Scholarship Fund Awards

GVJCI High School Senior Scholarships
The GVJCI awards annual scholarships to high school seniors in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County. Former GVJCI Japanese Language School students who live outside of the South Bay region may also apply.

Eligibility: Applicants must have been directly involved with the GVJCI or GVJCI Member Organizations that hold regular activity at the GVJCI. Emphasis is placed upon GVJCI and other community involvement, volunteerism and future goals. High school students must have a minimum of a 2.5 GPA and have post-secondary educational plans.

Scholarships available: Gary Hori Memorial Scholarship, Gardena Valley JACL Scholarship, and the Gardena Valley Gardeners Association Legacy Scholarship, and other GVJCI scholarships. Submission deadline is April 3, 2023 with award notification in June.
GVJCI Undergraduate/Graduate Scholarship
The Brian Takeo Mitsunaga Memorial Scholarship is available to college and graduate school students.

Eligibility: Applicants must be currently full-time at a college, university, trade school, business school, or any other institution of higher learning within the United States at the undergraduate or graduate school level. A minimum 2.5 GPA is required. Applicant must have been directly involved with the GVJCI in some capacity (ex: GVJCI Japanese Language School, GVJCI internships, GVJCI programs and services. GVJCI member organization's involvement would not qualify.)

NOTE: Previous recipients of a GVJCI Undergraduate/Graduate Scholarship are not eligible to reapply to this scholarship for additional years of their undergraduate or graduate education. However, an applicant who received a GVJCI Undergraduate/Graduate Scholarship as an undergraduate student, is eligible to reapply as a graduate student.

​Submission deadline is April 3, 2023 with award notification in June.

A Special Message from GVJCI Board and Scholarship Committee Member, Ray Shibata

Congratulations 2021 GVJCI Scholarship recipients! We are proud of you and excited to see your future unfold. Thank you for serving our community as GVJCI volunteers through the years and, if your schedule allows, we look forward your potential return as future GVJCI volunteers! ​

2022 GVJCI Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to our 2022 scholarship recipients who have not only highly achieved academically, but they also dedicated many volunteer hours to the community.  We are very proud of all of the recipients and wish them success in their college education!