DEPARTMENT OF ASIAN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES

Study Abroad

Study Abroad in Japan Information Session 2022-2023

When: Monday, October 24, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Where: Kresge 1515

Northwestern Affiliated Programs

One quarter, two quarters, and academic year abroad options are available through the following five NU Affiliated Programs. The programs are listed in alphabetical order.

• CIEE Tokyo Arts & Sciences at Sophia University, Tokyo
• IES (Institute for the International Education of Students)-Nagoya at Nanzan University, Nagoya
• IES (Institute for the International Education of Students)-Tokyo: Language and Culture at Kanda University of International Studies, Makuhari, Chiba
• Japan Study at Waseda University, Tokyo
• Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies at Doshisha University, Kyoto

To learn more about these affiliated programs, visit the Global Learning Office website and contact Yumi Shiojima, Study Abroad Coordinator in the Japanese Language Program.

Unaffiliated Programs: Recommended Summer Programs

Currently, Northwestern University has no affiliated programs for summer study abroad in Japan. This list includes the programs Northwestern students participated in the past (marked with *) and the programs Northwestern students have not participated, but may be worth checking (marked with **). The programs are listed in alphabetical order.

• HIF (Hokkaido International Foundation) Japanese Language and Japanese Culture Program, Hakodate, Hokkaido*
  • HIF is not affiliated with a university and students will not earn any Northwestern University transfer credits through this program.
• ICU (International Christian University) Summer Courses in Japanese, Tokyo*
• IES-Nagoya Summer - Language and Culture at Nanzan University, Nagoya**
• Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies: Kyoto Summer Programs in Modern and Classical Japanese (KCJS) at Doshisha University, Kyoto**
• Princeton in Ishikawa Program, Kanazawa, Ishikawa*
• Waseda University Center for Japanese Language Short-term Japanese Program, Tokyo*
• The Yamasa Institute, Okazaki, Aichi*
  • Since this is a private language school not affiliated with a university, students will not earn any Northwestern University credits through this program.

To learn more about these unafilliated programs, contact Yumi Shiojima, Study Abroad Coordinator in the Japanese Language Program.

For information on Northwestern's affiliated and unaffiliated study abroad application procedures, contact the Global Learning Office.

Scholarships for Studying in Japan

• Northwestern University Undergraduate Language Grants, for summer intensive language study
• Northwestern University Undergraduate Research Grants
• Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences Sion Asia-related Research Grants
• Bridging Scholarship, American Association of Teachers of Japanese
• Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
• Blakemore Freeman Fellowships for Advanced Asian Language Study
• Boren Scholarship
• Critical Language Scholarship
• Freeman-Asia Award
• The Toshizo Watanabe Study Abroad Scholarship
•  Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarships