2011 JACL Scholarships — Get your App in!!

JACL National is kicking off its Scholarship Program for the 2011 academic year. At the national level, JACL offers over 30 awards, with an annual total of over $60,000 in scholarships.

JACL Membership, which is required for applications, is open to anyone of any ethnic group. Membership dues can be paid online or with the application.

The 2011 National JACL Scholarship Program informational brochure and applications are posted on the JACL website at: http://bit.ly/JACL_Scholarships

Awards are available in the following categories: Freshman, Undergraduate, Graduate, Law, Creative & Performing Arts, and Financial Aid.

Freshman Applications
Freshman Applications are to be submitted to the applicant’s local JACL Chapter by March 1, 2011. The chapters shall then review the applications and forward the “outstanding” ones to National by April 1, 2011.

All other National JACL Scholarship applications
The deadline for these applications is April 1, 2011. These are to be sent directly by the applicants to: National JACL Scholarship Program, c/o Portland JACL, P.O. Box 86310, Portland, OR 97286.

For additional information regarding the JACL National Scholarship Program, please contact Patty Wada at (415) 345-1075 or ncwnp@jacl.org