Additional Information for Undergraduate Students

The University of Hawaii is a public institution. All students, including international students paying non-resident tuition, are subsidized by the taxpayers of Hawaii. The University of Hawaii Financial Aid office administers federal and state aid to US Citizens and Permanent Residents. International students with F-1 or J-1 non-immigrant student status are generally ineligible for federal/state scholarship and financial aid programs and will not be able to receive services from the Financial Aid office.

Additionally, federal regulations governing student visa eligibility require that international undergraduate applicants provide official documentation of sufficient resources to cover tuition and living costs in Hawaii for at least the first year of study. If documentation or funding is insufficient, the admission office can not issue a student visa document. Thus, international undergraduate applicants should provide all evidence of funding, including personal, sponsor, or scholarship funding, to the admission office during the admission process.

Please note that newly admitted international undergraduates are not eligible for most scholarships, grants or tuition waivers funded by the University of Hawaii or its donors. Therefore, neither the Admission office nor the ISS will mail scholarship or financial aid forms to those requesting such materials. Prospective students may be eligible to receive scholarships, grants or loans to fund study in the US from home country or international scholarship sources. The University of Hawaii at Manoa is unable to assist prospective undergraduates in searching for such opportunities.