Scholarships

Scholarship Databases to explore:

You can search for any scholarship by pressing command-F on a mac or control-F on a PC

The Gromet Foundation

Application deadline:  Must be postmarked by October 20, 2025

Eligibility:

• Must be enrolled as a Senior at a Hawaii high school

• Must have a cumulative high school GPA of 3.8 or better

• Must have a family income of 200% or less of the 2025 federal poverty guidelines for Hawaii.  See this site for information.

Click here to download the application.

Soroptimist Violet Richardson Award

Application deadline:  December 15, 2025

Eligibility:

• Applicants must be young women 14 to 18 years of age.

• • Applicants must be engaged in volunteer activity.

Click here for more information and to apply.

UH Manoa New Warrior Scholarships

Application deadline:  students must apply for admission by January 5

Eligibility:

Since these are higher-tier, selective scholarships, students must apply for admission by January 5. When a student who is eligible for these higher-tier scholarships has been admitted, they will also receive instructions and information about how to submit additional required documents for scholarship consideration. The supplemental application for NWS consideration is due January 15. 

Click here for more information and to apply.

National Association of Buffalo Soldiers & Troopers Motorcycle Club (NABSTMC) 

Application deadline:  midnight on JANUARY 25TH, 2026

Eligibility:

• Applicant is a graduating high school senior or GED recipient (Fall 2025 – Summer 2026), planning to attend college/ university or a trade/vocational school.

Click here  for more information and to apply.

Takitani Legacy Scholarship

Application deadline:  Online application due by February 1, 2026, 11:59 pm HST.   Note:  In addition to submitting the online application, students must print a hard copy of the completed application with letters of recommendation (in sealed envelopes) and submit to Mrs. Bowler in person in the CCC by the February 1 deadline to be considered.  When completing the application online, student will be asked to enter the school site representativeʻs e-mail (e.bowler@seariders.k12.hi.us).  As long as the online application is submitted by the February 1 deadline, student may submit the hard copy documents to the CCC in person by 10:00 am on February 2.

Eligibility:

• Be a high school senior at an accredited public, private, or parochial high school in Hawaii. 

• Possess a strong record of scholastic achievement and potential.

• Be an active participant in co-curricular, extra-curricular activities. 

• Actively participate in community service endeavors over an extended period of time. 

• Endeavor to be a candidate for undergraduate acceptance into an accredited or licensed business school, technical school, community college, or four-year college (there are no restrictions on the location of the school or field of study). 

• Not be a relative of any Board Director of the Takitani Foundation. 

• Demonstrate the need for financial assistance. 

Click here for more information and to apply.

Horatio Alger

Application deadline: February 15, 2026

Eligibility:

• Be enrolled full time as a high school senior in the United States

• Exhibit a strong commitment to pursue and complete a bachelor’s degree at one of the target colleges/universities on our website (complete list can be found here: Senior Scholarships)

• Demonstrate financial need ($100,000 or lower household income)

• Be involved in co-curricular and community service activities

• Display integrity and perseverance in overcoming adversity

• Minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0

• Be a United States citizen

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Fukunaga Scholarship

Application deadline:  Monday, February 23, 2026 11:59 PM

Eligibility:

• US Citizen

• Hawaii Resident 

• Declared intent to enter a degree program in Business or a related field Currently enrolled or planning to enroll in an accredited four-year college or university as a full-time student 

• Eligible for undergraduate studies only 

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HMSA Kaimana Scholarships

Application deadline:  4 p.m., Friday, February 27, 2026

Eligibility:

• Graduate from a Hawaii high school in 2026 with a GPA of 2.75 or higher (verified by a transcript submitted by a school faculty member). 

• Have participated in at least one athletic sport during high school that included competition as an individual or as part of a team. Participation could include school sports or club sports. 

• Be involved in community service and school activities. 

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UH Hilo Chancellorʻs Scholarship

Application deadline:  March 1, 2026 

Eligibility:

• Accepted by UH Hilo

• Graduating from a Hawaiʻi high school

• Entering as First-Time Freshman

• Bona fide resident of Hawaiʻi

• GPA of 3.5 or higher

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Duke Kahanamoku Foundation - Ambassador of Aloha

Application deadline:  March 1, 2026 

Eligibility:

For full-time undergraduates attending an accredited college or high school seniors demonstrating financial need. Applicant must be a resident of Hawaii and a U.S. citizen; must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0; and must participate in volleyball, canoeing, surfing, kayaking, swimming, diving, water polo, sailing, or other water sports, with a record of accomplishments and intention to continue competing during the college years. Applicants should demonstrate the spirit of aloha through leadership and community involvement. 

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UH West Oahu Regents and Chancellorʻs 

Application deadline:  March 2, 2026 

Eligibility:

Regents:   Hawaiʻi high school resident gradutes must have at least a 3.5 cumulative high school GPA and show remarkable achievements in extracurricular activities.

Chancellorʻs:  Hawaiʻi high school resident graduates with a 3.5 cumulative GPA and evidence of academic achievement, leadership, and community service.

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