Applications for the Japanese American Citizens League’s (JACL) National Scholarship Program now available.
JACL offfers over 30 awards, with an annual total of over $60,000 in scholarships. Awards are available in the following categories: Freshman, Undergraduate, Graduate, Law, Creative and Performing Arts, and Financial Aid. The 2011 National JACL Scholarship Program informational brochure and applications were recently posted on the JACL website (www.jacl.org). They can be accessed by clicking on “Youth” on the menu bar.
Freshman applications are to be submitted to the applicant’s local JACL Chapter, which shall review the applications and then forward the “outstanding” ones onto National JACL. All other National JACL Scholarship applications are to be sent directly by the applicants to: National JACL Scholarship Program, c/o Portland JACL, P.O. Box 86310, Portland, OR 97286.
To download the 2011 JACL Scholarship Guidelines, click here.
To download the 2011 JACL Scholarship Brochure, click here.
For additional information regarding the JACL National Scholarship Program, please contact Jason Chang, National JACL Vice President for Planning and Development, at vpp-d@jacl.org or JACL Regional Director Patty Wada at (415) 345-1075; jacl-ncwnpro@msn.com.
For additional information on JACL, please visit their website at www.jacl.org.