Tuesday, June 30, 2009

2009 hashi.org American Scholarships are HERE


hashi.org 2009 Scholarships are here! Each year, hashi.org awards three $1000 scholarships - one to a Japanese, one to a Korean, and one to an American. The application period for Americans starts today - 07/01/09! The schedule is as follows:July 1st - August 15th - Application period for American scholarship.
September 1st - American scholarship winner announced.
Travel scholarships are offered on a competitive basis. They are awarded on the basis of need and overall intent for usage as expressed in the application essay. The scholarships could be used for a variety of overseas programs, including but not limited to: home stays, student exchange, volunteering, work, etc.
To be eligible to apply, applicants must:
Be 16 years of age or older.
Be interested in participating in the type of international programs that hashi.org promotes between South Korea, Japan, and America.
Be able to cope with the challenges of adjusting to different cultures.
Be able to fund the remainder of travel costs not covered by thescholarship.
Complete the application form.
Be able to use the scholarship within one year of receiving it.
Agree to allow hashi.org to use your photograph and selected portions of your bio to encourage others to participate in our scholarship program.
For information and application: http://www.hashi.org/scholarshiphp.html

Saturday, June 27, 2009

hashi.orgの旅行奨学金実施のお知らせ!

2009年7月1日 - Hashi.orgは、厳正な審査の結果、第3回の奨学金日本人受賞者の方を決定したことをご報告致します。今年の受賞者の方は、社会人経験のがおありで、アメリカの大学院で公共政策を専門とする修士号を取得することを目的としていらっしゃいます。 学位取得後は日本に戻り、現職である知的財産部でアメリカ、韓国、台湾などとの海外企業との交渉などに携わる仕事に戻ることを計画しておられます。私たちは、彼女の国際社会について学び、それに対して貢献しようとする姿勢に感銘いたしました。 Hashi.orgは、大瀧 清菜さんに10万円の奨学金を御贈りすることを光栄に思います。 おめでとうございました! July 1st, 2009– Hashi.org is proud to announce the winner of the 3rd annual Travel Scholarship to a Japanese person. This year, our winner comes from a background in business, and is coming to the United States to get her Master’s Degree in Public Policy. With her degree, she plans to return to similar work in Japan – in a company's Department of Intellectual Property – working in international negotiations with companies in the US, Korea, Taiwan, etc. We are proud of her efforts to learn more about the international community and become an active participant in it. Hashi.org is proud to award a $1,000 travel scholarship to Seina Otaki! Congratulations!