New Warrior Scholarships (NWS)

The New Warrior Scholarships (NWS) programs are higher-tier, selective scholarship awards that are designed to recognize and celebrate both the academic strengths and demonstrated community impact of first-year, degree-seeking students who enroll at UH Mānoa in the semester following the completion of their high school diploma. These scholarships include:

• Regents Scholarship (For Hawai’i Residents)
• Provost Achievement Scholarship (For Hawai’i Residents)
• Mānoa Excellence Scholarship (For U.S. citizens who are non-Hawai’i Residents)
• Mānoa International Excellence Scholarship (For International, non-U.S. citizens who require an F-1 Visa to enroll at UH Mānoa)

New Warrior Scholarships are awarded at the start of the student’s Mānoa degree pursuit and is intended to support the student’s enrollment for 4 years, as they progress toward degree completion. This scholarship amount awarded is applied toward and reduces the student’s tuition costs.

The Office of Admissions selects and awards these merit scholarships based on a student’s admission application, a holistic academic record review, and the student’s demonstrated impact on their community/communities. In addition to submitting the admission application, students must also submit 1) a list of activities/achievements and 2) a short-answer essay response to demonstrate their community impact. See the Selection Process for Scholarship Award section for more details and information.

Since these are higher-tier, selective scholarships, students must apply for admission by January 5. When a student who is eligible for these higher-tier scholarships has been admitted, they will also receive instructions and information about how to submit additional required documents for scholarship consideration. The supplemental application for NWS consideration is due January 15. The Admissions and Scholarship Selection Committees will review applications in January and February, then notify applicants of the scholarship decisions around early March.