College application events offer chance at scholarships

A series of virtual college applications events — with the chance to win scholarships — will be held in April and May to better support Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander high school graduates, the University of Hawaii announced Friday.

UH is partnering with the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement and the Native Hawaiian Education Association to sponsor the UH College Application ‘Aha, which will take place at 6 p.m. Wednesday and May 11. Participants who attend either session will be eligible to win a $500 scholarship to UH, which will be awarded each night.

“As the pandemic continues to evolve, we are excited to welcome students to our amazing UH campuses,” UH-Maui College Chancellor Lui Hokoana said in a news release. “Our colleges provide a wide variety of affordable educational and career training opportunities for everyone and we have dedicated counselors who are ready to help support our students in every way to succeed.

The time to apply is now.”

Students may reserve a spot for the virtual application events at collegeiswithinreach hawaii.com.

Class of 2022 graduates looking to transition to postsecondary education and job training opportunities can also access free virtual counseling and advising services this summer through Hawaii P-20’s Next Steps to Your Future program. Every student who opts into the program will be connected to a professional adviser who will provide customized one-on-one support through virtual advising appointments, mobile texting and access to on-demand resources, according to the news release. For more information, visit nextsteps.hawaii.edu/.

In addition, class of 2022 seniors who previously took college classes in high school from UH will also have the opportunity to enroll in a free online six-week summer class from July 5 to Aug. 15 through UH Community Colleges’ Momentum program. For more information, visit uhcc.hawaii.edu/momentum/.