Fellowship Requirements

Requirement 1 : Application

Currently not accepting applications.

If you were already accepted, please follow up with Aupuni Palapala by completing the following steps. Feel free to contact us at opualii@hawaii.edu, or you can contact one of our directors, Eōmailani Kukahiko at eo@hawaii.edu and/or Stacy Prellberg at stks@hawaii.edu.

Requirement 2:

WH-1 Form

Complete this WH-1 form (print both pages) with an original signature.

Only one form is required for all events and applications.

WH-1 Form

File Labelling Instructions

a. Please label your WH-1 using this structure

[last name].[first initial].WH1

Mānoa.Kealoha.WH1

Requirement 3:

Upload WH-1

Upload your signed WH-1 Form to our an encrypted and secure folder, we cannot accept DocuScan and the like.

Upload Form to Secure Folder

Requirement 4:

Upload Evidence of Cost

Upload proper documentation (receipts) to this secure folder. Make sure that your documentation has the following:

The cost that add up to the awarded amount.
Your name, proving that it was you who accrued the cost.
The date the cost was accrued.

Upload Receipts and other Documentation to Secure Folder

File Labelling Instructions

a. Please label your documents using this structure

[last name].[first initial].FellowshipReceipt[current-year]

Mānoa.Kealoha.FellowshipReceipt2021

Requirement 5:

Set Up Fellowship Meeting with Aupuni Palapala

Use the form below to set up a meeting with Aupuni Palapalaʻs faculty to discuss your experience. This is a casual non-video/audio recorded session. This meeting is meant to be a 30 - 45 min chat about how you have applied or will apply lessons learned from your experience to the classroom as well as your own personal and professional growth. Here are a few guiding questions asked in these sessions.

Can you describe your experience in a few sentences or less?
How has your experience supported you in your classroom?
What do you envision when it comes to grounding education in Hawaiian wisdom?
What do you believe others should know about as

Name

First Name

Last Name

Tell us what days of the week and/or times of day you prefer to meet. We will try to honor your requests as best as we can.

So far, our meetings with fellowship recipients have been typically during the week (mon - fri) between the after school hours (3:00 - 6:00pm). We try our best to honor your request and preferred times, however please send a few options for Aupuni Palapala to better plan with you. Mahalo.

About this Fellowship

Allows kumu access to professional conferences that increase your ability to include:
- Hawaiian language, culture and history competencies
- Allow you to present your own classroom practice relative to Hawaiian education
- maximum award annually $500
Support in taking credit courses related to Hawaiian education
- not already covered by other funding sources
- maximum award $1000

Application Timeline

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis and reviewed on the following dates:

Fall 2020 - November 23, 2020

Spring 2021 - January 4, 2021, February 8, 2021, and March 15, 2021

Summer 2021 - April 12, 2021, and June 7, 2021.

Application Requirements

Attend two, two-hour online (Zoom) sessions in the semester of the award. Award Time Frame with Meeting Times:
- September - December 2020
  - Thursdays, December 3 & 10, 2020 Time: 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- January - May 2021
  - Thursdays, May 6 & 13, 2021 Time: 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- June - August 2021
  - Thursdays, August 5 & 12, 2021 Time: 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Fill out a post-conference survey, detailing the benefit of the conference attended
A strong connection to Hawaiian language, culture and history competencies and/or allow you to present your own classroom practice relative to Hawaiian education.