Resources: Japanese Language Program

• Weatherhead East Asian Institute
• FLAS Academic Year
• FLAS Summer
• Freeman-ASIA

The Ichiro Shirato Fund for Japanese Language Study

In honor of Ichiro Shirato, one of Columbia’s finest teachers of Japanese, the Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture established in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures an endowed fund bearing his name. The Shirato Fund provides supplemental support for Japanese language study and teaching. For 2026-2027 the Shirato Fund provides fellowships for the study of the Japanese language during the summer of 2026. We are deeply grateful for specific support to maintain and grow the Shirato Fund.

For donation inquiries, please contact:
Haruo Shirane
TEL: (212) 854-5031
Email: [email protected]

白戸一郎日本語学習基金

コロンビア大学きっての優れた日本語教育者であった故白戸一郎先生を記念し、ドナルド・キーン日本文化センターは白戸一郎日本語学習基金を 設けています。この基金の運用益はコロンビア大学における日本語教育のために利用されています。 2026-2027年は、夏期語学留学のための奨学金を提供します。さらに活動の幅を広げていくため、皆様からのご協力をよろしくお願い致します。

ご寄付に関するお問い合わせ:
ハルオ・シラネ
TEL: (212) 854-5031
Email: [email protected]

The Shirato Fund Scholarships will provide two $2,000 scholarships to undergraduates and graduate students accepted to a Columbia-approved intensive Japanese-language study program for the summer of 2026. Please note that recipients will be required to take a Japanese course upon their return to Columbia in the fall 2026; submit a short report explaining your use of the scholarship funding; and give a presentation at the study abroad information session about the language program in which you participated.

Please click here for the application form for 2026

Deadline: Tuesday, March 31st, 2026