Student Scholarships and Grants

 

Ambassador Alfonso Yuchengco (middle), first donor of CPS Endowed Funds. Left to right: Mona Lisa Yunchengco, Amb. Alfonso Yuchengco, Dr. Belinda Aquino, and Atty. Abelina Shaw.

The Center for Philippine Studies (CPS) offers a number of grants for UH students dealing with topical research regarding the Philippines or Filipinos. Applicants from other institutions or countries are not eligible.

A bird’s eye view of each of these endowments is found in CPS Scholarships. Details are provided in the above listing.

Only UH student applicants on good standing can apply for one grant at a time and is limited by the maximum amount stipulated in each grant.  

Foreign students and those from other institutions may not apply.

Also, please note that CPS does not fund or reimburse projects that are already done, for example seminars attended prior to the application.  Although there are deadlines, all application materials must be submitted at least 30 days before the scheduled event, or departure in case of planned travel for fieldwork.

General Guidelines:

  1. Formal cover letter explaining the kind of grant the applicant is seeking (ex. research proposal, conference travel, or publication support), with a strong justification for the proposed project.
  2. For conference travel grants only: (a) A letter explaining the significance of the conference and why applicant’s attendance is important, (b) One to two academic reference letters, and (c) Abstract and acceptance to the conference. Then continue with Steps 3, 4, and 5.
  3. Writing sample (10-30 pages).
  4. Detailed Timeline and budget of conference or research project.
  5. Grant recipientsmust submit a terminal report about how they used the award at the end of the grant year and share their research findings in a lecture/talk for the CPS Colloquium Series.

Incomplete application materials will not be considered. Applicants are advised to contact the CPS directors at cpsdir@hawaii.edu before submitting their application.

Deadline: April 2 (or first Monday after Spring Break). Extended to April 30, 2024.

Contact: For questions about procedures or eligibility, please email cps@hawaii.edu or call telephone (808) 956-6086.