Tips

• Keep a copy of your records including your FSA ID username and password.
• Apply for financial aid by completing a FAFSA every year starting October 1 (for 2025-26, starting on or before December 1, 2024).

Step 1: Apply for Admissions

• Complete a University of Hawaii System Application online.
• You must decide which of the seven UH Community Colleges you plan to attend and that will be your home campus. Your home campus is where you are admitted, seeking your degree, and will process your financial aid.

Step 2: Apply for Financial Aid

• Create a FSA ID if you don’t already have one as this is the only way to sign and complete the online FAFSA.
• Every contributor will also need to create a FSA ID. A contributor is anyone (you, your spouse, your biological or adoptive parent, or your parent’s spouse) who’s asked to provide their information on the FAFSA form.
• Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online starting in October (for 2025-26, starting on or before December 1, 2024).
• Make sure you have all required documents to complete the FAFSA, including the Federal School Code:

  College	Federal School Code
  Hawai‘i Community College	005258
  Honolulu Community College	001612
  Kapi‘olani Community College	001613
  Kaua‘i Community College	001614
  Leeward Community College	004549
  University of Hawai‘i Maui College	001615
  Windward Community College	010390

Step 3: Status/Verification

• Check MyUH Portal for any outstanding requirements.
  • Your FAFSA application will be considered incomplete until all outstanding requirements have been met.
• Verification is the process your school uses to confirm that the data reported on your FAFSA form is accurate. If you are selected for verification, you will be required to submit additional documentation.
  
• Until your information has been verified, a financial aid award cannot be issued to you.