I’m excited to share with you information about 3 of the alumni class gift scholarship programs for UW undergrads in all fields at all campuses. Applications are now open for all three and all three have deadlines of April 8, 2016. Beyond those similarities, there are some important differences between them, highlighted in the details below. Please feel free to share this information with undergraduates in all fields!
Class of 1962 Endowed Scholarship – new in 2016!
The Class of 1962 Endowed Scholarship provides financial assistance to current undergraduate students at UW. The donors to this endowment, members of the University of Washington Class of 1962, wish to target support to students who may not qualify for financial aid but for whom the cost of attending the University poses significant financial challenges. The donors aim to fund “the gap”: the growing number of middle-class students, many of whom do not qualify for federal funding or Husky Promise and must take out student loans and work full- or part-time to support their education.
To be eligible for this scholarship, students must be:
- Undergraduates - freshmen, sophomores, juniors and non-graduating seniors (seniors are not eligible unless they intend to enroll as full-time students in at least summer or fall quarter 2016),
- Washington State residents,
- Have a 3.3 minimum GPA,
- Demonstrate academic merit, leadership and service, and
- Students who don't qualify for most (or any) forms of free financial aid, must take out student loans and work full- or part-time to support their education, and for whom the cost of attending the UW poses significant financial challenges.
Additional details and the online application form are at: http://expd.washington.edu/scholarships/search/search-results.html?page_stub=Classof1962
Deadline for applications: April 8, 2016
Class of 1957 Scholars Award
The Class of 1957 Scholar Award is sponsored by the UW Alumni Class of 1957 to provide scholarship support to outstanding undergraduate students at UW. The scholarship shall be awarded to current sophomores, juniors and seniors based upon their academic merit and financial need. (Graduating seniors are not eligible unless they are intend to enroll as a full-time student summer or fall quarter 2016.)
Eligible students must be:
- Sophomores, juniors or seniors as of autumn quarter 2015; graduating seniors are not eligible unless they intend to enroll as a full-time student summer or fall quarter 2016;
- Have a 3.3 minimum grade point average;
- Financial need as indicated by the Financial Aid Office; and
- Able to demonstrate academic merit through involvement in experiential learning activities relevant to their academic, career and/or professional goals. Appropriate activities can be research, internships, study abroad or other experiential learning activities.
Additional details and the online application form are at: http://expd.washington.edu/scholarships/search/search-results.html?page_stub=Classof1957Award
Deadline for applications: April 8, 2016
Class of 1954 Achievement Scholarship
The UW Class of 1954 Achievement Scholarship will be awarded to outstanding students at UW who, by their achievements and goals, enrich society and themselves. Scholarships are awarded to current UW juniors and seniors on the basis of academic merit and extra-curricular activities. Funding may be used to support activities engaged in during the Summer of 2016.
Eligible students must be:
- Juniors and seniors as of autumn quarter 2015 (graduating seniors are eligible if enrolled full time in spring 2016),
- Have a 3.3 minimum grade point average,
- Financial need as indicated by the Financial Aid Office, and
- Able to demonstrate involvement in and relevance of extra-curricular activities to their academic, career and/or professional goals. Activities can be study abroad and study or work in communities of need including research, internships, leadership or other experiential activities. A plus factor will be for those students who have arranged such experiences with a partner agency sharing support.
Additional details and the online application form are at: http://expd.washington.edu/scholarships/search/search-results.html?page_stub=UWClassof1954
Deadline for applications: April 8, 2016
For additional information about any of these or other scholarships for undergraduates, please contact the Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards.