Scholarships
Jacob Peace Memorial Award
The Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace is now accepting applications for the Jacob Peace Memorial Award.
- Eligibility: The criteria for applicants for the Jacob Award should be that students are full-time graduates or undergraduates who have demonstrated, through a project, proposal or equivalent, a commitment to peacemaking leadership, peace studies, conflict prevention or resolution, or intercultural understanding.
- Award: Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace will reward a maximum of five hundred dollars ($500).
- Application: Applications are available in Saunders 523, Saunders 723 or online at www.peaceinstitute.hawaii.edu.
- Due Date: The complete application is due no later than Friday, April 11th, 2008 at 12:00 noon. For additional information, please contact Pat Shields at shields@hawaii.edu.
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Nobumoto Tanahashi Peace Scholarship
The Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace is now accepting applications for the Nobumoto Tanahashi Peace Scholarship
- Eligibility: Applicants for the Tanahashi Scholarship should be a matriculated graduate, with demonstrated financial need, whose thesis or dissertation project is related to the previously listed topics.
- Award: Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace will reward a maximum of five thousand dollars ($5000).
- Application: Applications are available in Saunders 523, Saunders 723 or online at www.peaceinstitute.hawaii.edu.
- Due Date: The complete application is due no later than Friday, April 11th, 2008 at 12:00 noon. For additional information, please contact Pat Shields at shields@hawaii.edu.
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The Sarah and Francis Sogi Smithsonian/Hawai'i Fellow Scholarship
The Sarah and Francis Sogi Smithsonian/Hawai'i Fellow Scholarship is a unique scholarship program that provides Ethnic Studies majors and certificate students at UHM with the exciting opportunity to spend the Fall semester as an Intern at the Asia Pacific American Studies Program of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. This undergraduate fellowship and internship program includes a $5,000 stipend, roundtrip airfare, 12 UHM credits, and a tuition waiver.
- Requirements: Applicants must be an Ethnic Studies major, an ES Certificate student, or have taken at least one Ethnic Studies course. The application requires a 1,000 word essay, two letters of recommendation, and successfully pass a screening interview session.
- Due Date: Contact Dr. Ibrahim Aoude for more information: aoude@hawaii.edu.
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