2024-2025 SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT & APPLICATION
Application Deadline: June 30, 2024
MISSION OF THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
The Society of Asian Art of Hawai’i, Inc. promotes the pursuit of higher education by awarding scholarship grants to deserving Hawai’i college or university students studying Asia-related art courses at Hawai’i institutions of higher learning.
TYPES AND AMOUNT OF SCHOLARSHIPS
The Scholarship Program is funded from contributions from individuals and organizations as well as fundraising activities conducted by the Society. For 2024-2025 the Society expects to award anywhere from $1,000 to $4,000 to each qualified applicant.
1. Society of Asian Art of Hawai’i Scholarship Fund
2. Susan Burghardt Scholarship Fund
The SAAH Scholarship Committee will determine the amounts based on the availability of funds. Note: to assure that applicants actually enroll in the courses they have selected, half of the scholarship amount will be given in September 2024, and the remaining half will be given in January 2025, after the fall transcript for 2024 completed courses and the spring 2025 course registration form have been submitted electronically to the email listed on the application form.
ELIGIBILITY
• Applicant must be a registered student at time of application and plans to take academic coursework pertinent to Asia-related art during each semester of 2024-2025.
• Applicant must be a registered college or university student in Hawai’i with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale at the time of the application. International students are welcome to apply, however, students with US citizenship or PR will have priority for consideration.
• Applicant must complete the application and provide all required documents by the stated deadline. The Scholarship Committee reserves the right to request supplemental materials from any applicant.
• Previous scholarship awardees are eligible to re-apply for a maximum of two consecutive annual awards. Priority is given to first time applicants. Students enrolling in one-credit thesis or dissertation courses are eligible to apply so long as their dissertation or thesis topic relates to the study of Asia-related art.
Directions: Copy and save the application below as a document and then type the information asked for directly in the form. Upon completion, submit this application and supporting documents electronically by emailing them to:
saahscholarship@gmail.com
Any supporting documents (i.e. academic transcript, proof of course registration) must be sent electronically as a scanned or similar facsimile. Scan services are available at local FedEx offices. If you have access to your transcript online, please copy and paste it in at the end of the application or append it as an attachment. No paper documents are to be sent and only emailed items are accepted.
All application documents must be emailed and received no later than 6 p.m. on June 30, 2024
If you have any questions about this scholarship or application procedures, please send them to the email address above.
Please check the application for grammar and spelling accuracy before submitting.
Application Deadline: June 30, 2024
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This page last updated Mar 31, 2024