State of Hawaiʻi and Institutional Financial Aid Programs

Hawaiʻi B Plus State Scholarship Program

The Hawaiʻi B Plus State Scholarship is available to graduating seniors from a public Hawaiʻi high school who have at least a 3.0 high school grade point average, have completed a rigorous high school curriculum, demonstrate financial need and are a bona fide Hawaiʻi resident. Students must also be enrolled full-time to be eligible.

Need-Based Opportunity Grant

Need-Based Opportunity Grants are available to bona fide Hawaii Residents, Non-Residents, and WUE students (special/non-resident exemptions do not qualify). Students must demonstrate financial need and enroll at least half-time to be considered.

Pacific Islander Scholarship

Pacific Islander Scholarships are available to students with a residency status of "Pacific Islander Non-Resident Exempt". This scholarship is available to classified students enrolled in either an undergraduate, graduate or professional degree program. Students must demonstrate financial need and enroll at least half-time to be considered.

Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) Program and Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP)

The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo participates in the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE), and the Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP) coordinated by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). Through WUE and WRGP, students who are residents of one of the western states may enroll at a reduced tuition of 150% of the institution’s regular resident tuition.