SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES - Office of the Chancellor
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES - Office of the Chancellor
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES - Office of the Chancellor
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and have a 3.3 GPA or above. Students must have<br />
financial need. Preference shall be given to graduates<br />
<strong>of</strong> Big Island high schools or high schools in <strong>the</strong> state <strong>of</strong><br />
Hawai‘i.<br />
• Sebastian Success Scholarship<br />
Sabine Success Scholarship<br />
Samantha Success Scholarship<br />
Christopher Success Scholarship<br />
Eligible students must be enrolled full-time as<br />
undergraduates majoring in any area <strong>of</strong> study. Students<br />
must also show financial need and demonstrate<br />
academic merit with a minimum GPA <strong>of</strong> 3.0. Preference<br />
given to graduates <strong>of</strong> a Hawai‘i Island high school.<br />
• Richard R. Taniguchi Scholarship<br />
Annual awards (amount and number <strong>of</strong> awards<br />
dependent on income from investments) for full time<br />
students majoring in Business. Some degree <strong>of</strong> financial<br />
need. Recipients are eligible for scholarship renewal up<br />
to four years so long as all criteria are met.<br />
• John & Mary Tolmie and James & Fulvia Bailey<br />
Endowed Scholarship<br />
Scholarships for full-time undergraduate students with<br />
financial need. Preference given to graduates <strong>of</strong> a<br />
Hawai'i high school. The number and amount <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
scholarships will be based on <strong>the</strong> availability <strong>of</strong> funds.<br />
• UH Hilo Alumni & Friends Scholarship<br />
Scholarships <strong>of</strong> up to $1,500 awarded annually to full<br />
or part-time undergraduate or graduate students who<br />
are immediate family members <strong>of</strong> UH Hilo alumni<br />
(or, in <strong>the</strong> case <strong>of</strong> graduate students, UH Hilo alumni<br />
<strong>the</strong>mselves). Minimum GPA <strong>of</strong> 2.5 for undergraduates<br />
and 3.0 for graduate students. Some degree <strong>of</strong> financial<br />
need.<br />
• UH Hilo Volunteer Service Award<br />
Two or more $500 awards given annually to continuing<br />
students who have contributed outstanding volunteer,<br />
non-compensated service which significantly benefits<br />
<strong>the</strong> University and/or community. Minimum 2.5<br />
cumulative GPA required.<br />
• Dr. Francis F.C. Wong Memorial Scholarship<br />
Four $750 scholarships awarded annually to Big Island<br />
high school graduates who have excelled as athletes.<br />
• Coach Jimmy Yagi Endowed Scholarship<br />
Recipient must be a full-time undergraduate and a<br />
member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Vulcans Men’s Basketball Team. Student<br />
must have a minimum GPA <strong>of</strong> 3.5 and completed at<br />
least 30 credits at <strong>the</strong> University <strong>of</strong> Hawai‘i at Hilo in<br />
<strong>the</strong> preceding academic year.<br />
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• James S. and Kameko Yagi/Sadao and Bessie Y.<br />
Nishida Scholarship<br />
Students must be full-time undergraduates in any<br />
area <strong>of</strong> study who have a minimum 3.5 GPA. Must<br />
show financial need and preference shall be given to<br />
graduates <strong>of</strong> Hawai‘i Island high schools.<br />
• Hiromu and Helen Yamanaka Scholarship<br />
Recipients must be full-time or part-time, undergraduate<br />
students majoring in any area <strong>of</strong> study, with a<br />
cumulative GPA <strong>of</strong> 3.0 or above and some financial<br />
need. Preference shall be given to graduates <strong>of</strong> Hawai‘i<br />
Island high schools.<br />
• Michio Yoshimura Memorial Art Scholarship<br />
$300 scholarship awarded annually to a graduate<br />
<strong>of</strong> a Big Island High School. Preference given to <strong>the</strong><br />
graduating seniors from Waiakea and Hilo High<br />
Schools. Recipient must be admitted as an Art Major<br />
at UH Hilo. This award may be renewable but students<br />
must apply each year.<br />
• Lee Ting You Family <strong>of</strong> Kohala Success<br />
Scholarship<br />
Recipient must be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate<br />
majoring in any area <strong>of</strong> Natural Sciences and show<br />
financial need. The student must be a first generation<br />
college student and a graduate <strong>of</strong> a small rural public<br />
high school on <strong>the</strong> Big Island, with first preference given<br />
to a graduate <strong>of</strong> Kohala High School.<br />
The following scholarships which only pertains to<br />
College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy students, have also been<br />
incorporated into <strong>the</strong> single online application, at<br />
https://uhhhawaii.scholarships.ngwebsolutions.com<br />
• CVS/Caremark Scholarship<br />
Scholarships support pharmacy students in good<br />
academic standing who are interested in practicing<br />
pharmacy in a retail setting.<br />
• Good Neighbor Pharmacy Scholarship<br />
Awarded on a combination <strong>of</strong> academic merit and<br />
financial need, this scholarship benefits a pharmacy<br />
student who intends to practice in an independent<br />
community pharmacy environment and hopes to own<br />
his or her own store.<br />
• Haga Family Endowed Scholarship<br />
Must be full-time pr<strong>of</strong>essional student at <strong>the</strong> College<br />
<strong>of</strong> Pharmacy and meet a cumulative GPA <strong>of</strong> a 3.0 or<br />
above and show financial need. Preference is given to<br />
graduates <strong>of</strong> Big Island high schools.