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Other Aid

Other financial resources are available to assist students at JABSOM and are noted below.  All funds are subject to availability and may impact your financial aid.  Financial aid recipients should contact us to see how these resources may impact you.

Contact:  Kevin Kaneshiro
Phone:  (808) 692-1002
Email:  medfas@hawaii.edu

This need-based tuition waiver is available to undergraduate and classified graduate native Hawaiian students at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.  Applications are available each year online and the FAFSA is required.  For more information, visit the Kuaʻana Tuition Waiver website.

This fund is to assist students of JABSOM with unexpected financial hardships incurred while enrolled in school.  Funds may be used to cover expenses such as, but not limited to, unexpected medical expenses, travel costs, automobile and other unforeseen expenses.  To request an application, please send an email to medfas@hawaii.edu.

NHCOE offers stipends supporting Native Hawaiian (NH) JABSOM students to prepare for USMLE Steps 1 and 2.  Stipends range from $300 – $1,000 based on class level and are disbursed as a reimbursement directly to the student.

NH MS1s - MS3s are eligible to apply each spring of the academic year and must first meet with the NHCOE Student Development Coordinator.  To be eligible, you must be of Native Hawaiian ancestry and must also complete 5 - 10 hours of community service in NH communities.

NHCOE Student Development Coordinator:  Sachi Kaulukukui
Email:  sachi@hawaii.edu
Phone:  (808) 692-1025

This fund is available for 3rd and 4th-year students interested in pursuing careers as Emergency Medicine physicians.  Funds may be used for costs for students to attend the national Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Annual Meeting and Residency Fair, residency interviews, and away rotations.  An email notification regarding the availability of the Nomura Emergency Medicine Travel Fund will be sent out by Sandy Liu.

  • Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Annual Meeting & Residency Fair:
    • The SAEM Annual Meeting allows 3rd-year medical students the opportunity to network with faculty and staff from various Emergency Medicine programs.  Funds may be used for conference registration fees, travel, and lodging.  Please note this fund is in the form of a reimbursement.

  • Residency Interviews & Away Rotations:
    • This fund will help offset travel expenses incurred during residency interviews and away rotations.  Funds may be used for airfare, lodging, and transportation.

As publishing fees for peer-reviewed manuscripts can be costly, a JABSOM Student Publications Fund was created to assist both medical and graduate students in sharing their JABSOM generated research findings by supporting publication efforts.  To ensure many students can be supported through this fund, applications are reviewed on a quarterly basis.

The maximum amount of funding available per student for peer-reviewed publications is:  case report - $750; other research - $1,500.  Please note the year of application is defined by the date of the invoice from the journal.

Timeline for quarterly reviews (the deadline to submit applications is bolded):

  • January 1st to March 31st applications ➔ Reviewed in April

  • April 1st to June 30th ➔ Reviewed in July

  • July 1st to September 30th ➔ Reviewed in October

  • October 1st to December 31st ➔ Reviewed in January
Download the Student Publications Fund Application (accessible with your hawaii.edu email address) and submit the completed form along with the supporting documents to Sandy Liu at sandyliu@hawaii.edu.  Incomplete applications will not be considered and reviewed.

This funding helps provide supplementary support to medical students who have been invited to present the results of their JABSOM-generated research at a national conference within the US or Canada.  To ensure that many students can be supported through this fund, the maximum amount of funding available per student per academic year is $500 to cover:

  • Economy round-trip airfare

  • Conference registration fee

  • Abstract submission fee

Only one student per project will be funded.  Requests must be submitted to OSA at least 30 days BEFORE the conference date.

Download the Student Travel Support for Research Presentation Request Form (accessible with your hawaii.edu email address) and submit the completed form along with the supporting documents to Sandy Liu at sandyliu@hawaii.edu.

The University of Hawaiʻi Student Basic Needs website serves as a resource to assist students who are in search of means to help them meet their basic needs such as food, housing, and financial assistance.