The Richard and Eleanor Imai Shin Buddhist Scholarship annually awards grants to support deserving Shin Buddhist youths in their pursuit of higher education and enhance their commitment to the religion’s principles and teachings throughout their lifetime.
The Richard and Eleanor Imai Shin Buddhist Scholarship annually awards grants to support deserving Shin Buddhist youths in their pursuit of higher education and enhance their commitment to the religion’s principles and teachings throughout their lifetime.
This year, scholarships of $3,400 were awarded to Cristina Gervais and Kelsey Katayama. The 2015 applicants were judged in part on essays submitted on the topic “What should be the Shin Buddhists view of terrorists?”
Gervais plans to attend the University of Hawaii at Hilo, majoring in linguistics.
Katayama will attend the University of Hawaii at Manoa majoring in accounting.