“Emergency Student Support Grant”

“Emergency Student Support Grant”
Hello, this is Ms. Harada from the IFCA Tokyo team.

I have an exciting event that 
I would like to share with you...!




The other day, I applied for the 
"Emergency Student Support Grant"
 which is funded by the national 
government in Japan.




What is the "Emergency Student
 Support Grant"?

Through the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO), 
the government will give out 200,000 yen or 100,000 yen 
to needy students during the Coronavirus crisis.




I received a notice about this grant from 
the school office some time ago . 
However, I didn't open the email because 
I was afraid to find out that I might not be eligible.
 I've been neglecting it for a long time.




Off the topic of emergency grants, 
when I first thought about seeking higher education, 
I looked for scholarships that were available to me.

However, most of the scholarships were for youth 
who left child protection institutions or foster homes.




I was taken into temporary custody 
but was never placed in a facility or foster care. 
 Although I grew up in an abusive home, 
there were no scholarships that I was eligible to apply.




Furthermore, I was not able to take a student 
loan because of my parents' income. 
 In other words, I did not meet the eligibility 
requirements as a foster youth or as a low-income 
household student.




Finding appropriate scholarship programs was a daunting
 and disappointing task for me. Every time 
I looked for financial support, 
I was forced to realize that I was falling through 
the cracks of strict policies and 
regulations set by the system.




Just before the emergency student loan application deadline,
 I muster up the courage to read the application guidelines.
 I was only able to do this because a friend of mine 
who is not from IFCA was willing to read the application 
form together with me via video call. 




I was happy to find out that even 
I could apply for this particular scholarship.




Reading through the application, 
I came across checkboxes such as 
"not being able to receive assistance 
from the family while living at home" 
and other similar questions.




I was pleased to see that the form 
recognized the existence of households with challenges. 

I was also relieved to learn that there were 
scholarships that could relate to 
my circumstances and needs.




It's too early to be excited 
as the results are not yet in, 
but this application form certainly made me happy. 
  Thank you for reading my blog. 
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