Scholarship Program

Applications for 2025-2026 academic year are being accepted now through February 28, 2025.

Since 1996, our Scholarship Program has awarded over $1 million to some of Hawaii’s best and brightest students to support their efforts to pursue a higher education.

Eligibility and Requirements | How to Apply | 2024 Scholarship Recipients

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

The Application Process

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.

Please see below for information about eligibility and requirements and how to apply.

Qualifications and Requirements to Apply

Eligibility

• Open to Hawaii State FCU members and their dependents

• Must attend a fully accredited university, college or trade/vocational school in the 2025-2026 school year

• Must demonstrate financial need

• Must attend as a full-time student (as determined by your school’s financial aid office)

• May apply as an Undergraduate or Graduate degree-seeking student

• Minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA

Required Materials

• Most Recent Unofficial Transcript

• 2025-2026 FAFSA Financial Summary (FSS)

• List of Achievements and Community Service

• Letters of Recommendation (optional)

How to Apply

To apply, log into the Scholarship Manager via the Hawaii Community Foundation website to begin your 2025-2026 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.

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Deadline

Complete and submit your application and all supporting materials by:

February 28, 2025
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.