Scholarship List

This list features scholarships shared with our office by private and external organizations. Browse through various opportunities based on your field of study, location, and eligibility to find the best match for your educational goals.

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Alexandre Clug Scholarship

• The Alex(Alexandre) Clug Scholarship is an annual $1,000 scholarship that supports students pursuing graduate or undergraduate studies at any accredited college or university in the United States. Open to students from all fields of study, this scholarship reflects Alex (Alexandre) Clug commitment to education and his belief in the power of knowledge to create positive change.

B4 Brands Barbara Rhomberg Nursing Scholarship

• The Barbara Rhomberg Excellence in Nursing Scholarship, sponsored by B4 Brands, provides scholarships to nontraditional, full-time students pursuing undergraduate, associate, or bachelor’s degrees in nursing are eligible.

CAPAL Public Service Scholarship

• This scholarship targets those working to influence their local communities and the broader AANHPI community.

Citizens Bank Scholarships

• Citizens wants to honor the dedication of students and families pursuing higher learning. You may have a chance to win a Grand Prize of $15,000 to use towards school expenses and one of the $2,500 monthly prizes for use towards school expenses. Additionally, each quarter a student who meets the required criteria for the Citizens Building the Workforce of the Future Scholarship will be eligible to win a $2,500 quarterly prize for use towards school expenses.

Clara Onishi Educator Scholarship

• The Jordan & Cara Odo Scholarship Foundation is offering a $1,250 scholarship to a college student who seeks a future career as an educator.

Coursey Enterprises Student Scholarships

• Coursey Enterprises is offering two scholarships every spring and fall semester to first year nursing students enrolled in an RN or LPN program.

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Daniel Moriarty Memorial Scholarships

• Friends of Kauaʻi Wildlife Refuges is now accepting applications for annual scholarships in honor of Daniel Moriarty, an environmental educator and conservationist who played a major role in developing Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge. Students studying botany, zoology, natural history and related subjects are encouraged to apply, and must have been a resident of Hawaiʻi within the last five years, been accepted or enrolled in a four-year college or university or a two-year program provided by a Community College, and have a minimum GPA of 3.0. Applications are due April 30th and are available online or by calling 808-828-0384.

Endowment.org: Scholarships for Floriculture and Horticulture

• A list of scholarships for floriculture and horticulture students provided by the American Floral Endowment.

Foundation of the National Student Nurses Association (FNSNA) General Scholarship

• The Foundation of the National Student Nurses' Association, Inc. (FNSNA) has sought to promote the nursing profession through scholarship, leadership and development. Undergraduate scholarships are available to students currently enrolled in a state-approved nursing program leading to an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN), Bachelor Degree in Nursing (BSN), Diploma in Nursing (hospital-based nursing program), Direct-Entry Master’s Degree, LPN/LVN-RN Degree, RN-BSN/MSN Degree, or Accelerated BSN (12-18 Month Program). Funds are not available for graduate study unless it is for a first degree in nursing. Matriculation means the student has applied to and has been admitted into a state approved nursing program.

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Gilman Scholarship

• The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program enables students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad, providing them with skills critical to our national security and economic prosperity. To be eligible for the Gilman Program, applicants must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant during the time of application or provide proof that they will be receiving a Pell Grant during the term of their study abroad program or internship. For more information on this scholarship, please visit the website by clicking the link above.

Gilman-McCain Scholarship

• The Gilman-McCain Scholarship is a congressionally funded initiative of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State and named after the late senator John S. McCain from Arizona. The U.S. Department of State’s Gilman-McCain Scholarship provides awards of $5,000 for undergraduate child dependents of active duty service members to study or intern abroad on credit-bearing programs. For more information on this scholarship, please visit the website by clicking the link above.

Hawaiʻi Community Foundation

• The Hawaiʻi Community Foundation is honored to provide a wealth of financial support to qualified students and nonprofit organizations throughout Hawaiʻi. Please visit the link above to learn more and to apply.

Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union

• Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union is proud to offer ten $3,000 scholarships. For 38 years we have awarded these scholarships to well deserving students who are ready to go out into the world and continue their education. Our online application streamlines the process and allows the applicants to save their work and complete it when they are ready.

Hawaii Education Association

• The mission of the Hawaii Education Association Scholarship Fund is to support the educational endeavors of Hawaii educators, HEA members, and their dependents to shape their future to reach their full potential.
• HEA offers a slate of scholarships for public school teachers, administrators, educational assistants, student teachers, college students, and graduating high school seniors. These scholarships assist current and future teachers with professional development and achieving college degrees. HEA has awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars to hundreds of scholarship recipients in the teaching profession. Their goal is to help you become the best that you can be.
• Scholarships include: Student Teacher Scholarship, Carol H. Yoneshige Scholarship in memory of Faith C. Ai, Continuing College Student Scholarships, and Hiroshi & Barbara Kim Yamashita HEA Scholarship

Hawaii Emergency Physicians Associated (HEPA)

• The Foundation’s goal is to encourage certain high school students, from specific geographic areas in the State of Hawaii, to obtain a college education.
• The specific geographic areas where Hawaii Emergency Physicians Associated, Inc (HEPA) practices Emergency Medicine are: Adventist Health Castle (Kailua), Wahiawa General Hospital (Wahiawa), Kahuku Medical Center (Kahuku), Hilo Medical Center (Hilo), North Hawaii Community Hospital (Kamuela), Hale Ho’ola Hamakua Hospital (Honokaa), Molokai General Hospital (Molokai), Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital (Waimea, Kauai), Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital (Kapaa, Kauai), Ka’u Hospital (Pahala), Kona Community Hospital (Kealakekua), Kohala Hospital (Kapaau)

HFS Federal Credit Union Scholarship Program

• Over the past 10 years, the HFS FCU Scholarship Program has helped over 70 members with their college expenses. The Credit Union has awarded over $175,000 in scholarships to help local students achieve their dreams. Visit the link above for more information.

Hilo Orchid Society Scholarship

• The Hilo Orchid Society strives to extend the knowledge, production, and appreciation of orchids. This goal is evident in HOS support of students in Agriculture and Natural Science major programs at University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo who hold academic goals that will promote and foster future development of the Hawaiʻi orchid industry. This scholarship was established to honor Yasuji Takasaki, a pioneer in orchid culture on Hawaiʻi Island, who strongly believed in the power of a college education and made many valuable contributions to the Hilo Orchid Society.

HRSA NURSE Corps Scholarship Program

• Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) offers scholarship opportunities for all nursing students accepted to or enrolled in an accredited diploma, associate, baccalaureate, or graduate degree nursing program.

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The Jane Delano Nursing Student Scholarship

• Jane Delano was the principal organizer of the Red Cross Nursing Service. Thanks to her efforts, more than 20,000 Red Cross nurses served in World War I. She died in France in 1919, while traveling on behalf of the Red Cross. In recognition of her service to our country, she received the Distinguished Service Medal and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. The Red Cross honors her memory through the Jane Delano Nursing Student Scholarship which promotes nursing as a career and encourages new nurses to get involved with the Red Cross. A limited number of scholarships are awarded each year.

Japanese Community Association of Hawaiʻi

• The Japanese Community Association of Hawaiʻi (UCAH) traces its origins to 1971, when a committee was formed by the Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Hawaiʻi with the purpose of perpetuating the Japanese culture and maintaining good relationships with Japan through the Consul-General's office in Honolulu. The organization received its official charter in 1974 as the Hawaiʻi Island Japanese Community Association. In 1999, the corporation formally changed its name to Japanese Community Association of Hawaiʻi.

Kamehameha Schools

• Recipients must be a Hawaiʻi resident at the time of application submission; enrolled as a full-time student; be a classified, degree-seeking student at an accredited educational institution in the U.S. as recognized by KS; have financial need as demonstrated by a completed College Scholarship Services CSS/PROFILE online application and KS recognized cost of attendance of your school; meet maximum funding guidelines.

Kamehameha Schools Alumni Association

• Kamehameha Schools Alumni Association (KSAA) is a private nonprofit organization that exists to organize and participate in educational, social, and cultural programs that reach, connect, and engage the Kamehameha Alumni ‘ohana while supporting the core mission of Kamehameha Schools and the Pauahi Foundation. Visit the link above to learn more about scholarship opportunities.

Ka'u Hospital Foundation

• The Ka'u Hospital Foundation has scholarships available for students seeking to pursue a career in the medical field. Scholarships are also available to Ka'u Hospital staff who wish to further their medical education. Scholarships are $1,000 per year per recipient. Any student who resides in the Ka'u District or any staff employee of the Ka'u Hospital are eligible to apply. Email the Ka'u Hospital Foundation at kauhospitalfoundation@gmail.com to receive an application. There is no application deadline. Scholarships are available as funding permits.

The Kim and Harold Louie Family Foundation

• The Kim and Harold Louie Family Foundation anticipates awarding approximately $100,000 in scholarships to High school students and current college students who will be attending a college or university in the United States as a freshman in the upcoming academic year.

Kuru Footwear - Footsteps to Your Future Fall Scholarship

• The Footsteps to Your Future Scholarship has been established to support and empower students in their pursuit of academic and professional excellence.

Lucille Hodgins Selective Recruitment Grant

• The Selective Recruitment Grant Program provided by the Hawai’i State Organization of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International is open to any college student pursuing a career in education.

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Medical, Nursing and Occupational/Physical Therapy Scholarships

• The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) offers a list of scholarship opportunities for students interested in the medical, nursing and occupational/physical therapy field.

Mel C. Marshall Scholarship

• The scholarship was developed to encourage high school seniors or college students to enroll in careers related to the precast concrete industry and to provide opportunities for those students who receive financial support to liaise with CPCA.

Mercatus Adam Smith Fellowship

• The Adam Smith Fellowship is awarded to graduate students attending PhD programs at any university and in any discipline, including but not limited to economics, philosophy, political science, and sociology

OCA-UPS® Gold Mountain Scholarship

• The title of this scholarship program calls back to a time when many Asian immigrants looked upon America as a mountain of golden opportunities for themselves and their families. Awardees of the scholarship seek dreams of higher education, which are not only the dreams of the students but also of their parents and extended family.

O Ka'u Kakou

• O Ka'u Kakou is proud to offer annual scholarship to qualified high school seniors and under-graduates from Ka'u whether in high school, home schooled or currently attending secondary education institutions

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Pauahi Foundation

• The Pauahi Foundation administers scholarships that have been created by private donors. The Foundation awards scholarships supporting college level areas of study, as well as trade and vocational courses. Many awards may be determined based on merit, while some are restricted for those students who demonstrate a financial need or for students applying from specific geographic regions.

Ralph Dangelmaier Scholarship for Fintech Innovators

• The Ralph Dangelmaier Scholarship for Fintech Innovators offers a $1,000 award to support undergraduate students passionate about financial technology. This scholarship isn’t just financial aid—it’s an opportunity to showcase your creativity, bold ideas, and vision for revolutionizing the fintech industry. Through a compelling essay contest, you can demonstrate your potential to be a leader in this ever-evolving field.

Sallie Mae Scholarship Opportunities

• Sallie Mae believe opportunities to advance through higher learning should be open to everyone. The Sallie Mae Fund, a charitable foundation, provides scholarship programs to further promote diversity in higher education among minority students and other historically underserved communities.

SILA Post Secondary College Scholarship

• The Securities and Insurance Licensing Association Foundation, Inc. (SILA Foundation, Inc.) is proud to offer the availability of twelve $1,250.00 scholarships to students focused on careers in the insurance and securities industry for use at any accredited post-secondary college or university within the continental United States.

S-STEM Program

• The "Scholarships for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics", (S-STEM) is a new program at UH Hilo sponsored by the National Science Foundation. The S-STEM Program is designed to support academically talented and highly motivated students from economically disadvantaged families to complete STEM degrees in: Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Geology, Marine Science, Mathematics, Natural Science or Physics.

Supplemental Relief Scholarship

• SupplementRelief.com is offering an annual Health & Wellness Scholarship Program for hard-working students. This $500 scholarship award will go to one deserving post-secondary (university or community college) student who desires a career that emphasizes a healthier living lifestyle.

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TYLENOL Future Care Scholarship

• Each year the makers of TYLENOL® award annual scholarships to well deserving students pursuing careers in healthcare.

Unigo Scholarships

• At Unigo, we want to help you pay for college, and that is why we offer exclusive scholarships to help students of all ages

Waikīkī Beach Services Scholarship Program

• The Waikīkī Beach Services Scholarship Program reflects the values of Waikīkī’s beachboys and beachgirls: care for the ocean, commitment to community, respect for Native Hawaiian culture, and pride in Hawaiʻi’s trades. These scholarships honor their legacy by supporting students who share these passions. Together, we cultivate a future rooted in aloha and stewardship.

Western Reserve Herb Society Scholarship

• The Western Reserve Herb Society offers Plant Science scholarships. These are open to students who have completed the second/sophomore year of undergraduate study and are enrolled in a bachelor’s degree. The applicants for these scholarships must be attending an accredited college or university and have achieved a grade point average of 3.2 or above.