Applicants must fulfill the following requirements:

• Be in the 8th-11th grade.
• Be an excellent student and citizen.
• Maintain a “C” average or better in school with no unsatisfactory or needs improvement marks on your report card.
• Be curious about other cultures, especially Japanese culture. You will be staying with a Japanese family for 10 nights.
• Commit to hosting a student from Japan in March 2024.
• Provide three confidential references from current teachers, coaches and a personal reference from a long-time adult acquaintance. These references must be mailed separately to: Culver City Sister City Committee/P.O. Box 1072/Culver City, CA 90232
• Write an essay about why you should be selected
• Take part in all pre-exchange preparation meetings.
• Students and their families will pay for round-trip air fare to Osaka, Japan. Some scholarship money may be available for those in need.