Scholarships in Master's-level Study

Edward Payson and Bernice Piilani Irwin Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 19

Applicant must be a college junior, senior or graduate student majoring in journalism or communications.

 

Eizo & Toyo Sakumoto Trust Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 19

Applicant must be a graduate student of Japanese descent born in and attending college in Hawaii. Minimum 3.5 GPA required.

 

Elena Albano Maka'alohilohi Scholarship Fund

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 19

Applicant must be a resident of Maui county recovering from a mental health, behavioral or psychological disability. Preference given to applicants of Hawaiian ancestry and past recipients.

 

Esther Kanagawa Memorial Art Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 19

Applicant must be majoring in the fine arts (drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics or photography).

 

Financial Women International Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 19

Applicant must be a female college junior, senior or graduate student majoring in business or a business-related field. Minimum 3.5 GPA required.

 

Fletcher & Fritzi Hoffman Educational Fund

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 19

Applicant must be a long-time resident of the Hamakua coast on the island of Hawaii and plan to attend school on the island of Hawaii. Preference given to Honoka'a High School graduates.

 

Charles Grossman Graduate Scholarship

Award: $10,000, Deadline: February 7

Applicant must be an active ICSC member (includes student membership) who is or who will be a graduate degree-seeking candidate enrolled in the upcoming fall academic term at an accredited college or university. Applicant must be working full-time and show dedication to the industry with a proven track record of involvement and participation. Minimum overall 3.0 GPA required.

 

George & Augusta Rapozo Kama'aina Scholarship Fund

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 19

Applicant must be a graduate of a Kaua'i or Ni'ihau high school or charter school. Preference given to Ni'ihau residents.

 

Hawai'i Veterans Memorial Fund Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 19

Applicant must be a graduate student attending school in the United States. Applicants do NOT have to be veterans or children of veterans to apply for this scholarship. Minimum 3.5 GPA required.

 

Hawaii Society of Certified Public Accountants Scholarship Fund

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 19

Applicant must be a college junior, senior or graduate student with a major or concentration in accounting at an accredited four-year college or university in Hawaii. Applicant must have completed two or more 300-level accounting courses. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

Hawaiian Homes Commission Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 19

Applicant must be native Hawaiian (of at least 50% Hawaiian blood quantum) or a Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) lessee enrolled as a classified student. Minimum 2.0 GPA required for undergraduates; minimum 3.0 GPA required for graduates. Applicant is NOT required to be a resident of Hawaii.

 

Hoku Scholarship Fund

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 19

Applicant must be a full-time student at an accredited two- or four-year college or university as either an undergraduate or graduate student majoring in astronomy, computer science, engineering, mathematics, physics or technology sciences. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

Ichiro & Masako Hirata Scholarships

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 19

Applicant must be a full-time college junior, senior or graduate student with a major or concentration in education. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

Juliette M. Atherton Scholarship - Seminary Studies

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 19

Applicant must attend an accredited graduate school of theology with the goal of being ordained in an established Protestant denomination.

 

Kalihi Education Coalition Scholarship Fund

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 19

Applicant must be a resident of Kalihi-Palama with a zip code of 96817 or 96819 who is an undergraduate or graduate student or is a current year graduating senior from Damien High School, Farrington High School or Kamehameha schools (Kapalama campus). Minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

Laura Jean Armstrong Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 19

Applicant must be a graduate student majoring in nursing.

 

Laura N. Dowsett Fund

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 19

Applicant must be a college junior, senior or graduate student in an occupational therapy program.

 

Makia & Ann Malo Scholarship Fund

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 19

Applicant must be a graduate student majoring in law at a school in Hawaii. Preference given to applicants of Hawaiian ancestry.

 

Margaret Jones Memorial Nursing Fund

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 19

Applicant must be a junior, senior or graduate student in a B.S.N. or M.S.N. nursing program at the University of Hawaii (U.H.) Manoa, U.H. Hilo or Hawaii Pacific University or a Ph.D program in Hawaii or on the U.S. mainland. Minimum 3.0 GPA required. Preference may be given to members of the Hawaii Nurses Association.

 

Mildred Towle Scholarship - Study Abroad

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 19

Applicant must be enrolled at a U.S. institution and be participating in a study abroad program in a foreign country as a junior, senior or graduate student during the regular academic year (summer semester not included). Those enrolled directly at a foreign based institution are not eligible. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

Office of Hawaiian Affairs Scholarship Fund

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 19

Applicant must be a resident of Hawaii or the continental United States who is of Hawaiian ancestry and is a student at an accredited two- or four-year college or university (graduate or undergraduate). Financial need must be demonstrated. Minimum 2.0 GPA required for undergraduate students; 3.0 GPA for graduate students.

 

Paulina L. Sorg Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 19

Applicant must be a college junior, senior or graduate student enrolled in a physical therapy program.

 

PRSA-Hawai'i/Roy Leffingwell Public Relations Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 19

Applicant must be a college junior, senior or graduate student majoring in public relations, journalism or communications and intending to pursue a career in public relations.

 

Rich Meiers Health Administration Fund

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 19

Applicant must be a college junior, senior or graduate student majoring in health care, hospital or longer-term care administration at a college or university in Hawaii. Minimum 2.7 cumulative GPA required.

 

Shirely McKown Scholarship Fund

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 19

Applicant must be a college junior, senior or graduate student majoring in advertising, journalism or public relations at a four-year college or university. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

Library and Information Science Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: December 24

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen currently attending a post-secondary institution (undergraduate or graduate) with a major in library or information science. Minimum 3.0 GPA and essay required.

 

$1,000 C.I.P. Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: December 31

Applicant must be a citizen or permanent resident of the U.S. 17 years of age or older who is currently enrolled in, or plants to start a program of higher education within the next 12 months. Applicant may be a full- or part-time student and attend a campus-based or online program.

 

John F. Duffy Scholarship/Grant Program

Award: $4,000, Deadline: June 1

Applicant must be a survivor of a peace officer killed in the line of duty (spouse, child, stepchild, adopted child) and enrolled on the California Peace Officers' Memorial Monument. Applicant must be enrolled in the fall semester of the current year, carry a minimum of six units per quarter or eight units per semester, maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA and provide sealed copies of their most recent transcript.

 

Wisconsin Region Student Leadership Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: January 15

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, an undergraduate or graduate student in good standing enrolled in at least six semester credits currently enrolled in, or have received a degree from, a college or university within Wisconsin or upper peninsula of Michigan. Applicant must have demonstrated leadership and significant service to their campus community.

 

NACA East Coast Graduate Student Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: May 30

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen currently enrolled in a master's or doctorate degree program, in student personnel services or a related area, at an accredited graduate school within the former NACA East Coast Region (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, and eastern PA). Involvement in campus activities must be demonstrated.