Ended Accepting Applications for the TOMODACHI Story Jam for Youth with Disabilities
TOMODACHI Story Jam for Youth with Disabilities is a 9-week digital storytelling and youth leadership program that brings together Japanese and American college students and young professionals with disabilities to collectively explore and identify a moment or moments related to overcoming barriers. Participants will have opportunities to interact with peers from Japan and the U.S., and to learn about each other’s cultures.
- For application information and program details, click here.
- For more information on this program, click here.
- Application deadline: June 30, 2022
Eligibility
To qualify for the program, you must:
- Be a Japanese or American individual with a disability
- Be between 18 and 35 years old
- Be a student currently enrolled at a Japanese or American college, or a young professional working part-time, full-time, or self-employed
- Have basic English language skills (conversation, reading, and writing), or if you are Deaf, have basic English language reading and writing skills and basic American Sign Language skills
- Have a compelling story about your experience of breaking down barriers at college, work, or other areas of life (e.g., relationships, family, community), and lessons learned
- Be willing to attend all scheduled group sessions
- Give permission to have your digital story be shared at a public online event and published elsewhere
Program Schedule
| June 30 | Online application closes |
| Early to mid-July | Candidate interviews held |
| August 15 | Finalists announced |
| September 16-November 4 | Story Jam and Youth Leadership Program |
| November 11 | Public online event |
