INTENT: To encourage and assist in any full-time student in the academic, vocational, trade,
undergraduate, or graduate program of their choice.
PROCEDURES:
Applications and information shall be available no later than the January general meeting.
Application forms to be completed by the applicant. Must be legible and typewritten required in New Times Roman, size 12 font.
Submit an autobiography of 3-5 pages with double spaced lines. The essay should include a description of yourself, your family, goals in life, high school, college extracurricular activities, community service, and how your culture impacts your life. If you are an ‘Ahahui Kiwila Hawai’i o San Diego member, list your participation.
OR:
For returning students who received an ‘Ahahui Kiwila Hawai’i o San Diego scholarship the previous year, please submit an essay on: “What goals I had set for myself for the past year, what have I accomplished? Have my goals changed? What impact has my culture had on how or why I make the decisions and choices I make? And what challenges will I take on as I look to the future?
Submit a typewritten statement about why you deserve this scholarship and how your classes or program contribute to the perpetuation and enhancement of your future and cultural footprint.
Submit 2 new letters of recommendation dated within the last 90 days of the application submittal date.
A professional reference (ex: current faculty, counselor, TA, or mentor)
A personal reference (ex: community leader, church counselor, etc)
Submit your most current (prior semester) official transcript and grade report.
Agreement to be signed and sent with the application via the U.S. mail, postmarked by or before the application deadline, April 15, 2021. This agreement will be null and void if the applicant is deemed ineligible.
All applications received shall be noticed via U.S. mail. As necessary, interviews will be conducted, and notification is given within 30 days after the established deadline.
All scholarship recipients must attend the Awards presentation to receive the award. The AKHSD-SC will assign a mentor to each applicant for the duration of the scholarship year. Only in exceptional circumstances with prior approval from the Scholarship Chair will the award be presented outside of the Award Presentation.
All award disbursements will be sent directly to the University, College, Program, or Workshor of the recipient’s choice.
All scholarship recipients must attend 1 AKHSD general meeting and present an oral report highlighting their academic progress, challenges encountered, and insights gaind over the scholarship award period.
All scholarship recipients shall notify the Scholarship committee in writing via email or U.S. mail of any changes in their student status (ex: institution or full-time status, or change in physical residence).
APPLICATION DEADLINE: APRIL 15, 2021
GENERAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Students are expected to follow a natural forward progression in attaining a degree: ex. A student who
has attained an Associate degree is expected to pursue a Bachelor’s degree, not another Associate
degree. A student who continues his/her education once all undergraduate work is completed is
expected to pursue a graduate degree.
SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS:
Applicants must maintain satisfactory academic progress towards completion of their current degree to
qualify to receive financial aid. Satisfactory academic progress involves 3 components described as
follows:
Maximum Terms of Eligibility: Maximum terms of eligibility refer to the maximum number of years allowed to pursue a degree in which the student is eligible for financial aid. All terms in which the student is enrolled for the current degree will be counted regardless of whether financial aid was awarded. For example, students pursuing a 2-year degree will be afforded a maximum of three (3) years of eligibility.
Full-time Enrollment: Students must be enrolled full-time to receive an award. Unless otherwise dictated by specific institutional policy , this is generally defined as 12 credit hours per term for undergraduate students, 9 credit hours per term for graduate and professional students.
Students who register for, but do not complete their minimum credit hours, may not necessarily lose
their financial eligibility. However, if this results in the need for a student to remain enrolled beyond the
maximum terms of aid eligibility for their current degree goal, they may be subject to a special
satisfactory academic progress review.
Students enrolled in programs at the associate degree level may include a limited amount of remedial
coursework for academic credit to be applied to their full-time status in each school term. Such courses
are permitted if:
The student has not met the basic requirements for English and Mathematics as determined by the college’s placement test, and
The coursework is at least at the high school level in English and Mathematics (as determined by the college’s accrediting agency)
If a student is enrolled solely in a remedial program, the student is not considered eligible for funds.
Students enrolled in remedial courses will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis for eligibility.
Handled on a case-by-case basis, there may be exceptions to a student’s full-time status in the following
Situations:
During the last term of enrollment for the student
Course offerings are not available
In approved instances of concurrent enrollment
Minimum Grade Point Average: Recipients must maintain a minimum grade point average while enrolled. Undergraduates are expected to maintain a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA, while graduate students (those pursuing masters and doctoral degrees) are expected to maintain a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA (or the minimum required of their degree program).
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:
If selected as a scholarship recipient, the student is required to fulfill 25 hours of work, to be actively
involved in providing community service throughout the school year or within the area they currently
reside, and to assist with ‘Ahahui Kiwila Hawai’i o San Diego events and activities.
