Mission Statement: The Japan-US Friendship Commission is an independent federal agency established by Congress in 1975 to strengthen the US-Japan relationship through educational, cultural, and intellectual exchange. Its mission is to support reciprocal people-to-people understanding, and promote partnerships that advance common interests between Japan and the United States.
JUSFC Values
- Engage the next generation of US-Japan managers
- Support innovation
- Promote partnerships and collaboration
- Demonstrate the importance of the US-Japan relationship
JUSFC Funding Priorities
1) Exchanges and Scholarship
2) Global Challenges
3) Arts and Culture
4) Education and Public Affairs
Next Grant Deadline July 1, 2012