Hashi.org 장학금

hashi.org에서는 올해 세 명의 장학생을 선발합니다. 이미 미국인 1명, 일본인 1명이 장학생으로 선발되었으며, 마지막으로 미국이나 일본과의 국제문화교류에 관심있는 한국시민권자에게 주어집니다. 이번 여행장학금은 에세이 심사를 통해 선발되어지고. 신청서에도 언급되었듯이, 특히 장학금 사용목적에 대한 전체적인 설명과 필요성에 기준하여 시상하게 됩니다. 이 장학금은 http://www.hashi.org/indexko.html 에서 제공되는 해외프로그램, 즉 홈스테이, 교환학생, 자원봉사, 취업 등에도 사용되어 질 수 있습니다.신청자격요건은:

16세 이상의 한국거주 시민권자로서,

미국이나 일본여행을 통해 hashi.org에서 추진하는 국제문화프로그램참여에 관심있고,

각기 다른 문화체험에 도전/협력할 수 있으며,

여행경비는 포함되어 있지 않습니다.

아래 링크를 클릭하여 신청서를 작성하여 제출하시기 바랍니다.

신청서 접수기간: 2012년 9월 1일 부터 2012년 10월 15일까지

장학금 수여자 발표: 2012년 11월 1일

신청서 양식: http://www.hashi.org/scholarshipko.html

Hashi.org Announces American Scholarship Winner!

Hashi.org is proud to announce the winner of the 6th annual Travel Scholarship to an American citizen! This year, choosing one winner amongst the many oustanding applicants was by far more difficult than in any previous year. And, the number of applications received exceeded previous application periods. We received dozens of outstanding applications, with essays describing a variety of backgrounds. Semi-finalists included:

• Medical student with an interest in Eastern/Western patient care

• Exchange student that has volunteered in her home town and will volunteer in Japan

• Exchange student studying to be a teacher that organized a Japan Club in her home town

• Exchange student studying gender issues in Japan and USA as well as tea ceremony

• And an exchange student who just spent the summer interning at a congresswoman’s office and plans to study gender issues to help women around the world

But our winner is a Ph.D. student studying East Asian Languages and Cultures in hopes of eventually becoming a college professor. Her dissertation is going to examine the adaptation of stories across national boundaries, particularly Japanese and South Korean. She has worked with various non-profits over the years putting on educational events about Asia. She is embarking on a year of intensive Japanese-language study and will be using the hashi.org scholarship not only to offset costs there, but to fund a trip to South Korea after her classes end experience first-hand the cultural similarities and differences between our three countries.

Again, our honorary panel of judges this year included esteemed educators and professionals, and found this scholarship decision the hardest one yet. With so many worthy applicants with admirable accomplishments and aspirations, it was extremely difficult to choose just one. But the winner’s application proved to be the finest example of the ideals and goals of hashi.org. While there were many worthy submissions, Hashi.org is proud to award a $1,000 travel scholarship to Amanda Kennell! Congratulations!