Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 7, Number 12, 1 December 1990 — Scholarship fund for UH in 2001 [ARTICLE]

Scholarship fund for UH in 2001

A new special fund for scholarships for financially needy students attending the University of Hawai'i, starting in the year 2001, has been created by the state legislature. It will give priority to students from under-represented ethnic groups. Scholarship awards will begin in fiscal year 2001. The Hawai'i Opportunity Program in Education (HOPE) was signed into law by Gov. John Waihee on July 9.

I he fund will be built gradually by collecting $1 million in tuition fees from the University of Hawai'i eaeh fiscal year from 1990-91 through the year 1999-2000. The money will be deposited in the special fund, administered by the state director of finance. The total amount of awards eaeh fiscal year is limited to 10 percent of the amount in the fund. The new law requires the University of Hawai'i to develop a plan to address the future needs of under-represented minority students and to eonsult with the state Department of Education to develop a comprehensive plan to implement the HOPE program.