Tokyo Tech teams up with AirTrunk to create scholarship for STEM women

Published: May 2, 2024

Tokyo Tech has teamed up with Asia-Pacific and Japan data center company AirTrunk to establish the AirTrunk Scholarship for outstanding female students passionate about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). AirTrunk, founded in Australia and with operations in Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia, has agreed to support STEM women at Tokyo Tech for the next two years.

Tokyo Tech's aims include cultural development and contribution to human welfare by creating an intellectually vibrant environment where anyone can learn and work without barriers. Its efforts to promote STEM education and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) reflect these goals. AirTrunk is committed to supporting STEM education in its communities and paving the way for the next generation of young people and women to work in these fields. The partnership between Tokyo Tech and AirTrunk is based on a mutual understanding of these shared goals.

AirTrunk’s Lise Kay (2nd from left) and Jakob Wetzel (center) with Tokyo Tech VP Shigeru Hioki (2nd from right)

AirTrunk's Chief Marketing Officer Lise Kay and Head of Strategic Development for Japan Jakob Wetzel met Tokyo Tech Vice President for Public Engagement Shigeru Hioki on Ookayama Campus for a discussion on March 1. Hioki shared Tokyo Tech's DEI initiatives and the Institute's strategic approaches to education with his guests, and took them on a tour of Hisao & Hiroko Taki Plaza, the student exchange hub at the heart of the campus.

In addition to the AirTrunk Scholarship, which begins in academic year 2024, the partnership with AirTrunk also supports the STEM Education for Younger Generations pillar of the Tokyo Tech Fund. Through supporting science education for elementary, middle, and high school students, the STEM Education for Younger Generations pillar helps to shape the future leaders of Japan. The aim is to develop intellectual creativity and expand the base of future technical innovators in the country.

Outline of scholarship

This scholarship aims to support the development of professionals, particularly women, with a true passion for STEM and a desire to pursue a career that contributes to the creation of a sustainable digital future for society.

Eligibility requirements

Female students who:

Are enrolled in the first year of a Tokyo Tech master’s program as of April 2024, and affiliated either with a School or Department
Have outstanding academic performance and expectations for further development and improvement
Belong to a household with a total annual income, including taxes, of less than JPY 8 million in case of salaried income, or less than JPY 3.37 million in case of non-salaried income
Are not recipients of other privately sourced scholarships, including scholarships funded by the Tokyo Tech Fund
Have Japanese citizenship or permanent residency status in Japan
Have a passion for STEM and a desire to pursue a career that contributes to the creation of a sustainable digital future for society

Planned number of scholarships

Two

Scholarship amount

JPY 50,000 per month

Duration of scholarship

Two years

Application deadline

Friday, May 10, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. Japan Standard Time. Applications that arrive after this deadline will not be accepted.

Planned schedule for academic year 2024 selections

By May 16, 2024
Notification of first round of (document)
screening results via email

Early to mid-June 2024
Second round of screening (interview)

Scholarship recipients will be selected by the Tokyo Tech president after deliberation with the Office of Education, and select individuals will be notified.

Mid- to late July 2024
Scholarship acceptance ceremony

This event is supported by Tokyo Tech Fund

Tokyo Institute of Technology Fund

Diversity and Inclusion
Tokyo Tech commits to realizing cultural development and contribution to human welfare by creating an intellectually vibrant environment.

Diversity and Inclusion at Tokyo Tech

Contact

Fundraising Group, Public Engagement Division

Email sya.kik@jim.titech.ac.jp

*: This article has been updated to correct a typographical error on May 7.