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JANUARY 19, 2022
Opportunity For Scholarship
Revving Up Aid For Special Olympics
Leeward O‘ahu students can apply for Hawai‘i State Federal Credit Union’s 2022 student scholarship program through Jan. 31. The insti- tution will award $5,000 scholarships to 20 deserving students who are planning to attend a fully accredited uni- versity, college or trade/voca- tional school.
awarded nearly $900,000 to support the higher-education goals of Hawai‘i’s keiki,” states president and CEO An- drew Rosen. “One of our pri- orities at HSFCU is to invest in education because it sets children on the trajectory for future academic and profes- sional success.”
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community to transform per- spectives about the talents of people with intellectual disabilities. They provide year-round sports programs
and training to over 5,000 athletes, free of charge.
visit sohawaii.org. Follow Special Olympics Hawai‘i on Facebook (facebook. com/specialolympicsha- waii), as well as Instagram and Twitter (@sohawaii).
Report from the Free Appli- cation for Federal Student Aid. Letters of recommenda- tion are optional.
For more information on the 17th annual Fueling Dreams campaign or on Special Olympics Hawai‘i,
The scholarship program is open to all HSFCU members and dependents. Interested students must demonstrate financial need and apply as an undergraduate or graduate degree-seeking student. Ap- plicants must attend school full time and have a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA.
The online application re- quires a most recent school transcript, personal and award impact statements, a list of achievements and community service activities, and a 2022-23 Student Aid
The HSFCU program is administered by Hawai‘i Community Foundation, the third-largest scholarship pro- vider in the state with over $4.5 million available for scholarships.
Completed applications and all supporting documents must be submitted by 4 p.m. on Jan. 31. Students may ap- ply directly at hawaiicommu- nityfoundation.org/students.
“Over the last 25 years since we first launched HSFCU’s scholarship program, we’ve
Special Olympics Hawai‘i athletes show off their medals. Leeward residents can support Par Hawai‘i’s Fueling Dreams campaign now through March 31. PHOTO COURTESY SPECIAL OLYMPICS HAWAI‘I
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