WWU Freshman & Transfer Scholarships

American Indian Endowed Scholarship

The American Indian Endowed Scholarship program helps financially needy students with close ties to a Native American community to pursue undergraduate and graduate studies. Scholarship money comes from interest generated through an endowment funded by private contributions and the state. Students can use the scholarships at public colleges and universities and accredited independent colleges, universities and career schools in Washington. The program annually awards about 7 new scholarships and 10 renewal scholarships, ranging from about $500 to $2,000. Students are eligible to receive scholarships for up to five years.

Deadline:

February 1

Contact Information:

American Indian Endowed Scholarship Program at the Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board Phone: 360.753.7843

Application Link:

http://www.hecb.wa.gov/paying/waaidprgm/aies.asp

Bill Reed Africian American Scholarship

The scholarship shall provide support exclusively for African American students who are undergraduate students at Western Washington University, or to those students who have been admitted to Western Washington University.

Minimum eligibility requirements are defined as a full-time student who maintains a minimum 3.00 GPA. If a student’s GPA falls below a 3.00 GPA in any given year, the student must personally make his or her appeal to the scholarship committee to continue receiving the scholarship funding. Only one quarter in any school year may fall below a 3.00 GPA and under no circumstances will funding be continued if the student’s GPA falls below 2.50 GPA.

Contact Information:

Funding is not available for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Garfield High School Scholarship

One or more entering freshman from Garfield, Franklin, Cleveland, or Rainier Beach High Schools will receive a $2,000 scholarship. Academic achievement and financial need are primary considerations in the selection process. Preference shall be given to an African American student. Recipients are identified through admission application materials; no separate application is necessary.

Nahbi Ram Joshi Scholarship

This scholarship was established by one of Western's most devoted patrons, Miriam Snow Mathes, in memory of Nahbi Ram Joshi, a foreign student who passed through the University over 90 years ago. Qualified applicants must be full-time undergraduate Western Washington University students. New freshmen and transfer students are eligible to apply. Scholarship applicants must either have been born in India or have a parent or grandparent born in India and must demonstrate strong leadership qualities as well as high academic merit.

Contact Information:

We are no longer accepting scholarship applications for the 2009-2010 academic year. If you applied for this scholarship by the April deadline, you will be notified by mail, whether or not you were a selected recipient. Please check this website in mid-February 2010 for the 2010-2011 scholarship application information.

WWU Multicultural Achievement Program Scholarships

Tuition waiver and on-campus housing/dining scholarships ranging from $500 to $2,000 are awarded each quarter to freshman and transfer applicants whose applications for admission demonstrate an ongoing commitment to multiculturalism and/or diversity. Some awards extend over two years. Recipients are identified through admission application materials; no separate application is necessary