Scholarship Opportunities for CoBE Students

The College of Business and Economics have separate sources of financial aid offered for their students.

UH System Scholarships

These scholarships are available through the UH System Common Scholarship Application

Masami & Mae M. Aito Endowed Excellence Scholarship

Full-time undergraduate CoBE student
Cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better
Graduate of a Big Island High School

Aoyagi Family Endowed Scholarship Fund

Full-time undergraduate CoBE student
Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better
Graduate of a Hawaiʻi Island High School

James & Grace Arakaki Endowed Excellence Scholarship

Full-time undergraduate CoBE student
Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better
Graduate of a public high school in State of Hawaiʻi, preferably on Big Island; veterans, honorably discharged from active US military service; or the son/daughter of a veteran, honorably discharged from active US military service

Fujimoto Family Endowed Scholarship

Full-time undergraduate CoBE student
Cumulative GPA of 2.5 or better
Preference to student accepted into an internship program

Herbert Segawa Endowed Scholarship

Full-time, undergraduate CoBE student with sophomore standing or higher
Graduate of high school in the State of Hawaiʻi
Cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher

Richard R. Taniguchi Endowed Scholarship

Full-time, student majoring in Business at UH Hilo
Minimum GPA of 2.0

Students who wish to apply for one or more of the above listed scholarships need to complete the:

UH System Common Scholarship Application

CoBE Coordinated Scholarships

The College of Business and Economics at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo coordinates the distribution of the scholarships listed below. Applications will be available in February and due in March of each year. Students selected to receive scholarships will be informed in May. Scholarships are awarded for the following academic year. Consult the following listing for minimum requirements for each scholarship.

CoBE Tuition Scholarship

Minimum 24 credit hours at UH Hilo at time of application
Minimum 3.0 GPA at UH Hilo
Full-time student during award period (>=12 credits) and maintain 3.5 GPA
Consider academic achievement, personal statement, previous achievements
Priority to students pursuing first baccalaureate degree

Hawaiʻi Island Chamber of Commerce Scholarship

Must be an entering or continuing junior or senior during the scholarship year (Junior standing is 55 semester hours)
Show academic excellence
Show participation in school and community activities
Must be of good moral character
Full-time student during award period (>=12 credits)
Prefer students who graduated from high schools on the Big Island

Rotary Club of Hilo Scholarship

Must be an entering or continuing junior or senior during the scholarship year (Junior standing is 55 semester hours)
Show academic excellence
Show participation and service in community activities (higher priority) or university community (lower priority)
Must be of good moral character
Prefer students who graduated from high schools on the Big Island

Taketa, Iwata, Hara & Associates Scholarship

Full-time undergraduate CoBE student majoring in Accounting
Cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better
Preference to graduates of a State of Hawaiʻi high school

For more information regarding CoBE Scholarships, please feel free to contact our office at cobeuhh[at]hawaii.edu or (808) 932-7272.