GLA annually awards the Hana Uno Shepard Memorial Scholarship. Applicants must be a graduating high school senior with a high achievement record, from a single-parent family, of Japanese descent, and a resident of Los Angeles or Orange County. The scholarship may be applied to any college, university, community college, fine arts, or vocational school. GLA provides the scholarship recipient with 4 years of JACL student membership.
In February, the application process may be started. The deadline to submit the application is May 1st.
The GLA application is available in 3 ways:
- The high school counseling office may have the GLA forms.
- The application is available as a Google form.
- The application is available as a printable document.
Applicants have 3 options for submitting their applications:
- Application may be filled out manually and emailed to greaterlajacl@gmail.com.
- Application may be completed online through the Google form.
- Request snail mail address from greaterlajacl@gmail.com.
For application questions and additional information: greaterlajacl@gmail.com
National JACL provides a variety of scholarships. See scholarships.
Click on recipients’ pictures and see their autobiographies.
2021 Scholarship Recipients
No applications received.
2018 Scholarship Recipients

Amy Baker

Tiffany Chen

Matthew Clingerman

Rikiya Smith

Andrew Gruhn, GLA Vice President of Young Adults Group and 2015 GLA scholarship recipient, was a GLA delegate to the JACL National Convention, July 31 – Aug. 4, 2019.
Click to see Andrew’s RAFU article and report of the convention.

Layne Sakamoto, GLA treasurer and 2009 GLA scholarship recipient, was a Kakehashi participant in 2014.
Kakehashi Project is an annual all expenses paid trip to Japan for young people 18-25.
For information see https://jacl.org/kakehashi