Torch Relay High Endeavor Scholarship Application Guideline AY2021

1.   Outline/History of the Establishment

International Christian University inaugurated “ICU High Endeavor Scholarship” in AY2015 for the purpose of supporting students whose first-choice university is ICU and who need financial support.

It is a grant type scholarship, and students do not need to pay back. The selected scholars receive scholarship money equivalent to 1/3 of the amount of the tuition and facilities fee of the first academic year. The scholars are expected to be always aware of the fact that they are the selected ones of many applicants and to work hard to live up to the expectations.

From AY2018, the name of the scholarship changed to “ICU Torch Relay High Endeavor Scholarship” in order to encourage the scholars to become conscious of the importance of handing over the torch of donation, a portion of the scholarship resources.

2.  Benefit Terms and Conditions

1） Eligibility: Applicants for the undergraduate program whose first-choice university is ICU, who are eager to study at ICU and show high performance in the admission examination. And the total amount of the income of their parents specified in the income certificate of FY2020 must fall into the criteria of either A or B as below.

 (If the family budget supporter is someone other than the parents, please substitute the third person.)

A.      Annual income consists of only income from employment: Total income of parents is less than 7,500,000 yen (including tax)

B.      Annual income consists of income other than income from employment: Total income of parents is less than 2,700,000 yen

2） Award amount and payment period: 1/3 of the amount of the tuition and facilities fee of the first academic year (college of liberal arts, AY2021)

    Breakdown: matriculation fee ¥300,000 + tuition (for the first term) ¥359,000 + facilities fee (for the first term)  ¥118,000 = \777,000

3） Payment method: Will be directly applied to the matriculation fee and the tuition for the first term. There will be no cash transfer.

4) Expected number of acceptance: 40

3.     Application Procedure

1）Applicable types of admissions: All of the following including the admissions for transfer students

・    General Admissions

・    Sogogata Sembatsu

・    Admissions for Shakaijin (mature students)

・    Admissions for Recommendees

 ・    Universal Admissions

(April Admissions for Returnees, English Language Based Admissions(April/September Entry), EJU Based Admissions(April/September Entry),

 * You may apply for the scholarship with multiple forms of admissions; however, you need to prepare necessary application documents for each form of admissions.

2）List of documents required for application

①Documents which all the applicants need to submit (both of the two as below)

②Documents which self-subsistent applicants need to submit (all four of those as below)

3）How to submit (The application method differs depending on the entrance examination form.)

① In case of General Admissions, Sogogata Sembatsu, Admissions for Shakaijin (mature students),

Admissions for Recommendees, April Admissions for Returnees:

Please prepare an arbitrary square type 2 角２型 (A4 size can be folded) envelope, describe "scholarship application documents" on the surface, enclose the above application documents, enclose in the  application documents for admission and mail it.

②In case of English Language Based Admissions (April/September Entry), EJU Based Admssions (April/September Entry):

All application documents must be uploaded to the Online Application System in a PDF format. 

4）Application deadline: Same as the deadlines for each form of application for admission.

5）Selection: Scholars are chosen by making an overall evaluation of various factors such as the quality of their application materials, high school academic performance, admission results, financial situation, etc.

If you are selected as a scholarship recipient, the offer will be notified through the Online Application System together with the Notification of Acceptance. If your scholarship application is unfortunately rejected, no letter will be attached to the Notification of Acceptance.

5）Scholar’s responsibilities

①    To complete the admission process by the deadline set for the form of admission for which you are selected as a scholar, and enroll in ICU

②    To register for courses in the first term after entering ICU

③    To carry out the procedure of the reception confirmation of the scholarship (and the sealing) at the Student Affairs Group, Student Services Division during the designated period in the first term after entering ICU

◆Precautions for concurrent application (to apply for more than one type of scholarship/admission) 

1. Application for both ICU Peace Bell Scholarship and ICU Torch Relay High Endeavor Scholarship

1）Application documents

Please submit application documents listed in 3-2) as above, and along with it also submit Form 1-2 (you can download it from the link here: http://sag.info.icu.ac.jp/home/scholarships/scholarshipsbefore/icu-peace-bell) of the ICU Peace Bell Scholarship application forms.

And please be sure to put a checkmark next to “併願 (concurrent application)” in the section to choose the type of scholarship on the form 1-1.

2）Type of scholarship the applicant qualifies for

The applicant can qualify for either one of the ICU Peace Bell Scholarship or ICU Torch Relay High Endeavor Scholarship.

2. Application for both General Admissions type A and B 

1）Application documents

Please submit only one set of application documents for General Admissions.

2）Type of scholarship the applicant qualifies for

The decision on the application for the scholarship will be made for each type of General Admissions. The application adopted in the admission type A may not necessarily be adopted in type B; the application rejected in type A may be adopted in type B. The scholarship that the applicant is offered in one of the two types cannot be applied to the application for the other type.

For inquiry regarding the scholarship, please contact:

Student Affairs Group

Student Services Division

International Christian University

Tel: 0422-33-3068

E-mail: scholarship@icu.ac.jp

★FAQ

    Q1：I would like to apply for more than one form of entrance examination (ex. Sogogata Sembatsu  and General Admissions). May I apply for the             scholarship all together?

 A1：You need to carry out the application procedure for each of the form of entrance examination you will be applying for.

       Q2：If I will be selected as a scholar, for how many years will the qualification as a scholar be valid?

 A2：ICU Torch Relay High Endeavor Scholarship will be valid only during AY2021. If you cancel the entrance into ICU, your qualification as a scholar   will also be canceled, and it cannot be carried over to the next year or after, either.

       Q3：May I apply for more than one type of scholarship?

 A3：You may also apply for the ICU Peace Bell Scholarship if you satisfy the requirement for application.  However, you cannot receive the ICU   Torch Relay High Endeavor Scholarship if you are selected as a scholar of the ICU Peace Bell Scholarship. No restriction will be imposed upon any   overlapping receipt of scholarships of outside institutions; please confirm the terms and conditions of each scholarship system by yourself.

       Q4：My parents are living abroad, and I cannot obtain their income certificates issued by the municipal office.

 A4：Please ask your parents’ places of work to issue the certificate of income that can substitute for the one issued by the municipal office. Or tax payment certificate issued by the public institution can be valid too. Either way, they must cover all the items below in English or Japanese.

・Total amount of the wage paid from January 1^st until December 31^st, 2019.

・Specification of the dependents (number of the dependents on tax low such as wife/husband, children, parents)

・If either of the parents has no income (for being housewife/husband etc.), that person must be specified as a dependent of the spouse on the certificate of income issued by the spouse’s place of work.

*Please consult the Student Affairs Group if it is difficult to prepare certificates of those forms.

       Q5：I have only one parent, and I cannot submit the income certificates of both of my parents’.

 A5：Basically you can certify that you are a child with only one parent living if that parent’s income certificate shows a mark or the deduction   amount in the section of widow/widower/special widow. Please submit the income certificate of only the parent of the same household. If you apply   as a child with only one parent living despite that that is not specified in the income certificate, you need to explain the circumstances (free format)  on the separately attached sheet.

 Q6： Can I have my application documents returned?

 A6： We don’t return the application documents to the applicant whatever the reason may be. Please take the proper application procedure after   understanding it.