Pacific Step-Up Pacific Step-Up

How To Apply
Applications for Pacific STEP-UP (Hawaiʻi, American Samoa, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Island, Guam and Palau) will open October 15th, 2026. The deadline for applications is February 15th, 2027.

To apply, click the following application link or scan the QR code and fill out the application:

qr code

Alternatively, a paper application can be filled out and submitted to hawaii.stepup@gmail.com: Paper Application (pdf)

*Documents in the application must be uploaded as a PDF 

If you do not have a PDF converter on your computer, you can access any one of these free PDF converters by clicking on the links below: 

For more information, please contact us at: hawaii.stepup@gmail.com 

October 15 Online Application Portal Opens
February 15 Application Deadline
March 15 Notification of Acceptance
April 15 Deadline for Acceptance of Internship
Late May/Early June Academic School Year Ends
First Week of June Start of Internship
Late July/Early August End of Internship
Early August Annual Pacific STEP-UP Symposium

**Exact Dates Are Subject to Change