CWAJ Scholarship Programs

CWAJ SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS

Welcome to CWAJ’s Scholarship Programs. The College Women’s Association of Japan (CWAJ) is an international group of women dedicated to encouraging educational and cultural exchange between Japanese-speaking people and English-speaking people of all nationalities.

In the years following CWAJ’s foundation in 1949, over 400 men and women from war-devastated Japan received travel grants and were able to take up university places overseas. Since 1972, more than 360 women have benefited from our scholarship program, becoming leaders in their fields in Japan and other countries. CWAJ also recognized the need to support students with visual impairments, starting a scholarship for them in 1978.

CWAJ awards merit scholarships to women only in the Study Abroad and Non-Japanese Graduate scholarship programs described below. However, please note that men can also apply for the scholarships awarded to the visually impaired. Awards are based on the candidates’ academic excellence, the quality and feasibility of their proposed study and their potential to contribute to society.


	2011 SA Scholars	2011 NJG Scholars	2011 SVI SA and SJ Scholars

Introducing the 2011 CWAJ Scholars Click here for profiles of this year’s scholars and more photos.


Yuko Itatsu, 2000 Study Abroad Scholar, was the featured speaker for the May Scholarship Luncheon. She is currently a project associate professor at Tokyo University’s Komaba Organization for Educational Excellence, College of Arts and Sciences.
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The 2012 Scholarship application is now closed. Please note: The 2012 Scholarship application is now closed. The posted applications are for reference only. Applications for 2013 Scholarships will be uploaded in May 2012.
GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP FOR JAPANESE WOMEN TO STUDY ABROAD (SA) 1 Scholarship, ¥2.5 Million Click here for SA page
GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP FOR NON-JAPANESE WOMEN TO STUDY IN JAPAN (NJG) 1 Scholarship, ¥2.0 Million Click here for NJG page
SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED TO STUDY ABROAD (SVI-SA) 1 Scholarship, ¥2.0 Million Open to both men and women. Click here for SVI-SA page
SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED TO STUDY IN JAPAN (SVI-SJ) 1 Scholarship, ¥2.0 Million Open to both men and women. Click here for SVI-SJ page
INTER-UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR JAPANESE LANGUAGE STUDIES (IUC) 1 Scholarship, ¥2.0 Million The IUC Program supports non-Japanese women who have been accepted to a program of intensive Japanese language study at the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies in Yokohama.
Obtaining Application Forms a) SA and NJG Programs: Application forms are available ONLY from the CWAJ website. b) SVI-SA and SVI-SJ Programs: Application forms may be downloaded from the CWAJ website or obtained by e-mail and regular mail.
For more information about the scholarship program, please send your inquiry in English or Japanese to scholarship@cwaj.org. NO TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED Top

The 2012 Scholarship application is now closed.