Hawaii Association of the Blind College Scholarships

The Hawaii Association of the Blind supports blind and visually impaired students who wish to go to college by providing scholarship grants. If you know any student in need of financial assistance to go to college, he/she can avail of the HAB scholarship by filling out the application form below.

The Hawaii Association of the Blind is offering scholarships to legally blind college students who are also Hawaii residents. The students may be attending any accredited university or college regardless of location. May 15th and November 15th are the deadlines for Fall and Spring applications.

Scholarships may be offered on an annual or a semi-annual basis as determined by the scholarship committee. The committee reserves the right not only to accept or deny scholarship applications, but also to determine the amount and duration of the scholarship. Scholarship recipients must re-apply in order to be considered for future scholarships. Those who are denied a scholarship are eligible to re-apply in the future. Scholarships will not exceed one-year in duration and are not expected to be less than $500 per semester.

Instructions

1. Applicant must submit a letter (no more than two pages) describing his/her educational goals providing relevant information to the Scholarship Committee.
2. Applicant must provide a copy of official transcripts to the Scholarship Committee. If the applicant has not attended college or is in the first semester of attendance, official high school transcripts are required.
3. Applicant must submit at least two letters of reference, one of which must come from a professor or teacher.
4. The scholarship committee reserves the right to ask the applicant for additional information.
5. False information provided by the applicant will result in the disapproval of the application and/or termination of the scholarship with a legal action by the Scholarship Committee to reclaim any money previously awarded.
6. Information omitted by the applicant which is relevant to the requirements of the scholarship shall be considered to be falsely presented, and thus will result in termination and possible legal action.
7. Submit the form to the Scholarship Committee.