In today’s digital society, children are becoming more tech-savvy, starting from a young age. This natural curiosity and inclination to know more about the technology and gadgets surrounding them has led to more learners choosing to pursue STEM-related courses. The Hideki Yukawa Scholarship recognizes young talented learners in this digital space field and supports them as they endeavor to succeed in their educational pursuits. Here’s all you need to know about this prestigious award.
Who is Hideki Yukawa?
Hideki Yukawa is a Japanese theoretical physicist. Yukawa won the Nobel prize in 1949 for physics due to his research in elementary particles. He also was the first Japanese Nobel laureate for his prediction of the pi meson or pion particles. He got his undergraduate degree from Kyoto Imperial University, now Kyoto University, where he stayed on to lecture for another four years. He moved to Osaka imperial university, now known as Osaka University, where he pursued his doctorate in 1938. While lecturing at Osaka University, he proposed and published his theory of mesons, explaining the interaction between neutrons and protons.
His research became a significant influence on research into elementary particles, which became a massive part of nuclear and high-energy physics. He left Osaka university to become a professor at Kyoto, where he earned a Decoration of Cultural Merit from the Japanese government and the Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy. Yukawa also held faculty positions at Columbia University and the institute of advanced study in Princeton. It was while he was teaching at Columbia university that he got the Nobel Prize. The list of academic accolades he received are numerous, and it comes as no surprise that he inspired this literary award.
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What is the Hideki Yukawa Global Skills Scholarship?
It is a talent-based scholarship awarded to learners who excel in technology digital space. The Hideki Yukawa Global Skills Scholarship is open to learners under all curriculums, whether it’s CBSE, CLSP, IB PYP, IBDP, and IGCSE. The one year award offers learners from all grades financial aid with tuition according to categories.
● Category A recipients receive 19 percent off their tuition fees. To be eligible, you must rank among the top ten students nationally at the Olympiad by SOF/ STEM olympiad or robotics olympiad. You are also eligible if you come in as either 1st, 2nd, or 3rd at the annual National Children’s Science Congress competition.
● Category B recipients receive 15 percent off their tuition fees. To be eligible, you must rank among the top twenty students nationally at the Olympiad by SOF/ STEM olympiad or robotics olympiad. You are also eligible if you come in as either 1st, 2nd, or 3rd at the annual State Children’s Science Congress competition. Alternatively, you can apply for this scholarship if you are part of the first ranking teams at the ISRO space quiz, NSS (National Space Settlement).
● Category C recipients receive 9 percent off their tuition fees. To be eligible, you must rank among the top thirty students nationally at the Olympiad by SOF/ STEM olympiad or robotics olympiad. You are also eligible if you come in among the top ten in any national or international competition run by IT giants such as Microsoft, Google, Intel, Adobe, etc., especially the Google Science Fair. If you rank in the top ten at any national, state, or international level Robot Olympiad competitions or are part of the second rank teams at the ISRO space quiz, NSS (National Space Settlement).
● Category D recipients receive 6 percent off their tuition fees. To be eligible, you must rank among the top forty students nationally at the Olympiad by SOF/ STEM olympiad or robotics olympiad. You are also eligible if you come in among the top twenty in any national or international competition run by IT giants such as Microsoft, Google, Intel, Adobe, etc., especially the Google Science Fair. If you rank in the top twenty at any national, state, or international level Robot Olympiad competitions or are part of the third rank teams at the ISRO space quiz, National Space Settlement (NSS).
Alternatively, if you received an innovation award at any national or international level competition such as CIASC or a state, national-level achievement award from the MOE and CBSE science exhibition or the NTSE (National Talent Search Examination).
Scholarship application process
Applicants for the Hideki Yukawa Global Skills Scholarship must be Japanese residents who have participated at prefectural, national or international forums in any of the categories listed above. You also need to have written a paper, thesis, published works, or invented/ innovated a tool or gadget related to digital spaces such as Artificial intelligence (AI). Robotics, Virtual reality (VR), coding, Blockchain, app making, and more.
To apply for the award, you need to submit an application form and all the required documentation. The school will reject all applications submitted without all the needed documentation or incorrectly filled forms. You will need to include academic records for the past two years and provide relevant proof of the paper, thesis, tool, gadget, application, or published documents you have.
Successful applicants will be notified of the next steps within ten working days from the application period’s closure. During this time, the scholarship committee will assess all successful applications and deliberate on who to call in for the scholarship test and face to face interviews. The final awardees will be selected and awarded the scholarship according to the categories they were eligible for, and GIIS will disburse the scholarship money accordingly.
Validity and termination terms
1. The award is valid for one academic year. There’s no cash or other alternative for the award in part or whole unless otherwise provided by GIIS.
2. The award is as stated and is non-exchangeable, non-transferable, and cannot be substituted.
3. The award benefits are only applicable for learners studying at any GIIS campus. It cannot be converted to cash or transferred to other schools.
4. The renewal of the scholarship to the second year is dependent on the student’s performance. It would help if you achieved a score above or equivalent to the category in which they awarded you the scholarship.
5. If partial, incorrect, or misleading information is provided during the application process, the award is considered null and void. Any scholarship money already awarded to you will have to be refunded back.
6. GIIS reserves the right to withdraw or terminate the scholarship at any time without notice. It can be withdrawn if your progress or behavior is deemed unsatisfactory, in the school’s opinion. GIIS monitors the scholarship, and along with maintaining good grades, you should maintain good conduct.
7. If at any point, you are required to leave the school in the middle of the term, your scholarship waiver for that term will be null and void.
8. You cannot apply for any new scholarship if you are already a recipient of another scholarship during that school year. You can only have one fee-related benefit, either a scholarship or a subsidy, such as a fee waiver.
Accessing quality education is each child’s right. At GIIS, we are committed to helping make this reality. Students talented in technology-related studies can get a world-class education and global exposure through the Hideki Yukawa Scholarship as they study at an international school.
