How to Apply

2025 Entering Freshman Scholarship

The 2025 Entering Freshman Twin Cities Chapter JACL scholarship application period is open.  Scholarship applications can be found below.  Completed applications and transcripts must be postmarked no later than Wednesday, April 2, 2025.

Scholarship recipients must be current JACL members. Regular/Individual, Student/Youth, or Couple/Family membership status is required. Individual membership of a parent does not qualify the student to receive a scholarship. If, for financial reasons, the scholarship applicant would like to be considered for a one-time membership grant, contact scholarship@tcjacl.org before submitting the application.

In addition to completing the application form and submitting a transcript, students must write a short essay entitled The Relevance of JACL Today. Applicants are evaluated based on scholastic achievement, extra curricular activities, community service, and the quality of their essay.

Applications and additional information can be found at the links below.

2025 Scholarship Application Form MS Word

2025 Scholarship Application pdf

2025 Introduction Letter to Applicants

Completed applications and transcripts must be postmarked by Wednesday, April 2, 2025.

To recommend someone for a scholarship, please contact Pam Ohno Dagoberg (scholarship@tcjacl.org).

2025 Undergraduate/Graduate Scholarship application period is closed.

The 2025 undergraduate/graduate scholarships are available to JACL – Twin Cities Chapter members enrolled in a post-secondary educational program in the 2025-26 school year.  JACL membership must be active as of September 1, 2025.   

Only one scholarship may be received during degree program.

Applications will be available on September 1, 2025. Completed applications and transcripts will be required to be postmarked by Saturday, November 1, 2025. 

A sample 2024 application can be accessed by clicking on a link below. Applications are available in MS Word form or a printable pdf.

Other available scholarships:

(Note: these are separate programs from the Twin Cities JACL Chapter’s scholarship program, with different applications and requirements.  Information about these scholarships are included below for your awareness.)

2025 National JACL Scholarship information can be found here.  The National JACL scholarship program is a separate program from the Twin Cities Chapter of the JACL scholarship program and requires a different application.