Hawaii Scholarships for High School and College Students

The New Warrior Scholarships (NWS) programs are higher-tier, selective scholarship awards that are designed to recognize and celebrate both the academic strengths and demonstrated community impact of first-year, degree-seeking students who enroll at UH Mānoa in the semester following the completion of their high school diploma. These scholarships include:Regents Scholarship (For Hawai’i Residents)Provost Achievement Scholarship (For Hawai’i Residents)Mānoa Excellence Scholarship (For U.S. citizens who are non-Hawai’i Residents)Mānoa International Excellence Scholarship (For International, non-U.S. citizens who require an F-1 Visa to enroll at UH Mānoa)New Warrior Scholarships are awarded at the start of the student’s Mānoa degree pursuit and is intended...

The Upper-level Scholarship Programs are selective scholarship awards that are designed to recognize and celebrate both the academic strengths and demonstrated community impact of degree-seeking students who enroll at UH Mānoa as transfer students. These scholarships include:Presidential Scholarship (For Hawaiʻi Residents)Transfer Merit Scholarship (All residency types)This scholarship is awarded at the start of the student’s Mānoa degree pursuit and is intended to support the student’s enrollment for 2 years, as they progress toward degree completion. This scholarship amount awarded is applied toward and reduces the student’s tuition costs.The Office of Admissions selects and awards these merit scholarships based on a...

The Duke Award is a one-time award of up to $15,000 created to recognize an outstanding Hawaii high school senior who exemplifies the character and personality traits of Duke Kahanamoku. Duke Award scholars fulfill the Ambassador of Aloha Scholarship requirements at the highest level. This scholarship will help raise awareness about Duke and inspire individuals to emulate his character.Applicants for the Duke Award must be nominated by a school or athletic official.* Once a nomination is verified, a link and password to the Duke Award application is emailed to the student.Online Application includes:An essay as well as short-answer questionsTranscript of...

This scholarship was established in memory of David T. Woolsey, an alumnus of California Polytechnic University and former principal in the firm of Woolsey, Miyabara and Associates. The award provides funds for educational or professional development purposes exclusively.The award is open to currently-enrolled third-, fourth-, or fifth-year undergraduate students or master's students studying landscape architecture at Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board (LAAB) accredited programs in the United States. To be eligible, the applicant’s university must be within the Hawaii Chapter ASLA boundary* or the applicant's permanent residence must be in Hawaii.At this time, the only accredited program in Hawaii is the...

HIFICU is lending a hand once again to Hawaii's students who are pursuing their higher education goals. We are happy to announce the return of the Hawaiian Financial Federal Credit Union Scholarship Program.We are offering twenty (20) $2,000.00 scholarships. The scholarships are awarded to graduating high school seniors or college students looking to further their education at any two- or four-year accredited college or university in the United States of America.ELIGIBILITY CRITERIAApplicant must either be a member or a legal dependent of a member whose HIFICU account is in good standing* for a minimum of 3 consecutive months prior to...