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Transfer student applicants are considered for academic merit scholarships at the time of admission based on academic abilities. Academic merit scholarships are applied towards tuition. To determine your academic merit scholarship eligibility, please complete an application for undergraduate admission.

*The annual merit amount is split between the Fall and Spring semester.

Each year HPU, welcomes members of Phi Theta Kappa into the incoming transfer class. A Phi Theta Kappa scholarship will be awarded to qualified community college transfer students who currently hold active membership.  For more information and to apply click here.

The International Vocal Ensemble (IVE) is made up of 16-24 talented and hard-working singers who are recruited, auditioned, and offered scholarship money for their participation,

IVE’s mission is to perform a diverse array of music from around the world. The group has toured internationally, most recently traveling to Japan with the HPU Orchestra. IVE is one of the few choral groups in the world made up of non-music majors who receive a scholarship for their participation. This ensemble makes up the vocal core of the International Chorale.  

Partial tuition waivers are available for qualified students. 

Please click here for the Scholarship Audition Packet.

The Hawaii‘i Pacific University Band is comprised of instrumentalists from Hawaii‘i and abroad, all of whom must audition for entry. Providing the musical spirit at HPU women's volleyball and men's basketball games, the Pep Band knows how to motivate fans and athletes with their rousing renditions of Pep Band tunes. Scholarships are available for incoming HPU students as well as continuing band members.

A select jazz/wind ensemble is taken from the larger group. These students must pass secondary performance criteria and be willing to put in extra rehearsal time. They prepare more difficult and challenging music for distinguished audiences and in official capacities as musical representatives of the University. 

Partial tuition waivers are available for qualified students. 

Please click here for the Scholarship Audition Packet.

The HPU Symphony is a performing ensemble course comprised of experienced musicians who play the violin, viola, cello, string bass, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, and percussion. The Chamber Orchestra is comprised of string players from the Symphony and performs repertoire suitable for a smaller orchestra. An audition is required. Repertoire will be selected according to enrolled instrumentation, but will primarily be chosen from Western European classical genres. Performing venues include campus events as well as performance tours around the state, U.S. mainland and the world. 

Partial tuition waivers are available for qualified students. 

Please click here for the Scholarship Audition Packet

HPU is honored to have the first and only esports arena in the state of Hawaii. The 3000 sq. ft. Arena is Hawaii's home for esports events, tournaments, and education. This high-tech facility includes PCs with RTX 3080s, 240hz monitors, a streaming booth, all next-gen consoles and casual viewing and study spaces.

Esports scholarships are awarded to a select number of incoming undergraduate students interested in joining HPU's Esports team and competing in Collegiate Valorant. We are also recruiting for Rocket League and League of Legends. Qualified gamers can earn scholarships valued between $1,000 - $6,000 per year

Consideration for esports scholarships will be given based on remaining available funds to those who submit their admissions application and esports application. Applicants will receive a response within 3 weeks of submitted application.

Please click here for the esports scholarship application.