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U.S. Embassy Tokyo’s Public Affairs Section announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program to address International Science and Engineering Online Training. Please follow all instructions below. 1. Priority Region: Japan 2. Program Objectives: U.S. and Japanese economic competitiveness are strengthened through technological advances. Cooperation on science, technology, and engineering benefits both the United States and Japan by spurring innovation and promoting high standard economic growth. This program targets the next generation of leaders in Japan-U.S. technology cooperation. Strong English language communication skills are essential for young people to pursue global careers in STEM fields. Particularly in Japan, however, there are great challenges meeting this goal. This project will support Japanese student participation in the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), a leading international science fair organized yearly by the Washington, D.C. based Society for Science. Each May, more than 1800 students from around the world compete for numerous awards during ISEF, the world’s largest international pre-college STEM competition and a magnet for the next generation of innovators. To bolster Japanese student participation, this project will hold a series of the virtual laboratory counselling sessions over three months for 20 high school STEM students and their coaches from all over the country. This training will strengthen the students’ English communication skills to enhance their participation in then ISEF. Each counselling/training will be held monthly and lead by an ISEF alumnus who can share their experiences and advice regarding the competition. 3. Participants and Audiences: The Embassy will only consider proposals that are geared toward Japanese audiences, in this case high school and university students. If applying from outside of Japan, we highly recommend potential applicants to collaborate and coordinate with project partners in Japan to implement the requested program successfully.

U.S. Consulate General Osaka-Kobe’s Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for proposals to engage in the capacity building of U.S. government program alumni, through alumni-driven projects or programs that facilitate alumni leadership development and the development of networks necessary to pursue and protect American interests abroad. 1. Priority Region: Japan (Kansai, Hokuriku, Shikoku, and Chugoku) 2. Program Objectives: Qualified women in Japan are underemployed and overlooked for leadership roles because of bias in the workplace and deep-rooted social norms. Giving alumni of United States Government sponsored programs the tools and resources to share their experience and find solutions will provide the U.S. Mission to Japan with better advocates for the U.S.-Japan alliance and continued support for American values. The program will be planned and executed in collaboration with USG Alumni in Kansai, Hokuriku, Shikoku, and Chugoku area, with the goal of strengthening the network of the USG alumni community in these areas to address the issue of gender equality in Japan. The U.S. Consulate General Osaka-Kobe welcomes proposals that strengthen the network of U.S. Government sponsored exchange program alumni in Japan, promotes exchanges among alumni, and explores innovative and creative ways to address the issue of “Gender Equality”. A comprehensive program proposal that provides alumni with opportunities to learn from experts on the issue of gender equality in Japan and the United States is desirable. Please include elements in your proposal that focus on cooperative efforts between the United States and Japan. Through this program, the U.S. Consulate General Osaka-Kobe would like to support the following goals: · Strengthen U.S. Department of State ties to Japanese alumni by offering opportunities to allow them to expand upon their exchange experiences and use the skills they developed abroad to address shared global challenges. · Alumni from the Kansai, Hokuriku, Shikoku, and Chugoku regions will have the opportunity to engage experts on the issue of gender equality in Japan and the United States. Japanese and American experts should be active in various fields such as politics, economics, and education.

U.S. Embassy Tokyo’s Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit proposals for English teacher training projects to improve the communicative English language teaching skills of Japanese elementary school teachers in Japan.1. Priority Region: Japan2. Program Objectives: To enhance English language education in Japan to foster a young generation who can compete in and contribute to the global society, the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT) implemented a new policy in April 2020 to teach English as a regular subject for fifth and sixth graders. However, Japanese elementary school teachers are not formally trained to teach English and are in need to learn how to teach English communicatively.The U.S. Embassy has set strengthening English language education as a Mission priority and is committed to providing Japanese teachers of English with Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) opportunities to improve their English teaching, with the goal of promoting more student exchange between the United States and Japan.The Embassy proposes to address this complex issue by accepting proposals for English teacher training projects to improve the future communicative English language teaching skills of Japanese elementary school teachers through innovative engagement with teacher training institutions in Japan.

This grant will go to fund an organization to train Japanese educators on how to create curriculum focused on training students to be successful in STEM fields critical to the modern international economy, with a specific focus on the semiconductor industry. This will consist of a two-day in-person workshop in Japan focused on how educational institutions can coordinate with and develop curriculum that serves the need of high-tech manufacturers. The workshop will cover topics such as: establishing technical courses that meet industries’ needs, business and process management in tech, effective coordination with manufacturers and government, and developing security processes to prevent illicit technology transfer. The workshop should also include a discussion of DEIA principles in tech in the U.S. today, especially the role of promoting gender equality. The program should also include a one or two-day preliminary online workshop held several months before the in-person workshop in which Japanese educational institutions, government officials, and representatives from industry are given the opportunity to help shape the training by doing a self-assessment on their needs and receiving information from American educational institutions on what they are doing to meet the needs of modern industry.

The grantee will conduct a two-day training camp to promote leadership for young women living in the Consulate’s district (Kyushu and Yamaguchi). The purpose of the project is to increase women’s political and economic participation by encouraging young women to model other female decision and change makers. Female United State Government funded exchange program alumni are highly encouraged to be included in this project. This training should draw on the expertise of professionals in leadership training and funds should be used to bring trainers and Japanese young women together for workshops held in Fukuoka. Grants may be used to fund travel expenses for key personnel to attend the workshop and other miscellaneous expenses needed to hold the workshop.

U.S. Embassy Tokyo’s Public Affairs Section announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program designed to bring together past participants of the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) with the goal of strengthening their sense of identity as USG alumni and as leaders in support of the U.S.-Japan relationship. Program Objectives: The International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) — the Department of State’s premier professional exchange initiative for emerging leaders — fosters mutual understanding and the development of cultural and professional connections. The program has over 225,000 alumni worldwide. In Japan, the program started in 1953. Currently, Japan has over 3,800 IVLP alumni in a range of fields in government, academia, and industry. IVLP celebrates its 70th anniversary in Japan in 2023, making this is an opportune time to reflect on the accomplishments of IVLP alumni contributing to a variety of fields in Japan and showcase their contributions to the U.S.-Japan partnership. The award recipient will be responsible for planning and administering all components of a program, such as a forum, workshop or seminar series, to bring together alumni of the IVLP to coincide with the program’s 70th anniversary in Japan in 2023. Program contents will be designed to strengthen IVLP alumni’s sense of identity as U.S. Government exchange program alumni and as leaders in support of the U.S.-Japan relationship. The award recipient should schedule program activities in coordination with the U.S. Mission to Japan. The program should connect Japanese IVLP alumni across years and program themes by highlighting contributions of those alumni who are applying tools or knowledge gained through their IVLP experiences in activities that dovetail with support for Mission goals. Facilitated workshops or speaker sessions in the program would empower alumni by providing them with training/skills development and/or enhanced knowledge of resources and tools to pursue professional or personal goals. Specific topical themes to be explored during the program could include empowerment of women in political and economic spheres, diversity, inclusion and equity, climate change, the security alliance, etc. Program activities should take place in Japan and should multiply the effects of participants’ exchange experience by positively impacting communities in Japan. Applicants from outside Japan are strongly encouraged to collaborate and coordinate with project partners in Japan to implement the activities. IVLP alumni have varying levels of English language proficiency. The applicant should budget for interpretation and translation if needed to successfully conduct program activities. Many, but not all, Japanese IVLP alumni are based in the Kanto area. Ideally, the program activities will be held in-person and engage alumni from regions throughout Japan. Applicants may budget some grant funds to pay for a portion of alumni travel to participate in program activities. Participants and Audiences: Program activities must engage Japanese audiences, with a focus on IVLP alumni.

U.S. Embassy Tokyo’s Public Affairs Section announces an open competition for organizations to submit proposals to design and conduct market research, analyze the data, and implement programs targeted to parents in order to increase the number of Japanese students at U.S. undergraduate programs.

The U.S. Consulate General Naha’s Public Affairs Section (PAS) announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program to U.S. Ambassador’s Scholarship Program for Okinawa High School Students.

U.S. Embassy Tokyo’s Public Affairs Section announces an open competition for organizations to submit proposals to carry out a program to deepen understanding and cooperation between the United States Forces Japan (USFJ) and Japanese communities that host USFJ and/or Japan Self Defense Force bases or training areas. Proposals should analyze existing relationships between bases/training areas and the surrounding Japanese communities and promote understanding of shared interests via people-to-people exchanges.

U.S. Embassy Tokyo’s Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition to promote study abroad, focusing on U.S. graduate educational institutions. This project intends to promote U.S. graduate schools by providing informative sessions and workshops nationwide, creating links between prospective students and alumni, and, therefore, increasing the number of Japanese who pursue U.S. graduate studies to include PhD in hard sciences. American and/or Japanese non-profit organizations may submit proposals to manage and administer innovative and creative programs designed to increase the number of Japanese students studying at U.S. graduate schools in a variety of fields. The proposals must also include plans to increase Japanese seeking PhDs in the hard sciences. Informative sessions, workshops must cover U.S. graduate schools in general, and promotion solely to a specific higher education institution or state will not be considered, although single/state may be use as case studies or examples.