Please find below an outstanding opportunity for our students. The deadline is fast approaching, so please read below for more information.
The Reischauer Scholars Program (RSP) is an online course for high school students sponsored by the Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE) at Stanford University. Named in honor of former Ambassador to Japan Edwin O. Reischauer, the RSP annually selects 25-30 exceptional high school students from throughout the United States to engage in an intensive study of Japan. Selected students will participate in this online course on Japan from February to June 2011.
Currently entering its eighth year, the RSP provides students with a broad overview of Japanese history, literature, religion, art, politics, economics, and contemporary society, with a special focus on the U.S.-Japan relationship. Ambassadors, top scholars, and experts throughout the United States and Japan provide online lectures and engage students in live discussion sessions. Students who successfully complete the course will earn Stanford Continuing Studies Program (CSP) credit and a Certificate of Completion from SPICE, Stanford University. The RSP will equip participants with a rare degree of expertise about Japan that may have a significant impact on their choice of study and future career. Students do not need to know the Japanese language to participate in this course, and there are no student fees.
The 2011 Reischauer Scholars Program is currently accepting applications from all current high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors (Classes of 2011, 2012, and 2013) in the United States. The RSP is opening up the application process to high school sophomores for the first time. Please note that there is a possibility that the 2012 RSP will not accept applications from high school seniors.
Please download the 2011 Reischauer Scholars Program application at http://reischauerscholars.org . The application deadline for the 2011 RSP is October 15, 2010. All applications must be postmarked by this date.
Thank you for your interest in the RSP. For more information, please e-mail Naomi Funahashi, Reischauer Scholars Program Coordinator, at nfunahashi@stanford.edu.