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JICUF Global Scholarship Program - United States Scholars Initiative (USSI)

Jicuf Endowment Inc

Funding Amount

Full tuition for 4 years of undergraduate study

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

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Cycle
Annual
Tracked since
April 2026

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Eligible organizations

  • Study location: International Christian University (ICU), Japan

Other requirements

  • Must be United States citizens
  • Must have completed high school in the United States
  • Must demonstrate an interest in Japan, the Japanese language, and the liberal arts
  • Applicants from the United States

Overview

JICUF Global Scholarship Program - United States Scholars Initiative

Purpose: To increase the number of international, degree-seeking undergraduate students from the United States at ICU.

Award Type: Merit-based scholarship providing full-tuition support for four years of undergraduate study at ICU.

Number of Awards: Two incoming first-year students annually (starting 2018).

Eligibility Requirements

  • Must be United States citizens
  • Must have completed high school in the United States
  • Must demonstrate an interest in Japan, the Japanese language, and the liberal arts

Geographic Scope

  • Applicants from the United States
  • Study location: International Christian University (ICU), Japan

Background

Launched in 2017 as part of JICUF's comprehensive scholarship program reform. The reform aims to increase international degree-seeking undergraduate students at ICU, further geographic and socioeconomic diversity of the ICU student body, and create a network of scholarship recipients.

What Jicuf Endowment Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025
1
Total given
$1.22M
Median grant
$1.22M
  • By dollars: New York 100%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY.

Example grants

  • Japan ICU Foundation Inc · New York, NY

    Operational support

    $1.22M

IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Jewish

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