Opening Ceremonies & Scholarship Gala
The Benefit Gala for the 24th annual Kyoto Prize Symposium will be held March 12, 2025 at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center.
Sponsorships are available annually for purchase. Individual tickets: $350 / Sponsorship starting at: $5,000+
Contact Bryan Lusby at (619)363-5735 or KSOBryan@outlook.com for more information.
This gala celebrates the annual Kyoto Prize Laureates and helps fund the Kyoto Prize Symposium Scholarships. The event serves as a distinguished ceremony for the Symposium honoring the Kyoto Prize Laureates and announcing the annual high school scholarship winners from San Diego & Tijuana. The six winners presented each receive a college scholarship valued at $10,000 or 100,000 pesos for the next academic year.
Since 2004, the Kyoto Symposium Organization’s (KSO) scholarship program for high school seniors in San Diego and Tijuana, combined with grants from the Inamori Foundation in Kyoto to San Diego universities, total nearly $5 million. The high school programs are managed in partnership with the San Diego Foundation for San Diego students, and the Fundacion de la Comunidad for Tijuana students. Along with hosting the Kyoto Prize Laureates in San Diego every March, the “Kyoto” scholarship program is one of KSO’s most important services tied to the Kyoto Prize.
