Graduate Division STAR Fellowships & Scholarships
Graduate Division manages various fellowships, scholarships, and awards coordinated by the University of Hawai‘i Foundation. Applications for most of these funding opportunities are available via the STAR Scholarship site (A UH username is required for login or for students in applied status, they may login with Google credentials.) and are due by February 15th of each year. Applications for the Hung Scholar Grant are submitted directly to Graduate Division. For details and the respective application, students may use the Keyword search feature on the STAR Scholarship site and type in part of the fund name (i.e., Olmstead, Dai Ho Chun, Semura, etc.). Questions regarding the following fellowships, scholarships, or awards may be directed to Graduate Division at gradawdz@hawaii.edu.
FELLOWSHIPS & SCHOLARSHIPS
Ambassador Mary Olmsted Fellowship Fund/
Open to citizens of Papua New Guinea pursuing any graduate degree at UH Mānoa or UH Hilo. Applicants may be new or current students, and must be enrolled at least part-time. Funding may be used for tuition, books, fees, and room & board. Renewable for up to two years.
Chun Ku & Soo Yong Huang Foundation Fund for UH Mānoa
Promotes the study of Chinese culture by financially supporting graduate students in fields of importance to life and development in China and whose career goal is service in China. Applicants must be in a Graduate Division program and in good academic standing.
Dai Ho Chun Fund for Graduate Fellowships
Supports outstanding graduate students in good academic standing who are enrolled at least part-time. Funds may be used for travel after all institutional balances have been paid. Note – this fellowship is different from International Student Services’ Dai Ho Chun Scholarship specifically for international students. Please visit the ISS website for details on the ISS managed Dai Ho Chun Scholarship.
Jack and Patricia Semura Endowed Graduate Student Scholarship
Open to full-time students in any Graduate Division program and in good academic standing exhibiting commitment, research, and advocacy toward social justice and/or intercultural communications, and the potential to build community.
Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii Graduate Fellowship Fund
Supports full-time, doctoral students in good academic standing. Funds may be used towards dissertation completion.
Roth-Vegetarian Endowed Scholarship Fund
Open to U.S. citizens enrolled full-time in a Graduate Division program studying or researching nutrition or areas related to the fostering of vegetarian nutritional habits and practices. Applicants must be a practicing vegetarian and in good academic standing.
Tria Kerkvliet Southeast Asia Studies Graduate Fellowship
PhD students in selected fields working towards dissertation completion on a topic related to Southeast Asia. Must be proficient in a Southeast Asian language and completed fieldwork in a Southeast Asian country.
AWARDS
Self-nominations open in the beginning of the fall semester and are due by October 15th. Awards are given within the same academic year.
Dr. Clifford K. Mirikitani, M.D., J.D. & John M. Mirikitani, J.D., PhD Outstanding Dissertation Award Endowment
This award recognizes exceptional work by one doctoral student towards their dissertation with hopes of encouraging extraordinary research. Open to students in any Graduate Division program who have submitted a Form II to Graduate Division.
Ping Yip and Jong Hung Chan Award
This award recognizes ONE graduate student who exemplifies moral character, strength, and integrity through personal or public behavior.
STUDY/RESEARCH GRANT FOR MAINLAND CHINA OR TAIWAN
Through the generous donation of the Hung Family, one current graduate student or recent alumnae, will be selected annually for the Hung Scholar Grant. This grant supports one individual to pursue study or research in Taiwan or Mainland China. Current students must have an approved Form II filed with Graduate Division.
Note – applications for this fellowship are submitted directly to Graduate Division via a separate application system and are not available via STAR Scholarship. Applications will open November 15th for the following academic year. Deadline is February 15th.