Deadline – Sunday 11th May 2025
Scholarship Value and What's Included
(Scholarship value: $12,500)
- All domestic and international flights and transfers
- Host family placement – homestay with all meals included during 4 week stay
- 80 hours of Japanese language classes in Japan
- Pre-departure, on arrival and at end of stay Orientation
- 24/7 support from AFS Japan and AFS New Zealand
- Comprehensive medical and personal liability insurance
Eligibility
- Aged between 15.6 and 18.6 years old at the start of the programme
- Studying in Year 9, 10 or 11
- Currently studying Japanese, have previously studied Japanese or willing to start studying Japanese prior to the start of the programme. AFS will provide free online resources to the students
- Have an interest in the Japanese culture and language
- Be in good physical and mental health
- Capable of adjusting to new experiences and environments, and open to adjusting to cultural difference
- Provide a scholarship report at the end of the programme within two weeks of returning home
- You must be living in Queensland, Australia
Register Your Interest
This scholarship is fully funded by Mitsui Resources Pty Ltd & their
JV Partner exclusively for a student living in Queensland. The winning student will spend 4 weeks in Japan learning Japanese language & culture and living with a Japanese family.
If you are eligible, we will then send you an email with information on supplying a minute-long video and letter to your potential host family to be considered for this scholarship. If you are the successful scholar, you will then be required to fill in a complete AFS application. If you have any questions or concerns, please email [email protected]
Application Deadline
Sunday 11th May 2025
Zoom Session with Q&A
Attend an information zoom session run by AFS NZ covering:
- How it works to go on an exchange with AFS for an intensive programme
- What is covered by the scholarship
- Q&A for you and your parent(s)
About Japan
Japan is the most popular destination for Australian school students to go abroad due to a long history of programmes between the two countries.
The AFS Japanese Intensive Language Programme brings students from around the world to Japan for a 4-week programme in October – November 2025.
Participants will experience Japanese culture, learn the language and live with a carefully selected host family to fully immerse themselves in the Japanese way of life.
This programme can be a life-changing and eye-opening experience, exposing students not only to a new culture, but helping forge life-long connections and friendships. Living and studying abroad will prepare you for life in ways that no other experience can – you will learn more, gain more and grow more than you thought possible.