Scholarships
Invest in the Future
Sakura Foundation Scholarships acknowledge high school seniors who have made meaningful contributions to the Tri-State / Denver Buddhist Temple and/or Japanese American community. The Foundation hopes the success of the recipients will support efforts to play an impactful role in the temple and Japanese American community in the future.
The scholarship fund is administered by the Japanese American Community Graduation Program (JACGP). Eligibility requirements and applications can be found at www.jacgp.com.
Sakura Foundation presents its scholarships at the Annual Japanese American Community Graduation Program banquet each June. Please see www.jacgp.com for more information and banquet details.
2024 RECIPIENTS OF SAKURA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS:
Aya Kawanabe
2024 TRI-STATE/DENVER BUDDHIST TEMPLE /
SAKURA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
Milo deMars
2024 TRI- STATE/DENVER BUDDHIST TEMPLE / SAKURA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
Ellery Hora
2024 SAKURA FOUNDATION COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP
Kristi Case
2023 TRI-STATE/DENVER BUDDHIST TEMPLE/SAKURA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
Amanda Charness
2023 SAKURA FOUNDATION COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP
Koji Inouye
2023 TRI-STATE/DENVER BUDDHIST TEMPLE/SAKURA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
Nicholas Tanaka
2022 TRI-STATE/DENVER BUDDHIST TEMPLE/SAKURA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
Allison Tanigawa
2022 TRI-STATE/DENVER BUDDHIST TEMPLE/SAKURA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
Lula DeMars
2021 SAKURA FOUNDATION/TRI-STATE/DENVER BUDDHIST TEMPLE SCHOLARSHIP
Kenneth Hora
2021 SAKURA FOUNDATION COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP
Katie Tsuchimoto
2021 SAKURA FOUNDATION/TRI-STATE/DENVER BUDDHIST TEMPLE SCHOLARSHIP
Mika Kawanabe
2020 TS/DBT SAKURA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
Danielle Powell
2020 SAKURA FOUNDATION COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP
Nicholas Tanaka
2020 TS/DBT SAKURA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
Anna Tsuchimoto,
Bennett Yoshida
2019 TS/DBT SAKURA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS
Ayla Charness
2019 SAKURA FOUNDATION COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP
Quentin Yamasaki,
Robert Tanaka Jr.
2018 TS/DBT SAKURA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS
Quentin Yamasaki
2018 SAKURA FOUNDATION COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP
Allison Phillips
2017 TS/DBT SAKURA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
Kristi Nagai
2017 SAKURA FOUNDATION COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP
Emily Nguyen
2016 SAKURA FOUNDATION COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP
Bryan Tanigawa
2016 TS/DBT SAKURA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
Cami Shigaya
2016 TS/DBT SAKURA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
Connor Arai Mawhinney
2015 SAKURA FOUNDATION COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP
Connor Kevin Jiro Ospina
2015 TS/DBT SAKURA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
Ryan Kiyoshi Kim
2015 TS/DBT SAKURA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
