Students

HB 1079

Financial Options at WSU

University Achievement Award

Students must complete and submit admission application materials by January 31st. Eligibility is based on HS GPA, SAT or ACT test scores, and courses a student completed. Please use the UAA online calculator to see if you qualify.

Access and Opportunity Scholarship

Incoming HB1079 students with a high school GPA of 3.5 or better can be considered for this scholarship. There are two levels of awards ($3,000 and $5,000) and it’s a competitive scholarship. Students are required to complete the Admissions application and Scholarship application by January 31st. In addition HB1079 students need to complete the affidavit form with Admissions linked here.

Future Cougar of Colors (FCOC)

FCOC is both a visitation and scholarship program. Awards are made at the $1,000 and $3,000 level. Registration for the event opens in early January, 2010. Please visit http://futurestudents.wsu.edu/scholarships/fcoc/default.aspx for more information.

Miscellaneous University Scholarships

Students completing the Scholarship Application are automatically considered for other university scholarships. The criteria vary according to the donor. Apply on-line: https://www.applyweb.com/apply/wsuschol/

Outside Scholarship Sites

HB 1079 Friendly Research Sites:

Latino College Dollars-www.latinocollegedollars.org

Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund-http://www.maldef.org/education/scholarships.htm

Aspira Association, Inc.-http://www.aspira.org/manuals/scholarships

Western Union Foundation’s Family Scholarship Program-http://corporate.westernunion.com/scholarship.html

Consejo de Federaciones Mexicanas en Norteamérica- http://www.cofem.org/

Patsy Takemoto Mink Education Foundation- http://www.patsyminkfoundation.org/

Private Donor and Endowed Scholarships-http://finaid.wsu.edu/scholar/PrivDonor.html

Free Scholarship Search Sites:

The WashBoard.org- http://www.thewashboard.org/login.aspx

CollegeBoard- http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_ss/welcome.jsp

FinAid-http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/

SallieMae- http://go.salliemae.com/pay_scholarship_search/

College Tool Kit-http://scholarships.collegetoolkit.com/scholarship/main.aspx

College NET- http://www.collegenet.com/elect/app/app

Super College- http://www.supercollege.com/scholarships/scholarships.cfm

Broke Scholar- https://www.brokescholar.com/

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute- http://www.chciyouth.org/

FAFSA code: 003800

Contact us

Liz West
Academic Center 130
Phone: 509-358-7534
Email: liz.west@wsu.edu

or

Kristie Brink
Academic Center 130
Phone: 509-358-7963
E-mail: kkclark@wsu.edu

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