Community Impact

Scholarship Program

Since 1996, we've awarded over $1 million to support Hawaii’s brightest students in pursuing higher education.

Applications for the 2026-2027 academic year are being accepted now through February 26, 2026.

Once again, the Hawaii Community Foundation has been selected to administer the Hawaii State FCU Scholarship Program. Interested applicants may apply directly through Hawaii Community Foundation’s website.

20 deserving recipients will each be awarded up to $5,000.

Required Materials

Eligibility​

How to Apply

To apply, log into the Scholarship Manager via the Hawaii Community Foundation website to begin your 2026-2027 HCF Common Scholarship Application.

Important: In order to be considered for the Hawaii State FCU Scholarship, you must indicate that you are a Hawaii State FCU member in the “Organization/Association Affiliation” section of the HCF Common Application. If you are a dependent of a member, please include the member’s name and your relation to the member in the “Details” field.

Complete and submit your application and all supporting materials by:

Thursday, February 26, 2026
4 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time

For more details and a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), please visit the Hawaii Community Foundation Scholarship page.

For further questions, please contact the Hawaii Community Foundation:
Scholarship Hotline: (808) 566-5570
Email: scholars@hawaiicommunityfoundation.org

Hawaii Community Foundation (HCF) is the third-largest scholarship provider in the state with over $7 million available for scholarships and over 300 scholarship funds. By completing Hawaii Community Foundation’s Common Scholarship Application, its software will automatically search for all scholarships that a student may be eligible for.

Questions?

Contact the Community Impact team with any questions about the Scholarship Program or credit union membership eligibility.

Congratulations to our 2025 Recipients!

We’re happy to announce our 2025 recipients, who received up to $5,000 in scholarship to pursue their higher education goals.

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Chellsie A.
University of Hawaii - Maui College
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Adriana A.
Pomona College
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William B.
Chaminade University of Honolulu
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Shayna B.
University of Hawaii - West Oahu
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Sonny C.
Coe College
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Nalehua O Puna D.
University of Hawaii - Manoa
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Hokulani G.
Bryant University
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Christina K.
University of Hawaii - Manoa
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Jennifer K.
University of Hawaii - Manoa
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Layla K.
University of Hawaii - Manoa
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Quanae L.
Hawaii Pacific University
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Charis M.
Colorado Technical University
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Deanna M.
Windward Community College
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Briana O.
University of Hawaii - Hilo
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Lotu P.
University of Hawaii - Manoa
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Lori-Lei T.
Chaminade University of Honolulu
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Kekumunui V.
Western Governors University
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Cassandra W.
University of Hawaii - West Oahu
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Jasmine-Kortney Y.
Chaminade University of Honolulu
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2025 Scholarship Recipient
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