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Benedict and Miriam Lau Foundation

December 2, 2014

The Benedict and Miriam Lau Foundation has established two scholarships at JABSOM:

Wo JABSOM Opportunity Scholarship Fund

This fund will provide four-year need-based scholarships. One first-year medical student will be selected each year in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 and awarded $5,000 per year for up to four consecutive years (total scholarship aid $20,000 per recipient) so long as they remain eligible

Wo JABSOM Achievement Scholarship Fund

L-R - Iris Takushi,
JABSOM Scholarship Director;
Ric Wo, Benedict and Miriam Lau
Foundation Trustee; JABSOM
Dean Jerris Hedges
This fund will provide four-year merit-based scholarships. Two first-year medical students will be selected each year in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 and awarded $2,500 each per year for up to four consecutive years (total scholarship aid $10,000 per recipient) so long as they remain eligible.

The Wo family is proud to have five generations of descendants residing in Hawai‘i. In 1909 the family started a small general merchandise store in downtown Honolulu which has grown into C. S. Wo & Sons, Ltd., the largest furniture retailer in the State of Hawai‘i.

The Wo family has given generously to the University of Hawai‘i over the years and these scholarships build on their impressive legacy of supporting our community. Miriam Wo Lau, 1919-2011, is a third generation Wo.


If you would like to learn how you can support UH students and programs like this, please contact us at 808 376-7800 or send us a message.