{"id":190439,"date":"2024-01-22T13:54:11","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T23:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=190439"},"modified":"2024-06-17T16:14:59","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T02:14:59","slug":"hawaii-promise-financial-lifeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/01\/22\/hawaii-promise-financial-lifeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawai\u02bbi Promise, financial lifeline for <abbr>UH<\/abbr> students, a success"},"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_90467\"  width=\"620\" height=\"349\"  data-origwidth=\"620\" data-origheight=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/niJurI9_7sw?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=\"Hawai\u02bbi Promise, financial lifeline for Â鶹´«Ã½students, a success\"  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><\/div>\n<p><em>&ldquo;This scholarship has been helping continue my education goals without the burden of student loans. I\u2019ve recently had a baby and lost my hometown due to wildfires, but not having to worry about paying for school has been uplifting.&rdquo; &#8212; <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Promise scholarship recipient<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/cc-hawaii-promise-lindsey-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Graduate in cap and gown\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-172522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/cc-hawaii-promise-lindsey-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/cc-hawaii-promise-lindsey-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/cc-hawaii-promise-lindsey.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One of many powerful testimonies that are part of the 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/govrel\/docs\/reports\/2024\/hrs304a-2102_act61-slh2019_2024_hawaii-promise_annual-report_508.pdf\">annual report<\/a> to the Hawaii State Legislature on the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcc.hawaii.edu\/admissions\/hawaii-promise.php\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Promise Scholarship Program<\/a>. The report documents the significant, positive impact the program is having on <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcc.hawaii.edu\/\">Community College<\/a> students with proven financial need. <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Promise is only for students who qualified for federal financial aid after completing the <a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/h\/apply-for-aid\/fafsa\">Free Application for Federal Student Aid<\/a> (<abbr>FAFSA<\/abbr>).<\/p>\n<p>The report found that <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Promise recipients earn more credits (reducing time to degree and increasing likelihood of degree completion), have higher passing rates (3.0 grade point average or better) and are more likely to stay enrolled (69&#37; vs. 65&#37;) compared to non-<span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Promise <abbr>UH<\/abbr> students.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"blocklink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/tag\/hawaii-promise\/\">More on <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Promise<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Eighty-four percent of the scholarship recipients would have been unable to enroll if not for <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Promise, and 60&#37; are Native Hawaiians, Filipinos or from other ethnic groups underrepresented in higher education. Students do not apply for the scholarships, which are awarded as part of their financial aid package after all other means of aid are exhausted.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/cc-hawaii-promise-shane-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Person receiving diploma\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-172524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/cc-hawaii-promise-shane-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/cc-hawaii-promise-shane-1-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/cc-hawaii-promise-shane-1.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><abbr>UH<\/abbr> is asking the 2024 state legislature to add $19 million a year to its budget to expand the program to <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa, <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo and <abbr>UH<\/abbr> West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span>. According to the annual report, almost $3.8 million was awarded to 1,774 eligible students across the seven <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Community Colleges in fiscal year 2023. The average award per student was $2,142, covering direct education costs such as tuition, books and fees. Since its inception in 2017, <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Promise has served 8,643 <abbr>UH<\/abbr> students.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related <em><abbr>UH<\/abbr> News<\/em> story:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/20\/hawaii-promise-expansion\/\">Expansion of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Promise would support \u2018<span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s future\u2019<\/a>, March 20, 2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>More testimonials from <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Promise students<\/h2>\n<p><em>&ldquo;We are a family of 5 with one income. Everyone knows that Hawaii is one of the most expensive states to live in. The Hawaii Promise Scholarship helped cover all my expenses for my <abbr title=\"Associate of Specialized Technology\">AST<\/abbr> degree. Thank you so much for helping mama\u2019s like me who put college on hold to raise their family, go back and get a degree. God bless you folks!&rdquo;<\/em>&#8212; <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Promise scholarship recipient<\/p>\n<p><em>&ldquo;Being an older student and starting the path to my dream endeavor, was ONLY made possible by the <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Promise Scholarship. Had I known I could have qualified or have this kind of financial support toward my dream, I most certainly would have entered college sooner.&rdquo;<\/em>&#8212;<span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Promise scholarship recipient<\/p>\n<p><em>&ldquo;For a single parent who has put a halt in pursuing my college education because I needed to prioritize providing for my family and due to lack of financial resources. <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Promise Scholarship made my long time dream come true by helping me pursue my first college degree.&rdquo;<\/em>&#8212;<span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Promise scholarship recipient<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/tag\/hawaii-promise\/\">More on <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Promise<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/system-hawaii-promise-screenshot.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration of four people in graduation caps. Text: Hawaii Promise scholarship\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-162935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/system-hawaii-promise-screenshot.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/system-hawaii-promise-screenshot-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/system-hawaii-promise-screenshot-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>84&#37; of recipients would have abandoned college without the Â鶹´«Ã½ Promise scholarship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,12],"tags":[61,1216,62,63,64,65,572,71,14,9,60,947,59,56,66],"class_list":["post-190439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","category-video","tag-hawaii-community-college","tag-hawaii-promise","tag-honolulu-community-college","tag-kapiolani-community-college","tag-kauai-community-college","tag-leeward-community-college","tag-scholarship","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-uh-hilo","tag-uh-manoa","tag-maui-college","tag-uh-system","tag-uh-west-oahu","tag-video-2","tag-windward-community-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190439","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=190439"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":199474,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190439\/revisions\/199474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=190439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=190439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=190439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}