Scholarship Fund

The purpose of Kawehena Project's Scholarship Fund is to provide financial support to Kawehena participants enrolled at UH Mānoa. Funds are extremely limited; therefore, we also highly encourage you to seek funding from other sources. 

While this award is open to all full-time enrolled upper-division (60+ credits completed) undergraduate and first-year graduate student Kawehena participants in good standing, priority will be given to:

• alumni of the following target high schools on O‘ahu and Hawai‘i Island: Hilo, Ka‘ū, Kaimukī, Kea‘au, Leilehua, Nānākuli, Pāhoa, or Wai‘anae

• students who are expected to graduate within a year

Should you be awarded and accept this funding, you will be expected to utilize the funding to pay for your tuition and related expenses at UH Mānoa. In addition, you agree to maintain timely communication with Kawehena Project (ex. responding to emails, submitting required documentation, signing paperwork. etc.).

Priority applications will be accepted until May 30th. After this date, applications will be accepted on a rolling basis; however, awards are not guaranteed. Please feel free to contact us at kpuhm@hawaii.edu if there are any questions.

Current Kawehena Project haumana are encouraged to apply to renew their participation in the upcoming academic year by May 30th at go.hawaii.edu/WQ8.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Kanaka ‘Ōiwi/ Native Hawaiian

• undergraduate students at UH Mānoa enrolled in TEACH-related* disciplines who have earned 60+ college credits

• first-year graduate students at UH Mānoa enrolled in TEACH-related* disciplines

• full-time classified enrollment

• have submitted an updated Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

• has cumulative GPA of 2.5+ (for undergraduate students) or 3.0+ (for graduate students) at the time of application

Documentation Needed:

to be submitted via Kawehena's Dropbox (PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL THESE ITEMS TO US)

• proof of Native Hawaiian ancestry

  • • birth certificate, OHA Hawaiian Registry card, Kamehameha Schools Ho‘oulu Database verification letter, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) lease

Access the scholarship application here!