Scholarships & Assistantships at SPAS
Graduate Study
Application tips for graduate students
- Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships
- Degree-seeking fulltime students combining modern language training and area/professional studies may be eligible. Information and forms are posted here.
- UH Foundation Scholarships
- Area Centers and degree programs have UH Foundation scholarships available to their students. For details, visit Center/Program sites. Links to: Asian Studies, Centers for Chinese Studies, Japanese Studies, Korean Studies, Pacific Islands Studies, Philippine Studies, South Asian Studies, and Southeast Asian Studies.
- Tuition Scholarships (Waivers)
- Each degree program has a limited number of merit-based tuition scholarships for degree-seeking students. Contact chair, or check the program web site.
- TAships, GAships
- A graduate degree program often offers TA/GA positions to degree-seeking graduate students. Ask chair, or check your program site.
Undergraduate Study
Application tips for undergraduate students
- Pacific Asian Scholarships
- A limited number of tuition scholarships for undergraduate students with a 3.5 GPA .Apply at SPAS fellowships office.
- Tuition Scholarships (Waivers)
- Each undergraduate degree program offers a limited number of merit-based tuition scholarships for degree-seeking students. Ask your academic advisor or chair.
- Asian Studies Scholarships
- Visit the Asian Studies undergraduate site
- Freeman Asian Studies Undergraduate Initiative
Scholarships & Assistantships Elsewhere
- UH Financial Aid and Scholarships Offices
- Financial Aid Office (www.hawaii.edu/fas) administers need-based grants and loans.
- UH Foundation (www.uhf.hawaii.edu/studentscholarships) administers more than 1,500 student scholarship accounts. The web site may assist your scholarship search.
- SEED (Student Equity, Excellence and Diversity) Office (www.hawaii.edu/diversity) offers various graduate and undergraduate scholarships.
- The Graduate Division (www.hawaii.edu/graduatestudies) posts general information on TA/GAships and tuition waivers.
- International Student Office (www.hawaii.edu/issmanoa) handles tuition reduction programs for international students.
- Outside Funding Sources
- The East-West Center (www.eastwestcenter.org) offers East-West Center Graduate Degree Fellowships.
- The Hawaii Community Foundation (www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org) handles various undergraduate and graduate scholarships.
- Study Abroad
- The Institute of International Education (IIE) administers NSEP (National Security Education Program) Boren Undergraduate Scholarships and Graduate Fellowships (www.iie.org/nsep), the Fulbright Program (www.iie.org/fulbright), and Freeman-ASIA awards for undergraduate students (www.iie.org/freeman-asia).
- The Blakemore Foundation offers Blakemore Freeman Fellowships for Advanced Asian Language Study Grant (www.blakemorefoundation.org).
- The Rotary Foundation offers Ambassadorial Scholarships for undergraduate students (www.rotary.org/foundation/educational).