Hawaii scholarships and grants
Every program the state of Hawaii runs for students, checked against its official page. For a list matched to you, answer a few questions.
Show service scholarships (3) These pay for school in exchange for working in a job or place afterward.
Open to most students
Hawaiʻi Promise Scholarship
Covers unmet direct educational costs (tuition, fees, books and supplies) after other grants; amount depends on funding, need and creditsState of Hawaiʻi, administered by the University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges
Open now · due March 1, 2027State-funded "last-dollar" aid that covers the direct college costs (tuition, fees, books) other grants leave unpaid for Hawaiʻi residents at any of the seven UH Community Colleges.
- What it takes: FAFSA only
- For students starting college, undergrads, trade school students
- Needs a 2+ GPA
- Need-based: the FAFSA decides how much you get.
Checked against the official page October 5, 2026
State of Hawaiʻi B Plus Scholarship
Up to $2,000 (per UH Mānoa); renewable up to four years, depending on fundingState of Hawaiʻi, administered by the University of Hawaiʻi
Check datesUp to $2,000 a year for Hawaiʻi public high school graduates with a 3.0+ GPA and financial need who start full-time at a University of Hawaiʻi campus the fall after graduation.
- What it takes: FAFSA + transcript
- For high school seniors, students starting college, undergrads
- Needs a 3+ GPA
- Need-based: the FAFSA decides how much you get.
Checked against the official page October 5, 2026
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