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JABSOM Financial Aid

Aloha and welcome to JABSOM’s Financial Aid & Scholarships Office!

Our goal is to assist you with financing your medical school education by providing you information on aid and enhancing your financial knowledge to help you manage your finances while at JABSOM and beyond.

Contact:  Kevin Kaneshiro
Title:  Scholarship Director & Financial Aid Counselor
Phone:  (808) 692-1002
Email: medfas@hawaii.edu

Students facing financial hardships are encouraged to reach out, as JABSOM may have short-term interest-free loans or small monetary grants to help students through situations when all other financial aid has been exhausted.

Announcements

 
February 2026
March 2026
  • Mid March: New Student Acceptances Sent out
    • Scholarship offers for new incoming students are sent in two rounds:
      • Merit: based on your Admissions application (no other application documents required)
      • Need: Admitted students receive a financial-needs application with their acceptance packet.  You must return this by the date specified by Admissions (typically within 1 week) for consideration. 
    • Aid offers for incoming students will be sent in May/June.  See the sample offer page for a typical offer.
April 2026
  • Apr 15: Taxes due
    • MS4 students with loans, or anyone going on a leave of absence in the following academic year with loans, are highly encouraged to submit taxes independently (not claimed by a parent as their dependent).