Japanese Descent Scholarships

Below you'll find our exhaustive list of Japanese Descent Scholarships. SchoolSoup.com is considered the authority on college/university scholarships and we have listed over $40 Billion in available scholarships. We take pride in having the most comprehensive free and up to date information available online. It is possible that your profile does not match the requirements to obtain a Japanese descent scholarship but our directory does provide you with some of the information you will need to get your application process started.





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Name Amount
2023/2024 College Scholarship $1,000
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The Asian Women In Business Scholarship
$2,500
The Asian Women In Business Scholarship encourages and promotes exceptional Asian female students who have demonstrated scholarship, leadership, community service and/ or entrepreneurship. ...
American Association of Japanese University Women Scholarship Varies
The applicant must attend, at own expense, the award ceremony, and shall be a contributor to U.S.- Japan relations, cultural exchanges, and the development of leadership in the area of her ...
Asian Student Fund Scholarship Varies
Awarded for students from Japan and other Asian countries.
Barbour Scholarship Varies
Prestigious and highly competitive program for women from the area formerly known as the Orient (encompassing the lands extending from Turkey in the west to Japan and the Philippines in the ...
Carol Shigetomi Memorial Scholarship Varies
Applicant must be a junior or senior undergraduate student of Japanese American ancestry attending Pomona College. Demonstrate financial need.
Chidori Aiso Memorial Scholarships Varies
Continuing undergraduate students of Japanese ancestry. Academic record, commitment to service and financial need.
Colored Rocks Prize $50 - $3,500
The Colored Rocks Prize is open to high-achieving senior male students of color attending high school in Georgia. Applicants must complete an application, essay and describe a project they ...
Creative and Performing Arts Scholarship-JACL Varies
Scholarship awarded to aid JACL members who are creative and performing arts students who are not professional artists.
Dr. and Mrs. David A. Stadtner for Oriental Students Scholarship $1,000
The applicant must be a Japanese or Southeast Asian, continuing or transferring student, and have a minimum 3.0 GPA.
Dr. Paul and Hisako Terasaki Fellowship Varies
Continuing Japanese national graduate or professional student enrolled at UCLA. Fellowship recipients will be funded for research or creative project on a significant topic dealing with the ...
ScholarshipPoints $10,000 Scholarship $10,000
Sponsored: Thousands available in scholarships this year.
Dr. Thomas T. Yatabe Memorial Scholarship $1000-$5000
Qualified members of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). Send request for Undergraduate Scholarship Application with a #10 SASE. More information on the web at www.jacl.org. ...
Dr. Yoshiye Togasaki Scholarship $1000
This scholarship is awarded to honor Dr. Yoshiye Togasaki who demonstrated compassion for the human race and dedication to the field of health services. Applicant must be a student planning a ...
Eizo & Toyo Sakumoto Trust Scholarship Varies
This scholarship is administered by the Hawaii Community Foundation to benefit students from Hawaii. Toyo Sakumoto was born in Hilo in 1904 & attended Hilo High School. After marrying ...
Freshman Scholarship-JACL Varies
Scholarship awarded to aid JACL members who are past recipients of a scholarship. Must be high school seniors entering a trade school, business school, college, or universtiy.
George and Mauso Nagatomo Memorial Scholarship Varies
Must be a deserving student attending Mesa State College. Must be a U.S. citizen.
$2,000 "No Essay" Scholarship - Niche $2,000
Sponsored: Open to all students and those planning on enrolling in either 2023 or 2024.
George and Sakaye Aratani Community Internship Varies
Continuing undergraduate students of Japanese ancestry. Student will be funded for a proposed internship with one of the following Japanese American community-based organizations: Japanese ...
George and Sakaye Aratani Graduate Fellowship Varies
Continuing graduate or professional students at UCLA of Japanese ancestry. Fellowship recipients will be funded for research or creative project on a significant topic dealing with the ...
Hideko & Zenzo Matsuyama Scholarship Fund Varies
This scholarship was created in 2006 by donors Hideko & Zenso Matsuyama to benefit students of Japanese ancestry. Be a graduate of a high school or secondary equivalent (General Education ...
Ichiji Motoki Scholarship Varies
A scholarship for students of Japanese descent with financial need.
JACL - Henry and Chiyo Kuwahara Scholarships $1000-$5000
Members of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). Send request for Freshman, Undergraduate or Graduate Scholarship Application with a #10 SASE. More information on the web at ...
CaptainU Student-Athlete Scholarship $2,000
Sponsored: This opportunity is offered to current high school athletes for 2023-2024. Only athletes that want to play in college should apply!
JACL-Abe and Esther Hagiwara Student Aid Award $1000-$5000
Qualified members of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). Send request for a Hagiwara Financial Aid Scholarship Application with a #10 SASE. More information on the web at ...
JACL-Aiko Susanna Tashiro Hiratsuka Memorial Scholarship $1000-$5000
Qualified members of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). Send request for Performing Arts Scholarship Application with a #10 SASE. More information on the web at www.jacl.org. ...
JACL-Chiyoko and Thomas Shimazaki Scholarship $1000-$5000
Qualified members of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). Send request for Graduate Scholarship Application with a #10 SASE. More information on the web at www.jacl.org. Applicant ...
JACL-Dr. Kiyoshi Sonoda Memorial Scholarship $1000-$5000
Qualified members of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). Send request for Graduate Scholarship Application with a #10 SASE. More information on the web at www.jacl.org. Applicant ...
JACL-Kyutaro and Yasuo Abiko Scholarship $1000-$5000
Qualified member of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). Send request for Undergraduate Scholarship Application with a #10 SASE. More information on the web at www.jacl.org. ...
Monthly University Scholarships $1,000
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JACL-Magoichi & Shizuko Kato Memorial Scholarship $1000-$5000
Qualified member of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). Send request for Graduate Scholarship Application with a #10 SASE. More information on the web at www.jacl.org. Applicant ...
JACL-Minoru Yasui Memorial Scholarship $1000-$5000
Qualified member of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). Send request for Graduate Scholarship Application with a #10 SASE. More information on the web at www.jacl.org. Applicant ...
JACL-Railroad and Mine Workers Memorial Scholarship $1000-$5000
Qualified member of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). Send request for Special Scholarship Application with a #10 SASE. More information on the web at www.jacl.org. Applicant must ...
JACL-Reverend H. John Yamashita Memorial Scholarship $1000-$5000
Qualified member of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). Send request for Graduate Scholarship Application with a #10 SASE. More information on the web at www.jacl.org. Applicant ...
JACL-Sho Sato Memorial Scholarship $1000-$5000
Qualified member of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). Send request for General Scholarship Application with a #10 SASE. More information on the web at www.jacl.org. Applicant must ...
Monthly University Scholarships $1,000
Sponsored: Open to High School students and adults looking to head back to school, current college students and anyone else looking to attend college or graduate school this year or in 2024.
JACL-Thomas T. Hayashi Memorial Scholarship $1000-$5000
Qualified member of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). Send request for a General Scholarship Application with a #10 SASE. More information on the web at www.jacl.org. Applicant ...
Japanese American Citizens League Scholarship Varies
Must be a deserving student attending Life Chiropractic College West.
Japanese American Treaty Centennial Scholarship $1,000
The Japanese American Scholarship Fund was incorporated in 1960 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of United State-Japan relations. The fund was established to encourage students of ...
Japanese-American Citizens Scholarship Varies
Scholarship awarded to aid JACL members at all levels of study in educational institutions in the US.
John Kubota Grant in Japanese American Studies Varies
Continuing undergraduate students of Japanese ancestry. Grant will subsidize a project on research, creative endeavor, or community service in an area related to the Japanese American ...
Kenji Kajiwara Memorial Scholarship $1000-$5000
Qualified member of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). Send request for Undergraduate Scholarship Application with a #10 SASE. More information on the web at www.jacl.org. ...
Kenji Kasai Memorial Scholarship $1000-$5000
Qualified members of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). Send request for a Freshman Scholarship Application with a #10 SASE. More information on the web at www.jacl.org. Entering ...
Ki Hoon Kim Scholarship (Japanese) Varies
Provides scholarship support for Korean and Japanese students attending the university, and for university faculty and students to study or do research in Korea.
Mas and Majiu Uyesugi Memorial Scholarship $1000-$5000
Qualified member of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). Send request for Entering Freshman Scholarship Application with a #10 SASE. More information on the web at www.jacl.org. ...
Masako Hirata Scholarship Varies
Scholarship awarded to students majoring in Liberal Arts who will transfer to a four-year college to earn a teaching certificate. Special consideration is given to students of Japanese ...
Minority Fellowship Program Varies
Detailed description of actual scholarship The AAMFT Minority Fellowship Program's objectives are to: Expand the delivery of culturally competent mental health and substance abuse ...
Mitsuyuki Yonemura Memorial Scholarship $1000-$5000
Qualified member of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). Send request for Entering Freshman Scholarship Application with a #10 SASE. More information on the web at www.jacl.org. ...
Miwa Lock Co. Ltd./Hideo Wake Scholarship $8,000
Freshman, Sophomore, Junior or Senior standing; Any major within School including Undeclared; Preference to students of Japanese heritage; Minimum 3.0 GPA; Extra-Curricular activities and ...
Mr. and Mrs. Takashi Moriuchi Scholarship $1000-$5000
Qualified member of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). Send request for Entering Freshman Scholarship Application with a #10 SASE. More information on the web at www.jacl.org. ...
Nobuko R. Kodama Fong Memorial Scholarship $1000-$5000
Qualified member of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). Send request for Undergraduate Scholarship Application with a #10 SASE. More information on the web at www.jacl.org. ...
Patricia and Gail Ishimoto Memorial Scholarship $1000-$5000
Qualified members of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). Send request for Entering Freshman Scholarship Application with a #10 SASE. More information on the web at www.jacl.org. ...
Saburo Kido Memorial Scholarship $1000-$5000
Qualified member of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). Send request for Undergraduate Scholarship Application with a #10 SASE. More information on the web at www.jacl.org. ...
Sam & Florice Kuwahara Memorial Scholarship $1000-$5000
Qualified member of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). Send request for Freshman or General Scholarship Application with a #10 SASE. More information on the web at www.jacl.org. ...
Taul Watanabe Scholarships Varies
Students must be U.S. born, American citizens and have at least one Japanese great grandparent or great-great grandparent. Students must demonstrate academic achievement, good character, and
Undergraduate Scholarship-JACL Varies
Scholarship awarded to aid JACL members who are past recipients of a scholarship. Must be an undergradute student entering a trade school, business school, college, or universtiy.
William A. and Verna L. Zuhl Scholarship Varies
For International/National students enrolled in International Studies with a preference given to Japanese students. Financial need will be considered.