Glen S. Fukushima speaks at an ISC event, representing the Glen S. and Sakie T. Fukushima JASC Alumni Fellowship Fund, which supports future delegates.

Supporters

At International Student Conferences, we believe in the power of young people to lead across borders, ask hard questions, and build lasting peace. Our work would not be possible without the generous support of our alumni, institutional partners, and friends who share this vision.

Each year, your contributions help ensure that students from all backgrounds, regardless of financial means, can participate in our life-changing programs. You are planting the seeds of leadership that grow long after the conferences end.

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Our Deepest Thanks

We are proud to recognize the donors and partners who make this work possible. Together, you are shaping the next generation of leaders committed to dialogue, understanding, and global citizenship.

ISC supporters and alumni gather at a donor reception celebrating the impact of the International Student Conferences community.

Institutional Partners

International Education Center (IEC)

Center for International Communications Group Americas (CICG Americas)

The Freeman Foundation

U.S.–Japan Foundation

The Japan-US Friendship Commission

The Asia Group Foundation

The Korea Foundation

Aflac

Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA

JCCI NY

Mitsui

Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

Xi’an Jiaotong University

Legacy & Named Funds

The Plant a Diplomatic Tree Scholarship

Funded each fall by ISC conference alumni, this scholarship supports the annual participation of one student for each of ISC’s three conferences.

The Kristy Murray Holch Memorial Branch

In memory of former ISC Board Chair Kristy Murray Holch, this branch of the Plant a Diplomatic Tree Scholarships supports a JASC delegate’s peer-to-peer exchange experience. The scholarship honors Kristy’s enduring legacy and commitment to international understanding.

Kristy Murray Holch with a fellow Japan-America Student Conference delegate during her time with ISC. The Kristy Murray Holch Memorial Branch honors her lifelong commitment to international understanding.

The Glen S. and Sakie T. Fukushima JASC Alumni Fellowship Fund

A $1 million endowment supporting future generations of Japan-America Student Conference delegates.

Plant a Diplomatic Tree Scholarship Donors provide needs-based funding for JASC, KASC, and ChASC delegates each year.

Scholarship Donors

Ronald Ohata

Andrea Menin

Keith Krulak

Nancy Silverman

Kurt Tong

Rachelle Brunette-Chen

Douglas & Helen Murray (In honor of Kristy Murray Holch)

Marlene Mayo

Greg Caimi

Bahia Simons-Lane

Katherine Jordan

Naoki Yoshida

Hugh Murray (In honor of Kristy Murray Holch)

2025 Conference Sponsors

Delegates and speakers gather on stage for the 77th Japan-America Student Conference Opening Ceremony in Japan.

🇯🇵 🇺🇸 Japan-America Student Conference (JASC)

    • University of California – Berkeley

    • University of Wisconsin – Madison

    • Wake Forest University

    • Duke University

    • Washington and Lee University

    • Pomona College

    • Colgate University

    • International Education Center

    • Bain & Co.

    • Rivian

    • Freeman Foundation

    • US-Japan Foundation

    • Japan-United States Friendship Commission

    • Aflac

    • JCC Fund NY

    • The Asia Group Foundation

    • Mitsui USA Foundation

  • Champions

    • Ronald Ohata

    • Craig Sherman

    Supporters

    • Morris Cornell-Morgan

    • Emma Chanlett-Avery

    Friends

    • Jeff Lepon

    • Akio Wada

    • Morris Cornell-Morgan

    • Christopher Linscott

    • Rick Ruvulo

    • David Myers

    • Robbi Miller-Marmur

Delegates from the 18th Korea-America Student Conference pose with their conference banner outside Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, South Korea.

🇰🇷 🇺🇸 Korea-America Student Conference (KASC)

    • University at Buffalo Asia Research Institute

    • University of Hawaii – Manoa

    • Indiana University

    • Korea Economic Institute of America

    • Korea Foundation USA

    • The Korea Society

    • The Asia Group

    • Seoul National University

    • American Diplomacy House, Seoul

    • Freeman Foundation

    • Korea Foundation

    • Asia Group Foundation

    • Jenny Town

Delegates from the 5th China-America Student Conference pose together in a lecture hall in China, holding a banner that reads ‘Seek Common Ground, Move Forward Together.’

🇨🇳 🇺🇸 China-America Student Conference (ChASC)

    • The Asia Group Foundation

    • International Student Conferences Plant a Diplomatic Tree Scholarship

    • Washington & Lee University

    • University of Hawaii – Manoa

    • The Chicago Sister Cities International

    • Consulate of the People’s Republic of China in Chicago

    • Korea Economic Institute of America

    • The Asia Group

    • US-Heartland China Association

    • University of Chicago

Delegate learns to play a traditional Chinese instrument with guidance from a local instructor during the China-America Student Conference.

Interested in Supporting a Delegate?

ISC welcomes sponsorships from universities, companies, and individuals interested in funding conference participation or Roundtable development.

For more information, please contact us at give@iscdc.org

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