awarded in your name accordance with agreement (¥2,000,000 and above). 
• All donor names displayed in the CWAJ Print Show Catalogue
• Complimentary copies of the CWAJ Print Show Catalogue (¥30,000 and above).
• Name and logo displayed in catalogue (¥50,000 and above).
• Invitations to the Opening Night Exhibition and Preview Reception provides you an opportunity to meet the artists and the CWAJ Scholars, plus purchase prints (¥30,000 and above).
• Name on Donor Boards displayed at the Tokyo American Club throughout the Show (all levels).

For further information, please visit our Scholarship and Print Show pages.

Donors in 2009

CWAJ wishes to express our sincere appreciation to our supporters through the year. Every donation supports CWAJ’s Scholarship and Education Fund and programs.

Here is a list of our donors in 2009.

Thank you for considering a contribution
to the CWAJ Scholarship and Education Fund.

Donation Co-Chairs: 
Sachiko Yamamoto
donations@cwaj.org