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