How to Apply

The 2021-2022 UH-OHA Ho'ona'auao Higher Education Scholarship application is administered through
the UH System Common Scholarship Application.

To access the UH System Application, visit www.hawaii.edu/scholarships and click on "How to Apply"

~ UH System Common Application for the 2021-2022 academic year is now CLOSED ~

2021-2022 Program Eligibility:

• • Be of Native Hawaiian ancestry and be verified via one of the following:

    • OHA Hawaiian Registry Program ID Card;

    • Kamehameha Schools Hoʻoulu Hawaiian Ancestry Verification Letter;

    • Department of Hawaiian Homelands Verified Letter to confirm Waitlist/Lease Number of the applicant

  • Demonstrate financial need (verified through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid)

  • Enrolled at any of the 10 UH System campuses (part-time or full-time);

  • Maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA for undergraduate or 3.0 GPA for graduate students.

Priority Consideration will be given to applicants who meet the following:

• • Non-traditional students who meet one or more of the following:

    • Is considered financially independent for purposes of determining eligibility for financial aid;

    • Has dependents other than a spouse (usually children, but sometimes others);

    • Is a single parent (either not married or married but separated and has dependents);

  • First-generation college students;

  • Current 2020-2021 UH-OHA Scholars in good academic & program standing.

A complete application package includes:

• • Completed electronic UH System Common Scholarship Application;

  • Personal Statement (included in the electronic application);

  • One (1) Letter of Recommendation, minimum (submitted via the application where indicated);

  • Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) information (submitted via the application where indicated).

For UH System Common Scholarship Application: 2021-2022 Application is now closed