The Chaminade Scholars form a community of life and learning that provides each member with the support needed to excel academically, to pursue spiritual development and to thrive socially at Chaminade University. Through service, academics and reflection, students will gain insight into their gifts and talents. They will be challenged to find ways to discover their life vocation, to be a servant leader, and to use their gifts and talents in pursuit of the common good.
Benefits
Chaminade Scholars can receive up to 50-75% off tuition. The scholarship may be renewed to cover a total of four years (eight semesters). Renewal is dependent upon completion of 20 hours of service each semester, engagement in reflection upon that service and maintaining a 2.5 Cumulative GPA at Chaminade University.
Each Chaminade Scholar is mentored by a member of the Campus Ministry staff.
A yearly retreat for Chaminade Scholars to provide opportunities for renewal, reflection and strengthening of relationships.
Eligibility and Academic Requirements
Incoming freshman who are motivated to excel academically while engaging in experiences of service, faith and leadership are encouraged to apply to the Chaminade Scholars program.
If you are a member of a parish in the Archdiocese of Honolulu, Guam or American Samoa, attend a Marianist-sponsored high school or Catholic high school, you may be eligible to become a Chaminade Scholar and receive up to 50-75% off tuition. A minimum high school GPA of 3.0 is required, and applicants must meet one of the following criteria to be considered for the Marianist Leadership, Catholic or Parish Scholarship.
- Will graduate from a Marianist High School in the U.S.*
- Will graduate from a Catholic High School (In the U.S., Guam or Saipan)
- Is a member of a Catholic Parish in the Diocese of Honolulu, Guam or American Samoa
Required Application Materials
February 15 is the deadline to submit all required materials for consideration.
Apply today through your CHAMINADE APPLICATION PORTAL.
In addition to the completion of the Chaminade Scholars application, please submit:
Academic Resume: detailing extra-curricular activities and internships
Personal Statement: 500-word (minimum) statement that addresses the following questions:
- What is your intended major/program of study and what strengths do you bring to your intended major?
- What academic or external challenges might you face or have you faced in the past?
- How have you overcome those challenges or plan on overcoming?
- How do you plan to give back to your community after earning your degree and how will your faith influence this plan?
- What are your career goals?
Letter of Recommendation:
- Catholic Scholarship: letter from a principal, guidance counselor or campus minister
- Parish Scholarship: letter from a parish priest, parish deacon or youth group moderator
- Marianist Scholarship: Letter from a principal, guidance counselor or campus minister
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Although the scholarships are merit-based, all Chaminade Scholar applicants should file your FAFSA to be considered for need-based scholarships, grants, loans and College Work-Study. Candidates selected for Chaminade Scholars are required to complete 20 hours of community service each semester.
Meet Our Chaminade Scholars
Being a Chaminade Scholar has provided me with the opportunity to become more involved in the Chaminade community and to get to know more students and members of the faculty.
I’m very proud of being a Chaminade Scholar. It allows me to be a member of a group of students that serve the university and the greater Honolulu community through service. And it builds on the Marianist values that I first learned at my high school Villa Angela Saint Joseph High School (Cleveland, OH).
The things that I’m being asked to do as a scholar are the things that I would want to be doing—service, succeeding academically, and being involved in the university community. And I’ve gotten to be a part of a great community.
Being a Chaminade Scholar has helped me in many ways throughout my time as a Chaminade student. Through them I have been fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to make new friends, engage with my community beyond school, and to grow in my faith and better my relationship with God.
As a Chaminade Scholar, we would like prospective students to know that we are a welcoming family and we strive to put God first in all things we do. Doing so we engage in various service opportunities, chances to connect with your Chaminade ‘ohana, and support in your journey as a Chaminade student.
To me what it means to be a Chaminade Scholar is to be a part of a faith based community that actively seeks to better ourselves and one another as well as our greater community.
A specific project that I believe was heavily influenced by being a Chaminade Scholar was my 2019 Pacific Island Review recap video. While I wasn’t directly tasked by Campus Ministry to put that project together, they played a big role in giving the video direction. I always mention that CM helped me feel welcomed and comfortable on campus. If it weren’t for that foundation of love and that welcoming spirit, I would not have been as comfortable making something so meaningful. Without the influence of Campus Ministry, the video would’ve been nothing more than a montage.
My experience as a Chaminade Scholar has helped shape me into the person I am today. The biggest impact this opportunity has had on me has been its consistency in my life. Throughout my time at Chaminade, my schedule has changed from freshmen year where I had an abundant amount of free time to now where I am lucky to get free time at all. Throughout my entire experience, this opportunity has helped keep me rooted in the reason I have been blessed enough to call Chaminade my home away from home for four years. As my schedule gradually got busier and busier, I realized that being a full time student and full time worker was hard to balance as a student-athlete. My experience as a Chaminade Scholar and the mentoring by Campus ministry staff has been a key support system that I knew I could fall back on when my plate became too full. Their consistency in my academic and spiritual journey has helped shape me into the person I am.
Being a Chaminade Scholar has meant that I belong to a smaller community within the wonderful community of Chaminade University. The other recipients of this scholarship have always been familiar faces on campus that I have felt comfortable sharing an experience with and I would not trade this opportunity for the world.
I was an undisciplined freshman from Nebraska, but this program helped me to balance a busy schedule and to make time for the people would always make time for me. I am grateful for this opportunity and I would like other students to know that this opportunity has been a blessing in my life and it can be the same for them.
I got to learn a lot about my faith, how much our presence can mean to someone, and build connections to students that I see on campus but not necessarily in class.
The scholarship challenges those who have it to be more Christ like in our thoughts, actions, and words. It is a stage that allows us to think about ourselves and our goals, while also guiding us to being a better person in our community.
I really appreciate the opportunity to become closer to the people in the Campus Ministry team. I appreciate that I can keep my faith alive here at Chaminade. The Mystical Rose Oratory is a safe place. It makes me feel like I am at home when I go to church on the weekends.
The scholarship was one of the reasons I came to Chaminade. The fact that we are required to provide 20 hours of service each semester, helps me to get out into the community beyond campus. I feel that I truly have helped people in my community.
I was in a meeting for Chaminade Scholars yesterday and I received some really uplifting advice and it changed my perspective a lot. Being a Chaminade Scholar has helped me to get through some hard times.
