Completed Applications Due: 11 April 2025, JST, 11:59pm

Questions? Contact: zacsa.scholarships@gmail.com 

Applicant Eligibility Requirements:

A. Must be a command-sponsored (on orders) dependent of an active duty military member (all services) or a SOFA-sponsored employee based at Camp Zama, Yokohama North Docks, or Sagami Depot.

B. Must plan to attend school in the 2025-2026 academic year, and must be working toward the completion of a certificate, license, degree, or other accredited program. Full-time enrollment is not required for this scholarship. If you are unsure if your program meets the requirement, please email zacsa.scholarships@gmail.com.  

C. Previous ZaCSA Scholarship recipients of $1000 or more are not eligible to reapply.

 

Provide details on no more than three enrichment activites, which may include:

• Volunteer experience
• Work experience
• Organizations/activities
• Leadership Positions

Do NOT include your name in Part 3 (Enrichment Activities).

 

Choose one of the following options: Do NOT include your name in Part 4 (Essay).

Write 1 essay (300-500 words) OR 2 short answers (150 - 250 words each)

Choose a question (or 2) from the following:

1. Share an experience that broadened your perspective or provided exposure to diverse cultures. How did this experience influence your future academic or career goals?

 

2. Describe a situation where you took on a leadership role and how your actions impacted or contributed to your family or community. What did you learn about responsibility and teamwork?

 

3. What challenges have you faced in pursuing your education? What strategies did you use to overcome or to adapt? What did you learn from the experience?

4. As you look towards your future, what career or academic goals do you have? Provide specific examples of how your life experiences have inspired these ambitions.

5. Write about the role of your family, friends, or mentors in shaping your values and helping you navigate your future plans. How have they influenced your goals?

 

Selection Process

Applicants will be evaluated based on completeness of application; academics; enrichment activities; and essay response(s).

Applications remain anonymous during the selection process. All private information will be removed from the applications prior to judging.

Scholarship money is not guaranteed to all applicants. Successful applicants will be awarded scholarships in the amount of no less than $500. The number of scholarships awarded will be based on the funds available for the year. All applicants will be notified of the results.

Scholarships will be awarded without regard to gender, race, or creed of applicant, rank of sponsor, or financial status. 

I hereby certify that I fully understand the eligibility requirements, criteria for selection, and the limitations of this scholarship. I certify that all information provided on this application is accurate, to the best of my knowledge, and that the application is a product of my own efforts. I give permission to the Zama Community Spouses' Association (ZaCSA) Scholarship Chair and Committee to verify all academic and enrichment activity information with the appropriate authorities. I understand that failure to adhere to the policies listed above and notify ZaCSA of required information may result in my application becoming ineligible for consideration and/or forfeit of my scholarship.