Scholarship deadlines usually fall on, or near, the same day every year. It’s important to keep track of these dates and prepare all submission materials in advance, including forms, ancestry paperwork, personal statements, and recommendations. It’s also a good idea to look around your community for possible scholarship opportunities. Foundations, community civics clubs, businesses, etc., often have scholarships for which you may qualify. Spend some time researching all possible scholarship opportunities and put together a list. Then, begin gathering your materials. Below is a short list of resources to get started.
University Scholarships for Native Hawaiian Students
Office of Native Hawaiian Partnerships Award
As a Native Hawaiian-serving institution, we are proud to offer scholarships to new first-year students of Native Hawaiian ancestry. The Office of Native Hawaiian Partnerships Award is renewable for a maximum of four years of attendance, provided the student remains in good academic standing and completes continuing eligibility requirements.
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Ho’oulu Family of Scholarships
The Ho’oulu Family of Scholarships seek to support highly talented Native Hawaiian students with financial need in cutting-edge majors. In addition to financial aid, this family of scholarships offers a suite of services and opportunities laser-focused on student success and launching graduates into successful careers and graduate school entry. The scholarship programs have a strong cultural component designed to increase inclusion of Native Hawaiians in the STEM and business sectors that are critical to the future of the lāhui and the innovation economy in our state.
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Alakaina Foundation Endowed Scholarship
The Alakaina Foundation Endowed Scholarship is for Native Hawaiian students who demonstrate academic achievement and financial need. Open to incoming first-year and transfer students in the day undergraduate program, majoring in an eligible non-STEM program.
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Other Native Hawaiian Scholarships
- Alu Like Hana Lima Scholarship
- Asian/Pacific Islander Scholarship Fund
- Gates Millenium Scholarship
- Hawaii Community Foundation
- Kamehameha Schools ‘Imi Na’auao Scholarship
- Kamehameha Schools Na Hookama a Pauahi Need-Based Scholarship
- Ke Alii Pauahi Foundation
- Liko Ae
- The Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship Program