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Pacific Island scholarships

The Pacific Islander Community Council in an effort to assist Pacific Island students to access higher education and increase the number of college and university graduates nation-wide, has complied the following scholarship resource material. We than all who so willingly provided the Council with this information and are pleased to pass the material on to all interested parties. We hope that by informing Pacific Islander students of these wonderful opportunities, we will meet our goal in seeing an increase at the matriculation and graduation levels of higher education in a variety of disciplines and at as many level as possible. Although the list is not inclusive of all available funding resources, it does provide a basis for a good start in the right direction.

1. `AHAHUI O LILI`UOKALANI HAWAIIAN CIVIC CLUB

Contact Person: Mohala Reed, President

Address: 735 Bennett Avenue

Long Beach, CA 90804

Telephone: (562) 987-0506

AOLHCC provides support and encouragement for Native Hawaiian youth entering colleges and universities anywhere in the United States. Scholarship awards do not exceed $1000 and are given first to youth of Native Hawaiian descent and whose parent are members of the `Ahahui. Applications are available March 1 of each year and are due May 31 of each year. For more information about the application process, please contact AOLHCC.

2. `AINAHAU O KALEPONI HAWAIIAN CIVIC CLUB

Contact Person: Ku`uleialoha Fahilga, President

Address: 8855 Atlanta Avenue, Suite 147

Huntington Beach, CA 92646-7119

Telephone: (714) 536-0206

AOKHCC encourages and assists any full time student in an academic, vocational, trade undergraduate or graduate program of their choice. All applicants must be full-time students, as defined by their selected college / university, trade / technical school. Applications are available in January of each year and are due May 15 of each year. For more information about the application process and funding levels, please contact the AOKHCC.

3. ASSOCIATION OF PACIFIC ISLAND EDUCATORS (APIE)

Contact Person: Stephen Koletty, Vice President

Address: P. O. Box 548

Torrance, CA 90508

Email: ykoletty@aol.com

Telephone: (310) 547-2813

The purpose of the APIE scholarship is to provide support and encouragement for Pacific Island students to pursue higher education opportunities available to them through this funding process. Scholarship awards are limited to applicants who can claim ancestry among any of the original peoples of the Pacific Islands. Applicants must have applied for admission to a college or university or they must be continuing their studies in a college or university. Funding levels range from $250 to $1200. Applications are available in January each year and are due May 22 of each year. Applicants for an APIE scholarship being considered are determined on the basis of demonstrated academic success, need for financial assistance and service to the Pacific Island community in Southern California.

4. CHILDRENíS SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Contact Person: Cathy Duffy, Executive Director

Address: 1650 Ximeno Avenue, Suite 245

Long Beach, CA 90804

Email: cathyduffy@scholarshipfund.org

Website: www.scholarshipfund.org

Telephone: (562) 961-9250

The scholarship program provides private school scholarships to families based solely on need. Scholarships are awarded to students in grades K-8. No minimum grades are required. No tests to take. Families who live within Los Angeles CITY boundaries and some bordering communities may apply. They must meet the financial need guidelines which vary according to household income and family size. Scholarships will be determined on a sliding scale and will range from 25% to 75% of the tuition. Recipients must be entering

grades K-8 in the fall of the year. Awards are for a maximun of $1400 for traditional schooling for grades K-8. The cap will increase to $2300 when students reach high school. To apply, call (800) 805-KIDS (5437).

5. HAWAI`I DAUGHTERS GUILD OF CALIFORNIA (HDG)

Contact Person: Leimomi Daboda, Vice President

Address: 11843 Inglewood Avenue

Hawthorne, CA 90250

Telephone: (310) 973-8510

The HDG offers scholarship to female student who are of Pacific Island ancestry. Preference is given to young women of Native Hawaiian ancestry. Funding levels rage from $500 for enrollment in a Junior College to $1000 for enrollment in a four-year college. An applicant may apply each year that she is in school for continued support. Applications are available September 1 of each year and are due December 31 of each year.

6. HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION SCHOLARSHIPS

Contact Person: Department of Hawaiian Home Lands

Telephone: (808) 5896-3839

Funded by the Hawaiian Homes Commission, this scholarship is offered to qualified native Hawaiians (50% or more Hawaiian). Recipients are qualified to attend colleges in or out of the state of Hawaiíi. Scholarship awards are based on financial need and merit. The purpose of the Hawaiian Homes Commission scholarships is to promote and support the educational advancement of Native Hawaiians to achieve economic self - sufficiency. To be eligible, applicant must: a)Be 50% or more Hawaiian, verified by DHHL. 2)Demonstrate financial need. c)Demonstrate academic achievement or excellence. d)Be a classified undergraduate or graduate student. e)Be enrolled as a full-time student in an eligible post-high institution. Contact DHHL for application, funding, deadlines and other details on this scholarship program. Apply early to clear your Native Hawaiian eligibility by DHHL. Kamehameha Schools Financial Aid Department determines all other eligibility requirements.

7. KAMA`AINA CLUB OF ORANGE COUNTY (KCOC)

Contact Person: Greg Princler, President

Telephone: (714) 537-8680

Please contact KCOC for information and details relevant to their scholarship program.

8. LEADERSHIP EDUCATION FOR ASIAN PACIFICS (LEAP)

Address: Asian Pacific Youth Leadership Program

c/o KSCI-TV

1990 South Bundy Drive, #850

Los Angeles, CA 90025

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California, Leadership for Asian Pacifics and KSCI-TV Channel 18 have teamed up to hone twenty Southland Asian Pacific youth leaders. The search is on for students (ages 15-18) of Asian Pacific heritage residing in the five Southern California area ( Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Venture counties ) who have participated in a variety of extra- curricular community activities, demonstrated outstanding leadership skills and academic achievement.

Each winner will be awarded a $1000 scholarship applicable to the four-year accredited college or university of the studentís choice. Scholarships are funded by the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California ( RMHCSC ) and disbursed through Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (LEAP). Winners will be recognized at an awards luncheon and names aired on KSCI-TV. Entry forms are available by writing KSCI-TV. All entries must be received by (not postmarked) KSCI-TV no later than April 12. LEAP will disburse all scholarship monies to the winners upon request by each studentís institution of higher education. All principle scholarship monies must be utilized by tuition or other college education-related costs by designated students with five years or the money will revert back to RMHCSC for the selection of an alternate.

9. NATIVE HAWAIIAN HEALTH SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM:

Contact: Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship Program

Address: 1887 Makuakane Street, Building E

Honolulu, HI 96817-1887

Telephone: (808) 842-8562

Funded by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services through the U.S. Public Health Service, this award assist Hawaiian students who are enrolled or accepted for enrollment in selected accredited health professions training programs. To be eligible, applicants must: a) Be Hawaiian (descendant of the aboriginal inhabitants of the Hawaiian Islands prior to 1778. b)Be a United States citizen. c)Be enrolled full-time in selected accredited health professions training program. Upon completion of training, scholarship recipients must commit to full-time service equivalent to the number of years for which they received scholarship assistance (minimum of 2 years, maximum of 4). Program participants fulfill their service obligations at sites in the state of Hawaii serving Native Hawaiians, including any one of the five Native Hawaiian Health Care Systems or federally designated primary health care sites. Call (808) 842-8562 for application, deadlines and other program information.

10. NATIVE HAWAIIAN HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAM:

Contact: Native Hawaiian Higher Education Program

Address: 1887 Makuakane Street, Building G

Honolulu, HI 96817-1887

Telephone: (808) 842-8216

This scholarship is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants must be Hawaiian, U.S. Citizens and enrolled full-time in an undergraduate (with 3.0 GPA) or graduate (with a 3.5 GPA) program. They must demonstrate financial needs and academic potential and submit an essay on their community service proposal. Recipients must provide 150 hours of service to the Native Hawaiian community per award in return for the scholarship assistance. Scholarship awards are contingent on availability of federal funds. Contact NHHEP for details on application process, funding, deadlines and other program information.

11.THE NATIVE HAWAIIAN LEADER PROJECT

Contact Person: M. Kaíiama

Address: The Native Hawaiian Leadership Project

University of Hawaiíi, Manoa

College of Business Administration

2402 Maile Way, B.A. A405 (a)

Honolulu, HI 96822

Email: nhlp@busadm.cha.hawaii.edu

Telephone: (808) 956-7258

The Native Hawaiian Leadership Project is a program funded by the U. S. Department of Education, Native Hawaiian Higher Education Act. The Project has been granted approximately $1.8 million to be allocated over 1998-2001. These funds will be used to implement various projects that will encourage Native Hawaiians to attain undergraduate, graduate and doctorate degrees. Approximately 30 scholarships will be awarded to full-time undergraduate, graduate, part-time undergraduate and graduate degree seeking students.

These awards will be based heavily on academic promise and partially on financial need. Applications are available and all supporting documents must be postmarked no later than February 22. Notification of these awards will be made by May 1st and acceptance of the award by the student must be made by May 15. Enrollment to commence in the fall. Eligible applicants for an NHLP scholarship must:

For more information about the Project in Los Angeles, please contact Sharon Paulo (213) 485-2347 or Email: kuuipokaikamahineoelena@yahoo.com

12. OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS EDUCATION FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS

Contact Person: Office of Hawaiian Affairs,

Education Foundation

Telephone: (808) 594-1912

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs Education Foundation Scholarship is a partnership effort with the Kamehameha Schools. The purpose of the scholarship is to provide educational funds to assist qualified persons of Hawaiian descent through programs offering undergraduate and post graduate degrees. This award is a one-time grant for the current degree being sought. Program requirements are:

13. THE POLYNESIAN SOCIETY

Contact Person: Martha Waialae, Scholarship

Committee Chair

Address: 25325 Bechnell Avenue

Lomita, CA 90714

Telephone: (310) 534-1404

The Polynesian Society offers scholarships to Pacific Island students who are graduating seniors in the year of application up to $500 and book scholarships up to $250 to student already enrolled in college. Applications are available in January of each year and are due May 15 of each year. For more information regarding their application process, please contact the Polynesian Society.

14. THE SISTER ALUMNI OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC

Contact Person: Masina Loi On

Address: 833 West Torrance Blvd., #7-50

Torrance, CA 90502

FAX: (310) 327-6560

The Sisters Alumni awards scholarships on an annual basis to student of Pacific Island ancestry nation-wide. Applications are available in February of each year and are due in May of each year. For more information about the application process an funding levels, please contact the Sisters Alumni.

15. THE SONS OF HAWAI`I (SOH)

Contact Person: Steve Enomoto

Address: 534 Grace Avenue, #1

Inglewood, CA 90301

For more information about the SOH scholarship program, deadlines, funding levels and selection process, please contact SOH.

16.THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES (UCLA)

Contact Person: Meg Thorton, Community Coordinator Sefa Aina, Assistant Coordinator

Address: UCLA Asian American Studies Center, Student Community

Projects

3230 Campbell Hall

Los Angeles, CA 90745

Email: meg@ucla.edu or sefa@ucla.edu

Telephone: (310) 825-1006

The UCLA Asian American Studies Center is offering over $100,000 in undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate scholarships, fellowships and research grants for each academic year. Printed copies of the guidelines and applications are available at the main office of the Asian American Studies Center, 3230 Campbell Hall, M-F, 10 am - 5pm. Electronic versions can be downloaded from the center is website at:

http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/aasc

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