Charles & Mitch Ota Foundation Scholarship
Hawaii Community Foundation
Deadline: February 28
To benefit students from Maui that participated in the AVID program to attend a college or university, with the intention to support scholarship recipients through their undergraduate degrees. Qualifications: Applicants must be a resident of the State of Hawai'i; demonstrate financial need; be a high school senior or previous graduate of Maui High School, King Kekaulike High School, or Molokai High School with preference being given to current high school seniors; candidate must have participated in the Advancement Via Individual; determination (AVID) program while in high school, with preference for candidates who have completed at least three years of acceptable AVID classes displayed on Applicants high school transcript: 9th - TGG8090; 10th - TGG8100; 11th - TGG8110; 12th - TGG8120; attend an accredited, two year or four year, public or private not-for-profit post-secondary institution in Hawai'i (outside of Maui County) or on the continental US; attend college as a full-time student (as determined by the college's financial aid office); GPA of 2.7; renewal candidates must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7 in college. Selection criteria: Selection will be based on committee criteria. How to apply: Applicants must be submit online application form; an unofficial grade transcript is needed for all applicants; a valid transcript for HCF scholarship qualification purposes must include all the following: the institution’s name; the student’s full name; a list of course history; current grades/information for each course: continuing college students - must also include past semester grades/information; high school seniors - must include ninth through 11th grade at a minimum; current cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA); transcripts should be as recent as possible and should not be a duplicate from a prior year HCF application; grade transcripts that will be deemed invalid are as follows: a transcript without applicants most recent academic history; a transcript on which the name listed does not match the name on applicants HCF application; a transcript that cannot be clearly read; a transcript that does not include all pages and/or all course work; a transcript in a file format that cannot be opened upon review by HCF and/or its committee members. Focus: General studies/Field of study not specified.