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Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)
 
WUE is a program of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) whereby Hawaii students may enroll in designated 4-year public institutions & programs in other participating states at a special, reduced tuition level. Students do not need to demonstrate financial need to receive this benefit.
State that Participate: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota,Oregon, South Daktoa, Utah, Washington, Wyoming. 
Go to www.wiche.edu/sep/wue for more information of 2008-2009 WUE

 
"Hawai‘i Community Foundation is the second largest post-secondary scholarship provider in Hawai‘i."   (Deadline is 5pm, March 1, 2010)
 
Hawaii Community Foundation’s Informative Website & eMail Blasts 
 
I encourage parents/seniors to apply to the Hawaii Community Foundation for college scholarships for Hawaii seniors. Sign up to receive their email Blasts. They send out alerts & their website has good information.
 
To sign up, Kaleilani Grant, HCF Scholarship Assistant offered this advice: Click here to go to www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org, and then click on Scholarship Seekers (drop down menu). Click on Online Application. It will then bring you to a page that will say: Are you registered? You can then log in with your email address and if not you can then register. Once you enter your email address, their system will remember all email addresses entered and send you their email blasts. If you register you can click to see a flash demo, which might be helpful. Explore the site so you can talk about it with your teen & guide him/her!
 
Editor's Note: Students in college may reapply every year for these scholarships.
 
* Go to the Hawaii Community Foundation web site
* Click on Scholarship Seekers * Apply online for scholarships * On the right side of your screen you'll see Scholarship Online Application, click on Browse the Online Scholarship Database
* On the right side of the screen, you'll see, Get Notified. Click on that and submit your email address to register. *
 

 
THE COMMON APPLICATION- An online admission application to apply to more than 381 colleges. https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/FAQ.aspx


All current scholarship info is posted on Twitter- Twitter Me!


 
Use the NACAC Fee Waiver Form when applying for colleges.
(Click here for more info)
Students who have limited financial resources and meet the requirements below may use the NACAC Request for Application Fee Waiver Form when applying for college. The form helps ensure that access to college is possible for all students. The form is for traditional high school students applying to postsecondary colleges or universities in the fall immediately following high school graduation.
Students are eligible to use the form if:
  • They are traditional high school or home schooled students who are transitioning into their college freshman year in the fall immediately following graduation.
  • They receive free and reduced lunch.
  • They are wards of the state.
  • They are US Citizens.
  • Their families meet the income eligibility guidelines established by the US Department of Health and Human Services as listed in the Federal Register.



Kamehameha Schools Nā Ho`okama a Pauahi, Need-based scholarship NOW AVAILBLE!! www.ksbe.edu/finaid/  

Nā Ho`okama a Pauahi Application Checklist


DEADLINE: Friday, April 16, 2010

Your CSS/PROFILE online registration and application must be electronically submitted by this date and time. Applications submitted after 6:00 p.m. are considered late.



Free PSAT On-line Review Workshop



SAT Review Opportunities  


Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) and its 15 member states work to improve access to higher education and ensure student success. Our student exchange programs, regional initiatives, and our research and policy work allow us to assist constituents throughout the West and beyond (Including Hawai'i).

  • Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)

    Helps undergraduate students to study out of state in the West for less (150 percent of resident tuition) at more than 140 institutions in 15 WICHE states.




The Ho'oulu Hawaiian Data Center (Data Center)
is creating a comprehensive database of the Hawaiian population to support planning for lifelong learning in the Hawaiian Community. One of the Data Center’s primary roles is to verify Hawaiian ancestry of applicants to Kamehameha Schools programs (and scholarships) who wish to be considered under our preference policy*.


http://www.ksbe.edu/datacenter/



Financial Aid - FAFSA

Preparing for college takes planning and organization. Paying for college takes financial aid.
FAFSA4caster will help you get an early start on the financial aid process by:
  • Providing you with an early estimate of your eligibility for federal student aid.
  • Giving you an experience similar toFAFSA on the Web
  • Allowing you to transfer all of your FAFSA4caster data to FAFSA on the Web once you are ready to apply for aid.
  • Providing you the option to apply for your Federal Student Aid PIN.
  • Increasing your knowledge of the financial aid process, and providing information about other sources of aid.

Apply now at http://www.fafsa4caster.ed.gov  

FAFSA - Beginning January 1st   http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/