Applying for financial aid can be a time consuming activity.  It is, however, very much worth the effort.  If financial aid didn't exist, I would have probably went through school spending most of my time working to save money to study abroad in Japan.  Thanks to the following grants and scholarships, I can finally achieve this dream. 

Being awarded a scholarship is like opening up that present you've always wanted as a kid on Christmas Day.  With that being said, I want everyone to receive them!  Below are the qualifications you need to apply for these scholarships and grants and the steps you need to complete in order to apply for them.

Freeman Asia Abroad Scholarship

Qualifications:

  • Student must be enrolled at the Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawaii at Manoa
  • Student must be participating in a student exchange with a university in Asia for at least one semester

Application Process:

TBA

Federal Pell Grant

Qualifications:

  • Undergraduate student pursuing their first bachelor's degree
  • Demonstrate significant financial need based on the information provided on your FAFSA

Application Process:

  1. Complete and submit your FAFSA before March 1st.

Manoa Opportunity Grant

Qualifications:

  • Resident of the State of Hawai'i
  • Student must be enrolled at least half-time (6 credit hours)

Application Process:

  1. Complete and submit your FAFSA before March 1st.

State of Hawai'i B Plus Scholarship

Qualifications:

  • Undergraduate student whose graduated from a State of Hawai'i public high school after 2005
  • Earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher based on high school transcripts
  • Student must be enrolled at least half-time (6 credit hours)
  • Student must be eligible for the Federal Pell Grant
  • Resident of the State of Hawai'i

Application Process:

  1. Complete and submit your FAFSA.

Sales & Marketing Executives International Honolulu Memorial Scholarship
in Honor of Stephanie Lee Uyeda

Qualifications:

  • Student must be enrolled at the Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawaii at Manoa
  • Student must be enrolled as a Marketing major
  • Student must have at least one semester of active participation in Psi Sigma Epsilon

Application Process:

  1. Complete and submit your FAFSA.
  2. Complete the University of Hawaii at Manoa Scholarships STAR Online Application under the Sales & Marketing Executives International Honolulu Memorial Scholarship in Honor of Stephanie Lee Uyeda.