Scholarship Description
Description:This scholarship is named in honor of Bernice Pi‘ilani Irwin who was a friend of Queen Lili‘u‘okalani. Bernice was the author of a collection of Hawaiian tales called “In Menehune Land.” She also wrote a popular column for the Honolulu Advertiser and later for the Honolulu Times, which was edited by her husband Edwin Irwin. Her column was entitled “Kahuna Nui, the Old Sage of Kaka‘ako,” and was a discourse on politics and civic affairs, written in pidgin. The Irwins set up this trust fund to students who, like Bernice, wish to have careers in journalism. Requirements: Major in Journalism or Communications. Be a college junior, senior or graduate student.
Year of Need: College Junior, College Senior, 1st Year Grad, 2nd Year Grad,
Type: Merit Based
Num Awards: Multiple
Min Award:
Max Award:
Deadline: 2024-03-01
Sponsoring Organization
Hawai‘i Community Foundation
1164 Bishop Street, Suite 800
Honolulu, HI 96813
Contact Person:
Phone: 808-566-5570 / Toll free: 1-888-731-3863
Fax: 808-885-1857
Web: http://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/
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