Daniel K. and Millie Akaka Ohana Scholarship Fund
Hawaii Community Foundation
Deadline: February 28
To assist Hawaiian students in pursuing undergraduate degrees. Qualifications: Applicants must be resident of the State of Hawaii; demonstrate financial need; be in good academic standing by maintaining a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0; attend an accredited 2-year or 4-year college; be a full-time student; demonstrate a substantial connection to Hawaii; demonstrate good character, including community service, leadership, and civic involvement. Selection criteria: Selection will be based on the committee's criteria; preferences for recipients who were awarded in the immediate prior year if such recipient continues to meet the eligibility requirements and is in good academic standing; additional Preferences (in order of priority): major in Education, Environmental Studies, Healthcare related fields (i.e. medicine, nursing, healthcare administration) or Music; candidates with higher academic merit, including a minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher; class standing as an undergraduate college sophomore or above. 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.