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Scholarships listings:

Currently available for Fall 2006:

Note: Scholarships are widely available and competitive. Most scholarships require an application, a completed FAFSA, two or more letters of recommendation, and a personal statement. See Scholarship tips for more information or schedule an appointment with a counselor at 984-3286.

Maui Community College-University of Hawai‘i Foundation
More than $100,00 and 55 scholarships available to MCC and UH Center, Maui students. Application packets available at the Educational Opportunity Center, Financial Aid office, and on-line (access by clicking on the title). FAFSA Application and scholarship application deadline: March 3, 2006.
UHF Scholarship Application (fillable)

Hawai‘i Community Foundation Scholarship Seeker’s Guide
A downloadable version of the application is available at hawaiicommunityfoundation.org. The foundation awards in excess of $3 million in scholarship grants to over 1,200 Hawai`i students. Deadline: March 1, 2006

UH SEED Standard Application Scholarships
A University of Hawai‘i scholarship site using a common on-line application for a number of scholarships with varying criteria. Includes new, continuing, and international student scholarships as well as Regents, Presidential (deadline Feb. 15), Morris K. Udall, Martin Luther Kind Jr., APIASF. Log-in is required. Click on Not registered? click to register (http://wwwdev.hawaii.edu/diversity/application/login.php).

Hawaii USA Federal Credit Union
Applicants must be a primary member of HawaiiUSA FCU for a mimimum of 1 yr. prior to application deadline. Applications at EOC. Deadline: Feb. 28, 2006.

USA Funds
Awarding renewable USA Funds “Access to Education Scholarships” to qualified students nationwide. Applications available online. Deadline: March 1, 2006.

AmeriCorps HELP/Students in Service Program
Stipends awarded to students doing some kind of volunteer service as an AmeriCorps member and not receiving any payment. Students should meet eligibility criteria for AmeriCorps HELP program. For more information visit www.studentsinservice.org or email helphi@hawaii.edu.

Maui Scottish Rite of Freemasonary Foundation
Open to high school seniors or MCC students with scholastic achievement, extra curricular school activity, and community activity; has financial need. Deadline: March 31. Ten $1,000 awards. Applications at EOC and the Financial Aid Office.

Hawaii Community Foundation Vocational Education Scholarships
Hew-Shinn Scholarship Fund: Maui County residents attending school in HI or mainland US and enrolled in a vocational degree program.

Cluney, Clifton, & Hill Memorial Fund: Hawaii resident enrolled in a vocational education program in the UH-CC System.

Hawaiian Homes Commission Career & Technical Education Scholarship Fund: Native Hawaiian (50% or more Hawaiian ancestry) OR homestead lessee (at least 25% Hawaiian ancestry) enrolled in vocational programs in UH-CC system. Geneological verification required.

Due Date: July 1, 2006 for Fall 2006 and Spring 2007 OR October 2, 2006 for Spring 2007 only. Apply online: hawaiicommunityfoundation.org OR applications are available at the Financial Aid Office or Educational Opportunity Center

Hawaii Community Foundation Margaret Follett Haskins Scholarship Fund:
Maui Community College graduate with a minimum GPA of 3.0 at the time of graduation and plans to continue studies at a four-year University of Hawaii system school. Students continuing their studies in a distance education program leading to a bachelor's degree at Manoa or Hilo also qualify for this scholarship. Average Amount of Grant $3,000. Deadline: March 1st. Apply online: hawaiicommunityfoundation.org.

Associated Chinese University Women, Inc.
Plan to attend or be currently enrolled in an accredited American university of 4-year college and be Chinese or part-Chinese, US citizen, and Hawaii resident with a minium 3.5 GPA. Applications at EOC and the Financial Aid Office. Deadline: Feb. 28, 2006.

The American Chemical Society Scholars Program
Undergraduate students interested in the chemical sciences with intent to transfer from two-year colleges to four -year colleges to pursue chemical science degrees. High school seniors who will be entering college are also eligible. for more information fo to Apply on-line: http://chemistry.org/scholars. Deadline March 1st.

SallieMae Fund Addressing financial need through scholarships is one of the key elements of Project Access: The Sallie Mae Fund's community-based initiative.

Puerto Rican Heritage Society of Hawaii
Blase Camacho Souza and Alfred P. Souza 2006-07 Scholarship application. Hawaii residents and graduating high school senior or current university student with a cumulative GPA or 3.5 or higher. Applications at EOC. Deadline: February 15, 2006.

National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF)
apply on-line www.nraef.org/scholarships.

Native Hawaiian scholarships

Kamehameha Schools Post-High Scholarship
Kamehameha Schools administers need-based scholarships for Hawaiian students. The application is availabe on-line and process rather complex. Call EOC at 984-3286 for help. Deadline CSS Profile: April 20, 2006.

Ke Ali‘i Pauahi Foundation
Privately-funded undergraudate degree scholarships for native Hawaiian students. Online applications will be available on March 1, 2006 on-line. Deadline is May 12, 2006.

Prince Kuhio Hawaiian Civic Club
Native Hawaiian high school senior or enrolled full-time in college. Applications available at EOC. Deadline: April 1, 2006.

Hana Imi Naauao Scholarship
Current tenant or decendent of the Keanae-Wailuanui Ahupua‘a attending any two or four-year post high institution or vocational trade school. 2.0 GPA or better. Applications at EOC. Deadline: April 15, 2006.

Portugese Association of Maui Open to Maui County high school seniors or MCC students of Portugese or part-Portugese decent. Deadline: March 31, 2006. Applications available to EOC and the Financial Aid Office.

Maui Puerto Rician Association Scholarship Open to Maui County high school seniors or MCC students of Puerto Rican or part-Puerto Rican decent. Deadline: March 31, 2006. Applications available to EOC and the Financial Aid Office.

HRSA: Health Resources and Services Administration Open to students training to become nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurse midwives and interested in participating in the National Health Services Corps Scholarship program. Application packet at EOC.

APIASF: Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund Open to Asian and/or Pacific Islanders that are US citizen, US national, permanent alien, or citizen of the Freely Associated States and enrolled in college for the first time in Fall 2006. Deadline: Feb. 15, 2006. Appy on-line at www.apiasf.org.

Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship Program

High School Students:
Josh Jerman Realtor Maui Scholarship
Maui County resident, high school senior enrolled or enrolling in a full-time program at any 4-year college or university for Fall 2006. Demonstrated financial need. Plan to return and work on Maui after graduation. Deadline: May 1, 2006. Applications at EOC and on-line at www.JoshJerman.com.

ASMC - Aloha Chapter Scholarship Program
Outstanding high schol seniors entering a field of study related to financial/resource management. Applications available at EOC. Deadline: February 28, 2006. Hawai‘i

Realtors Association of Maui Presidential Scholarship Fund Open to graduating Maui County high school seniors entering a college or university. Applicants selected on a weighted formula with financial need, scholastic achievement and more. Deadline: March 1, 2006. Apply on-line at www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org

High School Graduates
http://doe.k12.hi.us/bulletin 15

Gates Millennium Scholarship

Additional web search sites:
www.collegeconnections.org

FastWeb Scholarship Search Program

The Smart Student’s Guide to Financial Aid

USA Fund’s Database of Scholarships

NASFAA/Peterson’s Scholarship Search

Careers and Scholarships
http://scholarship.careersandcolleges.com

Collegedata

CollegeBoard.com

The Scholarship Page

Microsoft

Coca Cola Scholarship

HispanicScholarships.com

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