Scholarship Information

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General Scholarship Information

The most important first step in accessing scholarships is to complete the FAFSA, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. See my Financial Aid page for more information on FAFSA. 

Also, beware of scholarship scams, which are common. A good rule of thumb is not to pay money to get money. Here are some more tips to avoid scams:

http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/scams.phtml

Merit scholarships are often awarded by schools directly from colleges and universities, based on grades and/or test scores (NOTE- Most colleges have gone test-optional for admission and scholarships as well as admissions). Typically, applying for college allows you to access such merit aid. Some schools do not offer merit aid, only need-based. To search for other scholarships, use the resources listed below or other reputable sources. Because most scholarships come directly from colleges, once you have your college list, search using their financial aid and scholarship pages or databases. 

Deadlines for scholarships are typically "received by" deadlines unless otherwise noted. 

Most, but not all, scholarship applications require:

It is important to give teachers and our staff time to help your student apply for scholarships, a minimum of three school weeks is recommended for Assets teachers to provide a recommendation. Please search early, get started early, and request supporting documents as soon as possible. All students may access their unofficial transcripts via their Naviance accounts under Documents. 

Safer Scholarship Search Tools


Assets School Naviance 

Login to your Naviance account at student.naviance.com/assetssch, search for scholarship, view list of active funds. 


Scholars app

Create an account to be matched with scholarships and apply for scholarships, including some local funds and many others.  

https://www.scholarsapp.com/


Fastweb

Free scholarship matching service, also has a mobile app:

https://www.fastweb.com/


Scholarships.com

www.scholarships.com


Peterson's 

www.petersons.com


Unigo

https://www.unigo.com/scholarships/our-scholarships


Cappex

https://www.cappex.com/scholarships/


Chegg

https://www.chegg.com/scholarships


College Board

https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarship-search

Big Future, the college search tool provided by College Board, offers many scholarships: 

https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/pay-for-college/bigfuture-scholarships


Niche

https://www.niche.com/colleges/scholarships/


Scholarship Monkey

http://www.scholarshipmonkey.com/


Raise Me 

https://www.raise.me/

This is not exactly a scholarship, but a way to earn money for your high school achievements, though it is limited to certain partnering colleges. Interesting, new model for funding college! This one you can start in freshman year. 


WUE Scholarships/ Regional

https://www.wiche.edu/tuition-savings/wue/wue-savings-finder/

Several public universities in western states participate in the WICHE/ WUE scholarship program. Each school handles this differently, but the aim is to make going to college out of state but still in the western region more affordable for qualified students. Some schools offer the WUE discounted tuition rates to all students from participating states, others give WUE as a scholarships to a smaller group based on GPA or merit. Visit each school of interest to find out about these opportunities. Typically, no separate application is needed, students need just apply for the university/ college. 


Scholarships with Native Hawaiian Preference: 

KS college scholarships

Multiple scholarships available in one application, including the Na Ho‘okama a Pauahi and Ho‘okawowo scholarships. KS college scholarships are available to undergraduate and graduate students who demonstrate financial need and are committed to contributing to the lāhui. CSS Profile required for KS need based Scholarships. See website for various options and deadline details. https://www.ksbe.edu/apply/financial_aid/college_scholarships/

Application opens: Oct. 1, 2023, Application deadline:, Jan. 19, 2024


Pauahi Foundation Scholarships

FAFSA is used for need based funds. This is one application linked to 400 plus different scholarship funds from the Pauahi Foundation. Preference is given to students with native Hawaiian ancestry but the criteria vary. Opens up in October, due in December, start early!  Pauahi Foundation offers a variety of scholarships from private donors for undergraduate and graduate students. Preference is given to students of native Hawaiian ancestry. https://www.pauahi.org/apply-for-a-scholarship

Application opens: Dec. 4, 2023, Application deadline:, Jan. 31, 2024 


Alu Like Hana Lima Scholarship

This is for students of native Hawaiian ancestry who have financial need and are planning on vocational or trade programs. https://www.alulike.org/hlsp/

Other Scholarships

AFCEA Hawaii STEM Scholarships

AFCEA Hawaii’s Educational Programs offers scholarships to students majoring in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) fields to include Cyber and Intelligence.   See website for details. Application is on Scholarsapp. 

https://scholarsapp.com/scholarship/afcea-hawaii-scholarships


APIA Scholarship- Scholarships with preference for Asian American/ Pacific Islanders. https://apiascholars.org/


Aviation related: Several Scholarships for students pursuing aviation careeers are liseted on Central Washington University's site:

https://www.cwu.edu/academics/aviation/scholarships-grants.php


FIRST Robotics provides a search tool to find scholarships, for those who have done robotics

https://www.firstinspires.org/scholarships


Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship

https://scholarshipamerica.org/amazonfutureengineer/


Parchment Pathway to College Scholarship

Geared toward filling it out junior year. You have to create a Parchment account. 

Scholarships Offered by Local Community 

THE HAWAII HIGH SCHOOL HUMANITARIAN SCHOLARSHIP: $10,000 AWARDED BY THE DAVIS LEVIN LIVINGSTON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Criteria:

https://www.davislevin.com/our-firm/scholarship/#%7E8S1Y3P7


Hawaii Community Foundation Common Scholarship Application-

Students can apply for 200 scholarships with this one application. A Student Aid Report (SAR) from the FAFSA is required for some funds, as well as letters of recommendation, a personal statement, and an electronic copy of your transcript. Seniors may download their unofficial transcripts by logging onto Naviance Students and selecting about me, my stuff, documents shared with me. All documents must be uploaded electronically by the student before the deadline. 

2023-24 Deadline info forthcoming (check back!)

www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org


HACAC is now offering a student scholarship! 

https://hawaiiacac.org/student-scholarship/


Duke Kahanamoku Foundation Scholarships- 

For scholar leaders in Hawaii connected to water sports, financial need considered as one factor

https://www.dukefoundation.org/scholarships

https://scholarsapp.com/


HEA Scholarship Opportuntiy

2023-24 Info Forthcoming, check back

The Hawaii Education Association offers scholarships to deserving high school seniors (preference will be given to those in preK-12 teaching) who are HEA members, children of HEA members, or grandchildren or legally adopted grandchildren of HEA members.  These one-year scholarships are offered to graduating students who will enroll in any two- or four-year state or nationally accredited institution of higher learning (preference will be given to those in preK-12 teaching) in the 2023-2024 academic year. Please see Scholarship Requirements and Procedures and the Scholarship Application form.  These forms are available on our website at: https://www.hawaiieducationassociation.org/scholarships/


HMSA Kaimana Scholarship Application, for scholar athletes from Hawaii pursuing college/ university study. https://hmsa.com/awards-and-scholarships/hmsa-kaimana-awards-and-scholarship-program/


Fukunaga Foundation Scholarship, For scholar leaders from Hawaii pursuing business related field, financial need considered.  https://www.servco.com/giving-back/scholarships/


Takitani Foundation Scholarship

Requires FAFSA, focus on both scholarship and leadership along with financial need. One student from our small school may be eligible for $3,000 award and then be moved onto statewide competition. This is based on scholarship and leadership.http://takitanifoundation.org/for-students-2/


2024 Jordan & Cara Odo Leadership Scholarship

The Jordan & Cara Odo Scholarship Foundation is offering a $1,250 scholarship to a student who demonstrates leadership in his/her community.  To qualify for the scholarship, the student must: (1) be a senior at a Hawaii high school; (2) attend a two- or four-year college; and (3) have a minimum GPA of 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale).  For more information, please visit www.odoscholarship.org/scholarship.  The deadline to apply is March 15, 2024, at 11:59 PM


SeniorCare.com Aging Matters Scholarship for college bound seniors who help to care for a loved one. https://www.seniorcare.com/scholarship/


Kenneth O. and Doris A. Rewick Educational Aid Fund

DEADLINE: February 28, 2024

Award Amount: $1,000 - $2,000

Eligibility: be a High School senior, Undergraduate freshman, Undergraduate sophomore, Undergraduate junior, Undergraduate senior or Graduate student, be a resident of Hawaii

To apply, head to: https://scholarsapp.com/scholarship/kenneth-o-and-doris-a-rewick-educational-aid-fund


Ruth C. Scudder Scholarship

Deadline: February 28, 2024

Award Amount: $1,000 - $2,000

Eligibility:- be a resident of Hawaii

- have Christian affiliation

- Plan to or currently attending school within the University of Hawaii system

To apply, head to: https://scholarsapp.com/scholarship/ruth-c-scudder-scholarship


Hawaii Self Storage

DEADLINE: February 15, 2024

Award Amount: $4,000

Eligibility:

- be a Hawai'i resident

- be a current high school senior

- be accepted and enrolled full-time (with a minimum of 12 credits) at a 4-year college or university

- be able to submit a letter of acceptance into a recognized academic degree program

To apply, head to: https://scholarsapp.com/scholarship/hawaii-self-storage-student-scholarship


Josh and Souk Jerman Foundation Scholarship

DEADLINE: February 23, 2024

Award Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

- be a Maui, Molokai or Lanai High School Senior in Maui County graduating in 2024

- be a high school senior already enrolled (or is enrolling) in a full-time program at any four-year accredited college or university for Fall 2024

- be able to demonstrate financial need

- plan to return and work in Maui County after graduation

To apply, head to: https://scholarsapp.com/scholarship/josh-and-souk-jerman-foundation-scholarship

Local Hawaii College/ University Scholarship Info

Financial Aid Info- UH Campuses

Each University of Hawaii campus offers a financial aid page with scholarship information. To find the web site for your college's financial aid office, please see this site: http://www.hawaii.edu/finaid/contacts.html

This UH Manoa Financial Aid web site provides a listing of several scholarships. http://www.hawaii.edu/fas/info/scholarships.php


UH Foundation Scholarships

University of Hawaii Foundation Scholarships are for students attending any of the 10 campuses in the UH system. There are several funds, and the search engine is on this site. Note that some are for students already enrolled, others are for incoming freshmen. To apply for these, you need a UH ID number. So apply to UH early so you can be admitted and receive that number. 

http://www.uhf.hawaii.edu/scholarships/studentscholarships.aspx


UH System Common Scholarship Application (for system wide scholarships in the 10 campuses)

https://www.hawaii.edu/tuition/scholarships/


UH Manoa Scholarships

These are competitive merit scholarships for UH Manoa applicants, incoming freshmen. Apply early, and for some, supplemental materials may be required. 

https://manoa.hawaii.edu/fas/types-of-aid/scholarships/


UH West Oahu Financial Aid and Scholarships

Specific to this campus, these are merit, need based and specialized awards:

https://westoahu.hawaii.edu/financial-aid/grants-and-scholarships/


UH Hilo Financial Aid - and Scholarship page. Requirements vary. See website:

https://hilo.hawaii.edu/financialaid/

https://hilo.hawaii.edu/financialaid/scholarship-list.php


Hawaii Pacific University Scholarships

These are merit, talent and need-based awards. See website for details. 

https://www.hpu.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/new-undergraduate/index.html


Chaminade University Scholarships

https://chaminade.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/

Need based, specialized, and merit awards available. See list for details. Generous scholarships are offered to students in Hawaii. 

Scholarships for Students with Learning Differences and/ or Disabilities

Life Reimagined Scholarships

Calvin Rosser offers several different scholarships, one of which is focused on students who have faced or overcome a mental health challenge. See website for details!

https://calvinrosser.com/scholarships/


Buckley Moss Foundation Scholarship- specifically for language based disabilities

http://mossfoundation.org/current_scholarships.html


NCLD National Center for Learning Disabilities Scholarships

https://www.ncld.org/what-we-do/scholarships


Disability Care Center Scholarships- requires documented disability, full time attendance at college/ university. 

https://www.disabilitycarecenter.org/giving-back/scholarships/


Microsoft DisAbility Scholarship- requires documented disability, interest in technology related field, attending college or vocational program.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/diversity/programs/microsoftdisabilityscholarship.aspx

Scholarships for LGBTQ+

Several are listed on Bold.org:

https://bold.org/scholarships/by-demographics/lgbtq-scholarships/

A few specific examples:

Lyndsey Scott Coding+ Scholarship

Adam Montes Pride Scholarship

PRIDE in Education Award

Elijah's Helping Hand Scholarship Award

VNutrition & Wellness’ Annual LGBTQ+ Vitality Scholarship