Applications
are invited from secondary school students who:
a.
Are currently
enrolled in a secondary institution of their country
b. Will not graduate from their secondary institution at
any time before the completion of their scholarship year
An applicant must be fluent in English and use English
as their primary language of communication at home or at school.
Parents
of the student should understand the goals of this program and should be
prepared to support and cooperate with Fukuoka daiichi High School to the best
of their ability.
DEADLINE
DOCUMENTS
TO BE SUBMITTED:
DUE POSTMARKED
MAY 1 for NORTH
AMERICA PROGRAM
DECEMBER 1 for OCEANIA
PROGRAM
An
Applicant is required to submit the following documents:
l
Application form
(includes personal essay)
l
Official
transcript from the home school of the student (past academic year)
l
Reference for
Japanese proficiency (required even if the student has not studied Japanese)
l
Two letters of
recommendation (At least one must
be from a present teacher )
l
Certificate of
Enrollment (school letter stating the student's current enrollment)
l
6
passport size photographs
l
Passport
copy* including full name, facial photo, date/place of issue and expiration
date (if available)
For questions, or to request an
application form, please contact the department.
All submitted applications for the Tsuzuki International Scholarship program will
further be reviewed by the selection committee of Fukuoka Daiichi High School.
Short-listed candidates may be interviewed by the committee. Interviews will be
mainly conducted in English with few questions in Japanese. Although prior
knowledge of Japanese is not required for the program, the school will
generally select a group of students whose aptitude is roughly similar for any
given scholarship year. Accordingly, there may be a test to determine their
level of familiarity with the Japanese language.
In the selection of the candidates,
consideration will be given to their linguistic aptitude, as well as their
ability to benefit from and contribute to the purpose of the program.
Candidates should have good personalities with generous natures, personal
warmth and adaptability as well as excellent academic record.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Upon acceptance
to the program, all students are required to obtain their passport as soon as
possible if they have not done so already.
Approximately one month upon receipt of all of the
above documents from each student, the school
will send an Admissions Certificate
and a Certificate of Eligibility, to
their home address as indicated on the
application form. These forms
must be taken to the Japanese Consulate nearest to the students home for the
student visa to be issued.
Processing time can take anywhere from 3-10 days.
The school
will also advise each student of their date of arrival and complete all
required travel arrangements. All
students will be met by a school representative upon their arrival to Fukuoka
who will assist them with their transfer to the Guest House/Troubador.
Security deposit of 50,000 yen will be collected from each student upon their arrival to
the school. This deposit will be
used by the school to cover various costs such as that of breakage,
administrative fees and emergency expenses which the student is unable to fund
privately. The usage of the
deposit will be determined by the school; accordingly these funds will not
be available to students for their private use. Parents will receive a periodic statement of the
expenditures, at which time they will be requested to send payment to maintain
the 50,000 yen balance. Any remaining
amount from the deposit will be returned to each student at the conclusion of
their scholarship year.
Students are personally responsible for all health related costs during
the entire duration of the exchange program. Fukuoka Daiichi High School will not be held responsible for
any health related injuries and accidents although the school will take all
possible measures to assist the student in such cases. Accidental
death and medical insurance whose coverage extends overseas is required for all
students before gaining admittance to the program. Proof of insurance will be required from each student upon
their arrival to the school.
For further information, please contact:
Taiyo Rious
Fukuoka Daiichi High School
22-1 Tamagawa-machi, Minami-ku, Fukuoka-shi
Fukuoka-ken 815-0037 JAPAN
Tel/FAX: +81 92-511-5060
E-mail:directorfukuokadaiichi@yahoo.co.jp