Amount: $5,000. About: Funded by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Hoʻonaʻauao Scholarship Program annually awards scholarships to students at any of the University of Hawaiʻi’s 10 campuses. Each applicant must be a resident of Hawaii or the continental United States who is of Hawaiian ancestry and be a student at an accredited two- or four-year college or university (graduate or undergraduate). Financial need must be shown. Additionally, there is a minimum 2.0 GPA required for undergraduate students and a minimum 3.0 GPA for graduate students.
Eligible Grade Levels: College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior, Graduate Student
Eligible Majors: All majors
Residency Requirement: Hawaii
Minimum GPA: 2.0 (undergraduate), 3.0 (graduate)
Deadline: March 1 (annually) Please note that scholarship deadlines often change, so make sure to check the scholarship sponsor’s website for up-to-date deadlines.