Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 31, Number 3, 1 March 2014 — Chaminade University scholarships [ARTICLE]

Chaminade University scholarships

Deadline is May 1 to apply for scholarships for Native Hawaiian first-year or transfer students to Chaminade University. Three educational opportunity grants, whieh include a $1,500

scholarship and institutional aid eligibility based on students' GPA, are offered to students of Hawaiian ancestry: Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Student Educational Opportunity Grant Scholarship for those living on Hawaiian homestead lands; Nā Lei Na'auao Student Educational Opportunity Grant

Scholarship for graduates of a Nā Lei Na'auao Charter School; and Kula Kaiapuni Student Educational Opportunity Grant Scholarship for graduates of Kula Kaiapuni, Hawaiian language immersion schools. Chaminade is a federally recognized Title III Native Hawai-ian-serving institution, where more than 12 percent of day undergraduate students are of Hawaiian descent. Funds from the U.S. Department of Education have been used to upgrade classroomfacilities and infrastructure, including reno-

vating the science labs. Its nursing program includes teaching cultural competency and values to serve the Hawaiian community. For information, eall Chaminade's Office of Native Hawaiian Partnerships at (808) 735-4750 or visit chaminade.edu/native_ hawaiian.