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Announcement: Spring 2026 Approved Projects (Faculty Grants & SDG Projects)

Fernando Rojas July 1, 2026

In June 2026, the JICUF Grants Committee approved nearly ¥20 million across 20 projects, supporting 8 faculty initiatives under the Faculty Grants program (¥7.6 million) and 12 student-led projects through the SDG Projects program (¥12.7 million). FACULTY GRANTS – SPRING 2026 FINALISTS Applicant Name: Peter Brereton Project Title: Shiori Itō Guest Speaker & “Black Box Diaries” Documentary Screening Award Amount: ¥290,000 Applicant Name: Bernardo Brown Project Title: Food Culture and Sustainable Community Initiatives in Argentina Award Amount: ¥1,611,000 Applicant Name: Akiko Fujii Project Title: Language Program for Faculty (LPF) Award Amount: ¥1,118,000 Applicant Name: Takeshi Fujitani Project Title: The Third Neighbor: Student-Led Journalism on Development and Democracy in Mongolia Award […]

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2026 Othmer Research Fellows Participate in Peer Feedback and Networking Workshop

Fernando Rojas June 1, 2026

On May 23rd, JICUF welcomed 18 new Othmer Research Fellows to the ICU campus for the 2026 Spring Workshop — a first step toward building an interdisciplinary network that supports fellows well beyond their time at ICU. Read the full story here.

2025 Othmer Fellow, Milka Mupuka, in her peer feedback discussion group. Photo by Kyoka Horiuchi

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Cultivating Community at the 2025 Othmer Research Fellowship Spring Workshop

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On June 7th, 2025, JICUF hosted the inaugural gathering of the Othmer Research Fellows at International Christian University—a day marked by dynamic collaboration, peer feedback, and candid dialogue across disciplines. The workshop included reflections from ICU alumni and concluded with motivating insights from JICUF Board Member and Grants Committee Chair, Dr. Machi Dilworth. Read the full story and see more photos.

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Fall 2022 JICUF Grant Recipients Announced

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In late fall, the JICUF Grants Committee reviewed 22 proposals and approved 15 of them (9 from faculty, 6 from ICU students) awarding a total of ¥10,341,123 in funding. Congratulations to the awardees!

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JICUF Grantee Highlight: Christmas Concert with Johannes Sebastian Bach’s Mass in B-Minor

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Nozomi Sato, professor of music and director of ICU’s Sacred Music Center, received a ¥1,100,000 grant from JICUF to invite professional musicians to perform one of Bach’s final masterpieces, “Mass in B Minor” at ICU. Over several months, ICU students have been practicing with these professional musicians in preparation for the ICU Christmas Concert on December 10th. We asked Prof. Sato and some of the student musicians for their thoughts on the concert and to share their experiences getting ready for the big concert.