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There are a number of ways to set up a scholarship. Outright gifts may be made via check or credit card. There may be significant tax benefits if the gift is made using appreciated securities or outright gifts. Bequests through an estate plan or beneficiary designations can also be used to create impactful opportunities for students.

There are two different types of scholarships that UH donors can establish:

  • Endowed Scholarships generate funds that go on in perpetuity. Contributions are prudently invested to ensure the scholarship retains its value in perpetuity, and the scholarships created by the endowment are funded through the income generated by the endowment.
  • Annual Scholarships reflect a donor’s commitment to support a scholarship for a specific number of years.

Donors may name scholarships when the amount given meets the minimum funding requirements for an annual or endowed scholarship.  Many of our donors have used this opportunity to honor a parent, professor or loved one. 

Alternatively, donors may choose to give to existing scholarship funds in the department or school of their choice. Family members are not able to be a part of the selection committee, however donors may specify preferences to be considered by the selection committee when reviewing applicants.

Naming Opportunities in Support of Students

Endowed scholarship * UH Mānoa UH Hilo UH West Oʻahu Community Colleges
Minimum Required $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000
Annual scholarship UH Mānoa UH Hilo UH West Oʻahu Community Colleges
Minimum required $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000
Hawaii Resident tuition per academic year ** UH Mānoa UH Hilo UH West Oʻahu Community Colleges
Full-time, undergraduate $11,304 $7,344 $7,344 $3,144***

* To establish an endowed fund, funding must be brought up to the required level within 5 years.

** Tuition costs for academic year 2023-2024, and are higher for non-resident and foreign students, as well as for graduate level students.

*** Based on 12 credits per semester.

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