Executive Women International® (EWI) is an organization which brings together key individuals from diverse businesses for the purpose of:
  • Promoting member firms
  • Enhancing personal and professional development
  • Encouraging community involvement


The Executive Women International Adult Students in Scholastic Transition (ASIST) scholarship program has been providing financial support to adults in a variety of transitional situations for over 11 years. ASIST is a non-discriminatory, educational scholarship program for the benefit of non-traditional students. The goal of the ASIST scholarship program is to enable each recipient to improve their self-esteem and to have a positive impact on their personal life, employment, family, and community.

Selection Criteria:

  • Financial need
  • Socially, physically, and economically challenged adults
  • Displaced household with small children

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Clearly define career goals and objectives
  • Specify the educational requirements to attain the above goals and objectives
  • Utilize re-entry programs available through colleges, community agencies, and service groups or career professionals
  • U.S. citizen or permanent resident
  • 18 years of age or older

 

ASIST Winners:  Honolulu Chapter awarded $13,000.00 to ASIST winners in 2008.
   

1st Place $3,000.00     
2nd Place $2,250.00    
3rd  Place $1,500         

Kealoha Tauaefa
Charlotte Naone
Gloria Tumbaga
Margaret Watson

Finalists - $750.00       
                                   

Edwina Greenleaf
Florentina Kobuke
Amber Lalawai

$500.00         

                                   

Jenny Chanhpheng
Effie Egan
Francine Guzman
Fetia Solomon
Rhonda Suka

                                   
   

Corporate ASIST Winners:

Corporate level awards 12 scholarships valued at $2,500 each
  • Charity Kimbrell – EWI of Nashville
  • Anna Ryjkova – EWI of Pittsburgh
  • Jennifer Acosta – EWI of San Diego
  • Henrietta Pappas – EWI of Chicago
  • Monica Kapp- EWI of Tucson
  • Erin Brecheen – EWI of Orlando
  • Jatonya Mitchell- EWI of Atlanta
  • Danae Curtis – EWI of Minneapolis
  • Misty Lewis- EWI of Harrisburg
  • Kinu Tanaka – EWI of Oklahoma City
  • Alisha Hughes – EWI of Kansas City
  • Jennifer Oldt – EWI of Lehigh Valley

  • For more information, please contact:
    Ada Iwasaki, SH Consulting LLC, (808) 791-1681
    E-mail: Cyn Nahale, Business Insurance Services, Inc., (808) 592-4064
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    Click here to download the ASIST Application Form.
    Click here to download the ASIST flyer .

     


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