Your support helps the continuation and expansion of US scholarship!
Join us in continuing and expanding the Waseda US Scholarship. Your donations will help support 10 to 15 students annually. Currently, due to the weak yen, it can be very difficult for many Waseda students to afford to study abroad in the US. Therefore, at this time, we are focusing on supporting Waseda students who are studying abroad in the US by helping out with some of their expenses, such as dormitory fees, etc.
Please make a donation through the following website.
Giving Page
Steps:
(1) Fill out the “Donation Application Form.” From the Giving Options menu, please select “Student Exchange Support.”
(2) Send a check / Pay via PayPal (Credit Card payment is also available if you choose PayPal and proceed. Please leave the “Ship to billing address” field checked. It is part of the functionality and has no meaning.)
Notes:
・We accept donations starting at $50.
・This is the donations portal for U.S. residents. If you live in the U.S. and wish to make a donation to Waseda USA, contributions to Waseda USA, a tax-exempt organization under 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code, are tax-deductible by persons subject to United States income taxation.
(・If you are a resident of Japan and would like to donate to Waseda University please proceed “here.”)
Student Testimonials:
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Mr. Nicholas Pak Hin CHIANG (GLFP Student at Waseda, the University of Chicago student) |
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Ms. Katherine Linan YAMASHITA (GLFP Student at Waseda, the University of Washington student) |
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Ms. Risako NINOMIYA (Waseda Graduate, Participated in Yale Y-VISP) |
Current Study Abroad Situation and US Scholarship at Waseda:
There is a saying, “Seeing is believing.” It is true that actually seeing with one’s own eyes and experiencing through one’s own senses leads to true understanding and belief. And that is exactly what studying abroad offers. There is a similar saying in Japanese:「百聞は一見に如かず」(Hearing it a hundred times is no substitute for actually seeing it once.), and it seems that many people from different cultures feel the same way. Although online international exchange has increased during the coronavirus pandemic, the opportunity for on-the-ground study abroad still presents a unique experience.
Since 1963, Waseda University has continued educational and research exchange programs with partner universities in the United States. There are currently more than 160 partner universities in the U.S., and more than 6,000 students have studied at Waseda University and its partner universities in the U.S. through study abroad programs. The U.S. is currently the most popular study abroad destination for Waseda students, with more than 400 students heading to the U.S. each year prior to the pandemic.
That said, as a result of the pandemic, in 2020 there were almost no students from Waseda University studying abroad. The situation has since improved, and as of December 2022, study abroad activity has resumed with 291 students from Waseda University attending school in the U.S. and 137 students from the U.S. attending Waseda University (254 students before the pandemic). Although that constitutes a definite improvement, due to the effects of the pandemic as well as a weak yen and strong dollar, study abroad is still not occurring at the level that we are accustomed to. Waseda University and Waseda USA hope to address these difficulties and further promote study abroad in the future.
Waseda USA has awarded the Waseda US Scholarship to Waseda University students studying abroad between Japan and the United States as part of its efforts to promote academic exchange between the two countries. The scholarship is essentially funded by donations. Currently, it is primarily used to support students from Waseda, who, due to the weak yen, are struggling to take part in study abroad in the US so that they can reap the many benefits that such an invaluable experience can provide. Donated money may be used to help with dormitory fees and other living expenses.
Initiatives to Promote Development of the “Friends” Community:
Alumni from the U.S. who have studied at Waseda University are referred to as “Friends.” Waseda University and Waseda USA are committed to building up that community. Below are examples of past Friends events.
Waseda Meets New & Old Friends on September 13, 2020
Waseda Meets Friends in Tokyo 2022 Event Held at Waseda Campus on October 23, 2022
If you would like to receive information about these types of events in the future, please register below.
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Links to related information:
Promotional video for studying abroad at Waseda University after the pandemic travel restrictions were eased:
– Waseda is ready for you! (Video)
Information on Waseda University’s academic exchange agreements:
– Academic Exchange Agreements at Waseda University
Website of Waseda University’s Center for Study Abroad:
– Center for International Education Website
Special exchange program between Waseda University and U.S. universities:
– Global Leadership Fellows Program
Booklet promoting study abroad for Waseda University students:
– Step out into the World (booklet to promote study abroad)
List of study abroad programs for Waseda University students:
– List of Study Abroad Programs
Initiative to promote study abroad between the nations of the United States and Japan:
– Japan-U.S. Study Abroad Instagram Campaign (Co-sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Japan, Embassy of Japan in the United States of America, EdcuationUSA)
