In April 2024, JICUF will be revamping funding opportunities for ICU students and faculty. For students, JICUF will offer three programs: SDG Projects, the Othmer Research Fellowships and the Social Impact Internships. We aspire to cultivate the ideals of global citizenship through the chance to conceptualize and execute projects that resonate with the SDGs.
JICUF launched the United States Scholars Initiative (USSI) in 2018 to increase the number of degree-seeking undergraduate students from the US at ICU. For the last five years, we aimed to recruit two US students with excellent academic standing, and cover their full tuition for four years. The first two USSI students graduated this summer. Currently, six USSI students are studying at ICU, including two new students who matriculated this month. We had a chance to interview Nicolas Correa, one of the USSI students who enrolled at ICU in 2019 and graduated this year. Nicolas at the ICU graduation JICUF: Tell us a bit about your background. Where did you […]
The Japan ICU Foundation is excited to announce the establishment of the Nelson Ranch Scholarship. The Scholarship was established in honor of ICU’s long-standing relationship with the United States and its Christian heritage. The donors have expressed their vision for the Scholarship as: “Our hope is that in some small way the Scholarship will promote peace in the world and help bind these two nations with the Love of God.” Awarded annually, the endowed Scholarship will support a United States citizen with a demonstrated commitment to Christianity for up to four years of undergraduate studies at ICU’s College of Liberal Arts. The Scholarship is designed to support a student with […]
The first JICUF Undergraduate Research Day was held at ICU on February 24th. 45 senior students presented posters featuring their research. Associate Professor of Linguistics Seunghun Lee organized this event with funding from JICUF.
