JET Memorial Invitation Program (JET MIP) for High School Students

Deadline: April 13, 2012

The JET Memorial Invitation Program (JET MIP) provides 32 high school students with the opportunity to go to Japan for two weeks as a group to meet Japanese students, experience Japanese culture, and study the language. It was created in 2011 in memory of two American teachers of English who lost their lives in the earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011: Taylor Anderson (Ishinomaki, Miyagi) and Montgomery Dickson (Rikuzen-Takata, Iwate). The program is open to 11th and 12th graders who are currently learning Japanese, and it seeks to honor the principles that Taylor and Monty valued during their lives.

For more information, including eligibility requirements and the application, please visit: www.jflalc.org/jle-12-jet-mip.html.