Fourteen scholarships are available for students who are dues-paying members of Family Careers and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA).
Please refer to the individual country page for program duration and departure times. Applicants will be notified via email, and scholarship programs are subject to change or cancellation without notice. For more information, feel free to call 1.800.TEENAGE or email info@yfu.org
Summer
January 31, 2025
This is a full scholarship which covers 100% of tuition.
Round-trip international airline travel
Round-trip domestic airline travel
Placement with a carefully selected host family; recipients tend to be placed in the Tokyo/ Kanto region.
Regional orientation for scholarship recipients and parents
Preparatory materials
Mandatory Japan specific orientation
Support services in host country
Comprehensive Insurance
Open to FCCLA members only
Applicants must also send YFU their FCCLA Supplemental Form with the application. This form can be downloaded inside the application
Non-US citizens may apply
Previous recipients of YFU scholarships to Japan are not eligible
Students must hold a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale
Applicants must meet the age requirements defined on the Japan country page.
Passport
Visa fees (if necessary)
Any excess luggage tariffs
Personal spending money
Within one month of returning home, the student must provide a report and photos detailing their exchange experience to Kikkoman
Upon returning home, scholarship winners are expected to complete at least one presentation in their school or community to share their experiences, teach others about the culture in their host country, and encourage other students to participate in foreign exchange
Japan scholarship winners will participate in a special mandatory Japan Pre-Departure Orientation.
The Kikkoman/FCCLA Scholarship is a full scholarship that includes round-trip international and domestic airline travel, placement with a carefully selected host family (usually in the Tokyo/Kanto region), regional orientation for scholarship recipients and parents, preparatory materials, mandatory Japan-specific orientation, support services in the host country, and comprehensive insurance.
To be eligible for the Kikkoman/FCCLA Scholarship, students must be a dues-paying member of Family Careers and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), meet the age requirements specified on the Japan country page, maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale, and have not received a YFU scholarship to Japan in the past. Applicants must also send YFU their FCCLA supplemental form with the application.
A complete application for the scholarship includes an online application, one teacher recommendation, responses to three short answer essay questions, a non-refundable $10 application fee, a health certificate, a school certificate, a completed FCCLA supplemental form, a completed parent-student agreement, an interview from a YFU volunteer, five candid photos, and one headshot.
