A program of the Hitachi Foundation, the Yoshiyama Award annually honors up to 12 high school seniors from around the country for their community-service activities. The award is accompanied by a gift of $5,000, dispensed over two years. Recipients may use the award at their discretion. The award is not a scholarship. Recipients are invited to participate in a special award ceremony in Washington, D.C., and a retreat with other awardees — activities designed to allow recipients to exchange ideas and strategies, develop a network, and increase their leadership skills and knowledge of effective social change. The 2008 nomination process opens in December 2007.

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