OUR IMPACT
Making a Difference
The impact of our donors’ philanthropy is seen throughout EWC’s work: supporting new cohorts of students; convening impactful dialogues across nations and cultures; and forming new partnerships that address critical issues of our time.
Mustafa wants to use his background in economics to strengthen connections between nations and people of Central Asia where he was born and raised. Whether it is helping to draft economic policy to facilitate trade, or researching ways to increase cultural and political engagement, he hopes to be an agent of change by improving stability and peace throughout the region.
Imaculata has dedicated her career to working on behalf of marginalized women and children in Indonesia and believes that the connections that she is making at East-West Center, especially in her line of work as a human rights advocate, can be used to effect change once she returns to her home country.
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Ululani Oana
Hawai‘i Pacific Foundation Doctoral Research Award Recipient
S. Welaahilani “Wela” Wāhilani III
Hawai‘i Pacific Foundation Graduate Graduate Degree Fellow
“Aside from the personal financial and academic support provided to students, an investment in the East-West Center is an investment in people; an investment in our future as we continue to create connections between communities of the world.”
Mustafa Shirzad
East-West Center Graduate Degree Fellow
A strong community builds a powerful future. Through Hawai‘i Pacific Foundation’s philanthropic partnership with the East-West Center, we invest in the knowledge, wisdom, and leadership that will guide our communities for years to come.
“The East-West Center not only supports one person’s education, it can impact an entire island, even an entire country.”
Imaculata Kurniasanti
East-West Center Graduate Degree Fellow
IMPACT BY THE NUMBERS
In 2023, over $820,000 in scholarships and awards were made to East-West Center students and participants from philanthropic sources.
*Includes scholarships awarded to EWC degree-seeking students for academic year 2023-2024.
Our scholarship recipients’ home countries:
Afghanistan 3
Bangladesh 1
Brazil 1
Burma 3
Cambodia 2
Canada 1
China 4
Federated States of Micronesia 2
Fiji 2
France 1
Guam 1
India 3
Indonesia 5
Iran 1
Japan 6
Korea, Republic of 3
Malaysia 2
Nepal 5
Pakistan 2
Palau 1
Philippines 4
Singapore 3
Sri Lanka 3
Taiwan 1
Thailand 6
United States 39
Vietnam 1
106 TOTAL
$820K+
in scholarships
and awards
83%
funded by
endowments
106
individuals
awarded
27
countries
worldwide