Please include your name, degree and major at the top of the page, and upload a PDF of your responses to each question below to your Interfolio application by January 12, 2024 at 11:59PM EST.

• QUESTION 1 (250 words maximum)
  
  What is/was your focus of your study and how is it related to Japan?




• QUESTION 2 (500 words maximum)
  
  Describe a Japan-related project or activity you have pursued and found meaningful. If you are a PhD student, use this space to describe your dissertation research.




• QUESTION 3 (250 words maximum)
  
  Briefly describe your plans for the two-year period following your attendance at the IUC and your long-term educational and/or career goals.




• QUESTION 4 (250 words maximum)
  
  What attracts you to the IUC? What do you hope to accomplish during the 10-month program?