WWU Undergraduate Student Scholarships

Bellingham Herald Diversity Scholarship

The Bellingham Herald is sponsoring a scholarship for Western Washington University students who have a record of service to diversity issues, working with underrepresented populations and communities, and has been enrolled at Western for one (1) year. Please see the link below for the application form and a list of the criteria.

Contact Information:

Applications are no longer available for the 2009-2010 academic year. For more information, contact the Ethnic Student Center, VU 420, telephone 360-650-7271 or at http://esc.as.wwu.edu/

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.

Deadline:

Friday September 11, 2009

Contact Information:

Applications are available in Student Outreach Services located in Old Main 110. Only complete application packets will be considered. The application packet consists of the completed application form, a written essay and grade transcripts.

Bonnie J. Barthold Award

This award honors the life and work of Bonnie J. Barthold, former English professor, who is an inspirational figure, particularly in the education of and about ethnic minorities and persons with disabilities. This award is open to an ethnic minority student or student with a disability majoring or minoring in English whose academic accomplishment, service commitment, or professional goals will contribute to social justice or diversity. Together with the application form, applicants must submit no more than 15 pages of creative or scholarly work and a one-page statement reflecting on how they have met the criteria for the award. This year's award will be $500.

Deadline:

Friday, April 17, 2009

Contact Information:

Information is available by contacting the English Department, on campus at Humanities 329, telephone: (360) 650-3209

Application Link:

http://www.wwu.edu/depts/english/pdf/sclrsapp.pdf

Irma Bigay Scholarship

The Scholarship Center is happy to announce the Irma Bigay Scholarship for the 2008-2009 academic year. Applicants must be female Puerto Rican Western Washington University undergraduate students planning to attend full time for the 2008-2009 academic year. Applicants must demonstrate financial need. Preference will be given to a student who is studying abroad for one or more quarters during the fall, winter or spring portion of the 0809 year.

Contact Information:

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

Multicultural Achievement Program Continuing (MAP) Scholarship

New 2009-2010 freshman and transfer students are not required to fill out this application because the Admissions Scholarship Committee selects recipients based on admissions application materials information and the FAFSA.

Applicants must demonstrate solid academic abilities, strong leadership qualities, and a commitment to multicultural issues and activities in school or the community. Financial need will be considered and priority will be given to those students who demonstrate financial need. Western uses the Federal Expected Family Contribution (EFC) formula to determine need. The EFC is calculated from verified information you report on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Students are encouraged to file their 2009-2010 FAFSA with the federal processor by Western's priority deadline of February 15, 2009.

Recipients must enroll for a minimum of twelve (12) credits per quarter. Students may reapply each year as a continuing Western student. Students participating in study abroad, international exchange, and domestic exchange programs and other non-state supported programs are not eligible to receive this scholarship. WWU Dining Services, The Western Foundation, and tuition waiver programs support MAP scholarships.

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.

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.

U.S. Bank Minority Scholarships

Scholarships are awarded to undergraduate majors in the College of Business and Economics. Recipients must be declared majors in the College of Business and Economics, a member of an ethnic minority group (American Indian, African American, Hispanic American, Asian American/Pacific Islander), have a permanent residence in a community served by U.S. Bank, and demonstrate strong academic merit and potential. This scholarship is privately funded. Scholarships for the College of Business and Economics are available to students of pre-major and full-major status in all college departments based on scholarship criteria. The completion of one application is sufficient to be considered for each scholarship where the criteria established by donors are met. This includes scholarships that are specific to majors/concentrations and minority status.

Deadline:

April 3, 2009

Contact Information:

NOTIFICATION OF AWARD DISTRIBUTION: Notification regarding award distribution will be completed during the month of July. All applicants will receive a letter informing them whether or not they have been selected to receive a scholarship award. Questions about the award process and applicant notification can be directed to the CBE Dean's Office in Parks Hall 419, cbe@wwu.edu or 360-650-3896.

Application Link:

https://esign.wwu.edu/admcs/process/forms/CBE/Scholar2.aspx?valid=true

Willis Ball Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship honors Willis L. Ball, class of 1956, the first African American to graduate from Western Washington University in 1956. The scholarship is for an undergraduate student of color who is majoring in Physical Education, Health Education or Recreation. Demonstration of academic promise, community service, and financial need are considered when awarding the scholarship. The amount of the award varies from year to year. This scholarship is privately funded.

Contact Information:

For more information, contact the Physical Education, Health and Recreation Department at (360) 650-3105.