The UH System Common Scholarship Application is one-way students can apply for multiple systems and campus scholarships at the same time. This application is used for students interested in applying for:

• Campus-specific scholarships (excluding UH Mānoa scholarships administered by the department or the UH Mānoa Financial Aid Office)
• UH Community Colleges Scholarships (available through the Office of the Vice President for Community Colleges)
• UH System Scholarships (Awarded by the UH System Financial Aid Office)
• UH Mānoa New Warrior Scholarships & Presidential Scholarships (e.g. Provost Achievement, Regents, Mānoa Excellence, and Mānoa International Excellence Scholarships)

UH, System Scholarships are scholarships awarded by our UH System Office, and can usually be used at different UH campuses. The UH System Common Scholarship Application is also the primary application used by all of our UH campuses (with the exception of UH Mānoa which uses multiple applications). Many of the scholarships available through the UH System Common Scholarship Application are funds available through the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation. The University of Hawaiʻi Foundation awards about $5 million annually from various private and corporate donations.

How to Apply

Information here is regarding the UH System Common Scholarship Application. To learn about application processes for other scholarships available through your campus, please return back to the scholarship homepage, and click on your intended home campus’ link so that you may look through all applications that might be available to you.

A large portion of the scholarships available through this application is funded by UH Foundation donors. However, there are other small systems and campus scholarships that utilize this application. Students are encouraged to apply annually. This application is used for students interested in applying for:

• Campus-specific scholarships (excluding UH Mānoa scholarships administered by the department or the UH Mānoa Financial Aid Office)
• UH Community Colleges Scholarships (available through the Office of the Vice President for Community Colleges)
• UH System Scholarships (Awarded by the UH System Financial Aid Office)
• UH Mānoa New Warrior & Presidential Scholarships (e.g. Provost Achievement, Regents, Mānoa Excellence, and Mānoa International Excellence Scholarships)

Before starting your application, review the application requirements and other important information located on this website

Requirements

The UH System Common Scholarship Application is generally made up of the following components:

• Personal Statement
• Community Service Essay
• Letters of Recommendation
• Transcripts (if applicable)
• Completion of a FAFSA
• Campus-specific questions and requirements

The online UH System Common Scholarship Application (hosted by NextGen Web Solutions) has a security feature that causes the application to time out after 45 minutes. It is highly recommended that you prepare your personal statement and essays ahead of time and copy and paste them into the application.

You may save and continue your application any time before submission, but once you submit your application you will be unable to return to make changes.

The applicant is responsible for ensuring that all materials, including transcripts and letters of recommendation, are submitted no later than the deadlines listed. Failure to have all materials submitted by the specified deadlines will result in an incomplete application. Meeting the application requirements and scholarship criteria does not guarantee that you will receive a scholarship. Once an application has been submitted, it cannot be accessed for changes.

• March 2, 2023, at 4 p.m. (HST): UH System Common Scholarship Application submitted through Scholarship Manager.
• March 2, 2023 (postmarked): Deadline to upload or have your high school/college transcript(s) mailed directly to:

University of Hawaiʻi
Office of Student Affairs
ATTN: UH System Scholarship Office
2444 Dole Street
Bachman Annex 9 – Room 6
Honolulu, HI 96822

• March 9, 2021, at 4 p.m. (HST): Letters of Recommendations completed/submitted through Scholarship Manager

**UH Mānoa New Warrior & Presidential Scholarship applicants have earlier deadlines. Please refer to their website for more information.**

Questions?

Have a question about UH System Scholarships? Please contact the UH System Scholarship Office at scholars@hawaii.edu