{"id":155899,"date":"2022-02-28T11:57:09","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T21:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=155899"},"modified":"2024-05-24T11:56:32","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T21:56:32","slug":"takemetomanoa-scholarship-contest-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/02\/28\/takemetomanoa-scholarship-contest-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Free tuition for a year: #TakeMeToManoa scholarship contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap-post\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_14089\"  width=\"620\" height=\"349\"  data-origwidth=\"620\" data-origheight=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_HVpF0noqlY?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"Maui student creates way to free tuition in #TakeMeToManoa contest\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-size:85% !important;padding-top:6px;\">2022 &#35;TakeMeToManoa contest winner Hezekiah Kapuaala\u2019s video<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#35;TakeMeToManoa, a <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M&#257;noa<\/a> multi-media recruitment campaign, is again encouraging <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> high school seniors, their families and all prospective local students to consider attending <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa. A globally recognized center of learning and research, <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa is consistently ranked among the top 1&#37; of universities in the world, and aims to create a stronger, sustainable future and make a difference locally and globally.<\/p>\n<p>Launched in 2019, the campaign has provided scholarships to three local incoming freshmen.<\/p>\n<h2>&#35;TakeMeToManoa scholarship contest<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_97353\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97353\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/manoa-insta-kaneshiro-m.jpg\" alt=\"Megan Kaneshiro on the Â鶹´«Ã½Manoa campus\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" class=\"size-full wp-image-97353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/manoa-insta-kaneshiro-m.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/manoa-insta-kaneshiro-m-130x130.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-97353\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2019 contest winner Megan Kaneshiro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaiinewsnow.com\/\">Hawaii News Now<\/a> will run an exclusive &#35;TakeMeToManoa social media contest from March 1&#8211;31. The contest is open to local, incoming fall 2022 freshmen and transfer students.<\/p>\n<p>To enter, upload a video, no longer than 60 seconds, explaining why <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa is the right university for you and the impact a year of free tuition, courtesy of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhfcu.com\/\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> Federal Credit Union<\/a>, will have on your life.<\/p>\n<p>For more details, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaiinewsnow.com\/page\/university-of-hawaii-take-me-to-manoa-tuition-giveaway\/\">go to the contest website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are so proud of this partnership, and we are excited to welcome the next class of <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa Rainbow Warriors,&rdquo; said <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa Provost <strong>Michael Bruno<\/strong>. &ldquo;A <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa degree opens doors to fulfilling careers, and we look forward to supporting our new students as they take their first steps on this journey of discovery and learning.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Campaign winners<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/05\/24\/maui-student-creates-way-to-free-tuition\/\">Maui student <strong>Hezekiah Kapuaala<\/strong> creates way to free tuition in &#35;TakeMeToManoa contest<\/a>, May 24, 2021<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/22\/student-scores-free-year-tuition\/\"><span aria-label=\"Aiea\">&#699;Aiea<\/span> student <strong>Kylie Charice Alarcon<\/strong> scores free year of tuition in #MakeManoaYours contest<\/a>, May 22, 2020<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/05\/24\/student-surprised-with-free-tuition\/\">Kaiser student <strong>Megan Kaneshiro<\/strong> wins <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa tuition in #MakeManoaYours contest<\/a>, May 24, 2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_142285\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-142285\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/manoa-admissions-hezekiah-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Kapuaala family\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-142285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/manoa-admissions-hezekiah-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/manoa-admissions-hezekiah-1-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/manoa-admissions-hezekiah-1.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-142285\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2021 &#35;TakeMeToManoa contest winner Hezekiah Kapuaala<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><abbr>UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa offers a choice of 99 majors, 87 graduate majors, 52 doctoral degrees and five first professional degrees.<\/p>\n<p>The &#35;TakeMeToManoa campaign includes 30-second ads that will air on social media, digital platforms, local television and statewide radio. Prospective students are encouraged to apply for fall 2022 and to confirm their enrollment by May 1, if they have already received an acceptance letter.<\/p>\n<p>This work is an example of <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s goal of <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-2025-strategic-plan.pdf#page=20\">Enhancing Student Success<\/a> (<span class=\"small-text\"><abbr title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/span>), one of four goals identified in the <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-2025-strategic-plan.pdf\">2015&#8211;25 Â鶹´«Ã½<\/a> (<span class=\"small-text\"><abbr>PDF<\/abbr><\/span>), updated in December 2020.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_119196\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-119196\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/manoa-admissions-kylie.jpg\" alt=\"student celebrating with big check\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/manoa-admissions-kylie.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/manoa-admissions-kylie-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/manoa-admissions-kylie-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-119196\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kylie Alarcon celebrates winning a a year of free tuition at <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Manoa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Launched in 2019, the campaign has provided scholarships to three local students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[1588,757,1466,9,1009],"class_list":["post-155899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-takemetomanoa","tag-admissions","tag-manoa-enhancing-student-success","tag-uh-manoa","tag-university-of-hawaii-federal-credit-union","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=155899"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155899\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":173956,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155899\/revisions\/173956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=155899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=155899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=155899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}