Sumitomo Corporation and TOMODACHI Initiative Launch TOMODACHI Sumitomo Corporation Scholars Program
– Promotes Education and Fosters Next Generation Leaders in the United States and Japan –
TOKYO, JAPAN, December 13, 2013 – Sumitomo Corporation (head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Kuniharu Nakamura) has partnered with the U.S. Embassy in Japan and the U.S.-Japan Council to launch the “TOMODACHI Sumitomo Corporation Scholars Program” with a donation of 100 million yen.
Together, the TOMODACHI Initiative and Sumitomo Corporation will be starting a multi-year university-level scholarship program in 2014 to support exchange students between the United States and Japan. The TOMODACHI Sumitomo Corporation Scholars Program will provide assistance to high-achieving university students with financial need to enable them to study abroad for one year. Sumitomo Corporation’s support is aimed at helping to develop globally-minded young leaders who will serve as active bridges between Japan and the United States.
Viewing educational support for the next generation as a priority in its social contribution activities, Sumitomo Corporation has a long history of providing scholarship assistance to university students in developing Asian countries and carrying out such projects as the Sumitomo Corporation Youth Challenge Program for the Revitalization of East Japan to support youth engaged in reconstruction assistance in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake.
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