FIUTS Ogawa Award

FIUTS awards one $4,800 scholarship each winter in honor of Betty and Hiro Ogawa, UW class of 1967.

The Betty and Hiro Ogawa Award recognizes a student involved in FIUTS who honors their legacy by promoting understanding between the U.S. and Japan.

This special award celebrates the life of Hiro Ogawa and his wife, Betty, an American student who he met through FIUTS programs while studying at the University of Washington. The Ogawa family continues to support this annual award in recognition of the importance of promoting peace and international understanding.

The Ogawa Award grants one flexible scholarship each year to a Puget Sound region graduate or undergraduate student from any country in recognition of their work to promote cross-cultural understanding between Japan and the United States through their involvement in FIUTS programs. The selected recipient will be notified on March 22.

To apply for the 2024 award:

Complete the form below by 5pm on Tuesday, February 27th, 2024.
Submit one letter of recommendation in support of your application. The letter should be emailed to era@fiuts.org or mailed to FIUTS, 909 NE 43rd Street, Suite 210, Seattle, WA 98105.

First Name (Preferred)

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

Please use an address you check regularly. We will contact you if we have any clarifying questions.

Major/Field of Study

What do you study?

College/University and Student ID Number

Where are you from?

(Answer this question any way you want to! You can include your home country/region/town, your family/heritage, and/or places you have lived and consider to be “home").

What's your FIUTS story?

(Things to consider when answering this question: How did you come to be involved in FIUTS? What was your most meaningful moment or experience through FIUTS? What does FIUTS mean to you? What has FIUTS taught you? How have you grown as a result of FIUTS programs? How do you feel you have promoted understanding through FIUTS programs?)

Describe your cross-cultural experiences. What does it mean to you to promote international understanding and peace?

What is your connection to Japan and Japanese culture? How have you promoted understanding between the U.S. and Japan in your life?

If you are selected to receive a scholarship, you will be expected to prepare a handwritten letter once per quarter to communicate with the Ogawa family. Do you feel comfortable with this request?

If selected to receive a scholarship, you will be asked to attend Blue Marble Bash, FIUTS' annual fundraising event, in spring 2023. Can you be available for this event?

Please note anything more you would like FIUTS to know about yourself.

FIUTS Ogawa Award

FIUTS awards one $4,800 scholarship each winter in honor of Betty and Hiro Ogawa, UW class of 1967.

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