Three University of Hawaii at Hilo students are recipients of various scholarships to study abroad for the 2021-22 academic year.
The students are:
• Kit Neikirk, a graduate of Connections Public Charter School, is a triple major undergraduate student focusing on the study of genetics. He received the Audrey S. Furukawa Scholarship and the Gertrude E. McVickar Scholarship toward his current semester at Stirling University in Scotland. His journey through Europe continues next semester when he attends Uppsala University in Sweden.
• Taylor Barongan, better known as U‘i, is a sophomore biology major who also graduated from Connections Public Charter School. She is studying at Stirling University in Scotland through a virtual program. Barongan is the recipient of the Gilman Scholarship, an organization renowned for supporting international education. She will attend Uppsala University in Sweden in spring 2022.
• Taimane Kekauoha-Chartrand graduated from Kealakehe High School and is now a senior business management student. She is attending Chung-Ang University in South Korea. Kekauoha-Chartrand is the recipient of various scholarships, including the Gilman Scholarship, Freeman Scholarship, Na Ho‘okama a Pauahi Scholarship, and the Second Century Scholarship.
See https://hilo.hawaii.edu/studyabroad/ScholarshipOpportunities.php for a complete list of scholarships available at UH-Hilo for study abroad.