Japanese Exchange is a scholarship opportunity for FCCLA members to travel to Japan for four-to-six weeks as an exchange student. This scholarship is funded by the Kikkoman Corporation, administered by Youth For Understanding USA.  Scholarships are worth more than $4,000 each.

The Japanese Exchange Program includes:

• Round-trip international travel
• Round-trip domestic travel
• Placement with a carefully selected host family
• Regional orientation for scholarship recipients and parents
• Three-day Japan specific orientation at the beginning of the program
• Support services in Japan.
• FCCLA members may experience a Japanese tea ceremony, traditional Japanese foods, or climb up Mount Fuji with a Japanese brother or sister.

Awards:

To apply for the Japanese Exchange Scholarship members must be in their sophomore or junior year in high school. Please be advised that YFU Japan has made a change to the eligibility age range for students. Teenagers eligible for the YFU summer program to Japan in 2009 must have a birth date between April 2, 1991 and April 1, 1994.The scholarship application is located on Youth For Understanding, USA's Web site. To print the application, students are directed to the "Apply Now" link in the top right hand corner. You will find the link "I am a high school student in the United States who would like to apply for a Scholarship". A few paragraphs down, you will see the link for "American Overseas Application".

Print the application, complete it, and mail the application along with the FCCLA Supplement Form postmarked by January 8, 2009 to YFU - USA at 6400 Goldsboro Road, Bethesda, MD, 20817 or fax to 240-235-2174.

Partners:

• Kikkoman Corporation
• Youth For Understanding USA (YFU USA)

FCCLA Japanese Exchange Info Sheet (.pdf)

FCCLA J.E.P Application Supplement (.pdf)

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