Stronger Together Hawaii Scholarship Fund
Hawaii Community Foundation
Deadline: February 28
To support the post-secondary educational pursuits of Hawaii high school students who graduated during the Covid pandemic in 2020 or 2021. Qualifications: Applicants must be 5 years before or 4 years before or 3 years before Hawai'i high school graduate, and: participated in the University of Hawaii's Next Steps to applicants Future program during the summer of 5 years before; or identified by the HCF staff as an eligible STH candidate through the common application; or a student who has been impacted by the Maui Wildfires of 2 years before; degree-seeking student at a two-or-four year accredited institution; demonstrate financial need and/or been financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Selection criteria: Selection will be based on committee criteria. How to apply: Applicants must be submit online application form; an unofficial grade transcript is needed for all applicants; a valid transcript for HCF scholarship qualification purposes must include all the following: the institution’s name; the student’s full name; a list of course history; current grades/information for each course: continuing college students - must also include past semester grades/information; high school seniors - must include ninth through 11th grade at a minimum; current cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA); transcripts should be as recent as possible and should not be a duplicate from a prior year HCF application; grade transcripts that will be deemed invalid are as follows: a transcript without applicants most recent academic history; a transcript on which the name listed does not match the name on applicants HCF application; a transcript that cannot be clearly read; a transcript that does not include all pages and/or all course work; a transcript in a file format that cannot be opened upon review by HCF and/or its committee members. Focus: General studies/Field of study not specified.