Scholarships

Jack Nomura Memorial High School Scholarship: For college-bound graduating high school seniors.
Chiyo M. Hattori Memorial Scholarship: For students pursuing a career in medicine.

Please contact venicewlajacl@gmail.com for more information.

INTERNSHIPS & FELLOWSHIPS

Kizuna Nikkei Community Internship: Venice-West LA JACL chapter sponsors an intern of this program that provides the opportunity for college students to build networks, professional skills and make an impact in the Japanese American community.
Frances Kitagawa Leadership Development Program: Provides scholarships, internships and supports leadership development programs for young leaders. Programs have provided opportunities for the next generation of leaders to work on both district and chapter projects and develop their leadership skills.
National JACL's Daniel K. Inouye Fellowship & Norman Y. Mineta Fellowship: Provides young professionals opportunity to work in the JACL National office in Washington. D.C. and monitor key legislative initiatives of importance to the JACL mission, and design and implement JACL-sponsored programs.
National JACL's Mark M. Masaoka Congressional Fellowship: Minimum 1-year fellowship in the Washington, D.C. office of a member of the U.S. Senate or U.S. House of Representatives.

For more information on National JACL Fellowship programs, please visit: https://jacl.org/internships-and-fellowships/

George Inagaki Chapter Citizenship Award: Presented to an outstanding JACL Chapter every biennium at the JACL National Convention recognizing their work in the areas of civil and social rights advocacy, community engagement and commitment to youth and leadership development.
George Inagaki Community Service Award: Recognizes Venice Japanese Community Center members for their commitment to the community center and Japanese American community.