Keio Academy of New York offers a Bursary Program to qualifying applicants in need of financial support.
Each academic year, several applicants who are scheduled to enroll are chosen to have a portion of their first-year tuition fees waived. (The amount granted is determined by the Committee based on the submitted application documents, the number of recipients, as well as the budget, and other factors.)
Continuation of the grant for the second year and grants to new recipients in their second or later years of enrollment will be determined by the Committee. Submitted Bursary application forms and documents will be reviewed along with overall performance at Keio Academy, both in academic and extracurricular activities.
The Sakata Scholarship is made possible through Mr. Hirotugu Sakata's long-term generous donations and is awarded to 12th-grade students with outstanding academic records. His profile is as follows:
Mr. Hirotsugu Sakata
Profile
1942 Born in Dalian, China
1960 Graduated from Azabu Gakuen High School
1964 BA from Keio University Faculty of Economics
1967 MBA from New York University Graduate School of Business
1967 Joined Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Inc, NYSE Member, working in stock market research
1978 Co-founded Quantitative Analysis Service, Inc, NASDAQ member in New York (QAS)
1978-2012 Engaged in investment advisory for institutional investors, such as hedge funds and mutual funds at QAS, Inc.
2012-present Consultant of QAS, Inc
The Ashikari Memorial Scholarship, a merit-based grant, has been instituted for incoming students.
We pay tribute to the late Dr. Roy Ashikari (1931 to 2023) for his dedication as a graduate of Keio University School of Medicine and a trustee of Keio Academy of New York, as well as his world-renowned achievements as a surgical oncologist. In honor of his legacy, we have established the Ashikari Memorial Scholarship Program.
This scholarship will be bestowed upon one aspiring new student each year seeking the opportunity to excel on a global scale. A separate application is not needed. (New students are automatically candidates.)
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2024～2025 Scholarship Recipient Ms. Sona Tsukada (G9)'s Essay
Ashikari Scholarship Introduction
I would like to extend my gratitude to The Keio Academy of New York and headmaster Tatsumi for allowing me to speak about my father’s legacy prior to this presentation of the Ashikari Scholarship award winner. My father always talked fondly of his days when he attended Keio in Japan. He often told his sons that it was Keio University that led to his success as a world famous breast cancer surgeon in the United States who became the first foreign graduate department chairman at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. After his family and his patients, it was his responsibility to Keio that was his next most important commitment. Establishing the Japanese-American medical student exchange to promote the cross cultural sharing of medical information as well as his involvement as a founding board member of the Keio Academy of New York were some of his most memorable achievements. It was for these reasons that I believe he would have been very proud of this scholarship in his name. I am very sorry that I cannot personally be available to help present this scholarship due to a prior work commitment but my entire family is extremely happy to present this year’s award to ……. (the recipient) and hope that the spirit of my father helps to encourage all the Keio students to continue to excel and represent the high standards that Keio has always embodied.
The Keio Academy of New York Sports Scholarship was established with the purpose of fostering well-rounded students who embody Keio's tradition of pen and sword, the spirit of what Dr. Shinzo Koizumi called “Bunbu Souzen”(文武双全). This scholarship is an application-based grant.
The scholarship may be applied for by 10th and 11th grade students who successfully balance academic and athletic pursuits and require financial assistance.
The application process is scheduled to begin around April, with the submission deadline expected in mid-June. Recipients are selected based on various factors, such as the essay submitted by the applicant, academic improvement including English proficiency, personal growth demonstrated through sports, and other submitted documents. Each year, two to four students will be selected.
Many schools use the phrase “Bunbu Ryodo” to describe the balance between academics and sports. However, it is not a fitting term to describe Keio’s approach to athletics. In fact, I have yet to find the phrase in the writings of our predecessors, such as Yukichi Fukuzawa, Shinzo Koizumi, and Tadao Ishikawa, who emphasized the importance of athletics for our scholars and spoke highly of their value. The term “Bunbu Ryodo” refers to two paths one aims for, but it does not directly relate to both, which seem to be two separate wheels connected by an axle. Moreover, too many schools have used this phrase as an excuse.
The phrase “Bunbu Souzen” is written on a piece of colored paper displayed in preparation for the special exhibition “Modern Japan and Keio Sports: Never Forget the Purpose of Physical Education,” which was held in 2017 to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the founding of Keio University's athletic association. Koizumi Sensei presented it to the late Tadao Toda, a member of Keio's kendo club, around the time he won the All Japan Kendo Championships twice.
The phrase “Bunbu Souzen” means to master both academics and athletics to the fullest, and I imagine that as one develops both, they mutually strengthen and overlap, creating a large mountain with a strong foundation. It is a word that fits well with Keio's approach toward athletics.
As president of Keio University, Shinzo Koizumi greatly encouraged the students in the athletic department and watched their development in the integrated education system. He was also a lifelong sports advocate.
I hope that young students at Keio will cherish the spirit of “Bunbu Souzen” as well as the “Three Treasures of Sports”(the experience that practice makes the impossible possible, the spirit of fair play, and friendship) that Mr. Koizumi spoke of when reflecting on his own life as a student at Keio.
Professor Keita Yamauchi
Chairman, Keio Academy of New York
Vice President of Keio University
