Mānoa Academic Merit Scholarship
The Mānoa Academic Merit Scholarship is an automatic $2,000 scholarship (per year) for four years of undergraduate study. This scholarship is for first-time, degree-seeking students who enroll the semester after high school graduation. Students must be enrolled in a full-time course load of UH Mānoa credits. This scholarship is applied to a recipient’s tuition costs.
| SCHOLARSHIP | AWARD AMOUNT | CLASS | GRADE POINT AVERAGE |
SAT SCORE or ACT SCORE | SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION DEADLINE |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mānoa Academic Merit Scholarship |
$2,000/year (for 4 years) |
Freshman | 3.5 | 1280 | 27 | Apply for Admission by January 5 |
*Scholarship eligibility is determined when an Admissions Application is submitted. A separate scholarship application is not required.
Students who receive a New Warrior Scholarship are ineligible for the Mānoa Academic Merit Scholarship.
DEADLINE: January 5
APPLICANT: Freshman
RESIDENT STATUS: Hawai‘i State Resident or Non-Resident (including WUE)
Renewal Criteria
Must maintain a 3.0 Mānoa GPA or greater
Must enroll in and earn a minimum of 12 credits at UH Mānoa per Fall and Spring semesters.
International Merit Award Scholarship
The International Merit Award Scholarship is an automatic scholarship awarded to students for each year of undergraduate study. This scholarship allows students to pay a tuition rate of 150% of the University’s resident tuition rate. This scholarship will not be reflected in one’s MyUH Services Financial Aid Information. But rather, student tuition costs will be adjusted when registering for full-time courses.
| SCHOLARSHIP | AWARD AMOUNT | CLASS | GRADE POINT AVERAGE |
SAT SCORE or ACT SCORE | SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION DEADLINE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Merit Award Scholarship |
150% of in-state tuition (valued at ~ $16,380 per year for each year of attendance) |
Freshman or Transfer |
3.3 | - | - | No Deadline |
*Scholarship eligibility is determined when an Admissions Application is submitted. A separate scholarship application is not required.
Below is an example of the International Merit Award Scholarship award for the 2018-2019 academic year.
| Non-Resident tuition rate $33,120 |
- | International Merit Award $16,488 |
= | Your tuition cost $16,632 |
Students who receive a New Warrior Scholarship are ineligible for the International Merit Award Scholarship.
DEADLINE: No deadline
APPLICANT: Freshman or Transfer
RESIDENT STATUS: International Non-Resident
Renewal Criteria
Must maintain a 3.0 Mānoa GPA or greater
Must enroll in and earn a minimum of 12 credits at UH Mānoa per Fall and Spring semesters.