All Opportunities

Welcome to the Wayne State College Scholarship Opportunities Homepage.

Below you will find a listing of scholarships available to students with brief information about the scholarship qualifications. To apply to scholarships which require an application, you must first sign in with the same user name and password you use to access the campus login portal. You will then have the opportunity to complete a general application and, if applicable, apply for specific scholarships.

Please note, the priority deadline for new incoming freshmen scholarships is December 1, 2023 with a final deadline of May 1, 2024. The deadline for all current/transfer student scholarship opportunities is February 1, 2024.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
Minimum award of $5,000 towards tuition freshmen year, $6,000 towards tuition sophomore year, $7,000 towards tuition junior year, and $5,000 towards tuition and up to $10,000 in housing costs in select partner communities. Career Scholars Cooperative Education Program
The Career Scholars Cooperative Education Program is an accelerated...
Deadline05/01/2024
Varies Carl and Hilda Urwiler Memorial Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a graduate of Laurel-Concord High School. Applicant...
Ended
Varies Carl and Norma Linster Memorial Scholarship
Applicant will be selected by hand. Applicant must be a computer...
Ended
Varies General Endowed Scholarships
Applicant will be selected by hand.
Ended
Varies Golden Apple Award
Applicant will be selected by hand.
Ended
Varies Haven Fund
Applicant will be selected by hand.
Ended
Varies International Freshman Scholarship
International Student Applicant must be a new freshman.
Ended
Varies International Returning Student Scholarship
International Student Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant...
Ended
$0.00 NSCS Governor's Opportunity Award
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must be a graduate of a...
Ended
Varies Robert L. and Elayne M. Jacobson Endowed Scholarship - Education
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must be an elementary...
Ended
Varies Robert L. and Elayne M. Jacobson Endowed Scholarship - Natural Science
Applicant must be a Natural Science major. Applicant must be a new...
Ended
Varies Builders of the Future Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a WSC student majoring in Industrial Technology...
Ended
Varies Grace Frink & Willa Hahlbeck Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a full-time WSC student majoring in Elementary...
Ended
$0.00 Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP) - Occupational Therapy
Ended
Varies The McGee Health Science Scholarship
Applicant must be a WSC student majoring in Pre-Professional/Medicine
Ended
Varies Dr. Dennis Thavenet Endowed Scholarship
The recipient(s) must be a student attending Wayne State College who...
Ended
$0.00 Dr. Patricia Arneson Endowed Business Scholarship
The recipient(s) must be a fulltime student attending Wayne State...
Ended
Varies Eleanore Benthack Ingram Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a pre-medicine major. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Ended
Varies Art & Design Scholarships - Incoming Freshmen
Eligible applicants must be new first-time freshmen majoring in an art...
Ended
Full housing costs for one year, renewable for a second year. Leadership Award
For students who are very active in high school leadership and plan to...
Ended
Full tuition, full housing costs, and $500 stipend, renewable for four years. Neihardt Scholars Program
Wayne State’s most premiere and selective scholarship program, this...
Ended
Full tuition and half housing costs, renewable for four years. Presidential Scholarship
Awarded on the basis of academic achievement, eligible students must...
Ended
Full tuition, renewable for length of your program at WSC. Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP)
The Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP) is a dynamic partnership...
Ended
Full tuition, renewable for four years. Rural Law Opportunities Program (RLOP)
The Rural Law Opportunities Program (RLOP) is a dynamic partnership...
Ended
Varies A.V. Teed Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a math major Applicant must be a new freshman....
Ended
Varies Affiliated Foods Cooperative, Inc Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman.
Ended
$0.00 AHU Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be an eligible student who is an Arts & Humanities major,...
Ended
Varies Albert G. Carlson Memorial Music Scholarship
Applicant must be a music major
Ended
Varies Aletha Acers Steele Burgess Poetry Prize
Applicant will be selected by hand.
Ended
Varies Alex and Faye Spanos Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Ended
Varies Alexis Ann Rohrberg Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a biology major Applicant must be a returning student.
Ended
Varies Alice Korth and Gale Bathke Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be from Bloomfield Pierce or Wayne. Applicant must be an...
Ended
Varies Alice Whitt Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a speech communication major.
Ended
$0.00 Alison Srb Butt Elementary Education Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a student who is an Elementary Education major. The...
Ended
Varies Alvin E. and Edna Fauss Osburn Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be an art or music major.
Ended
Varies AmeriCorps Schools of National Service Scholarship - Graduate Students
Ended
Varies AmeriCorps Schools of National Service Scholarship - Undergraduate Students
Ended
Varies Anneliese Helga Cawthon Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a graduate...
Ended
Varies April Wylie Riesberg Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a sophomore...
Ended
Varies Ardath Conn Scholarship
Applicant will be selected by hand.
Ended
Varies Arlene S. Jones Future Teacher Scholarship
Applicant must be a student pursuing a teaching career. Applicant must...
Ended
Varies Arnie and Marge Reeg Wayne Community Scholarship
Applicant must be a graduate of Wayne High School. Applicant must be a...
Ended
Varies Arnold Emry Commitment to Education Scholarship
Applicant will be selected by hand. Applicant must be enrolled full...
Ended
$0.00 Art & Design Scholarships - Current Students
Students must be a current full-time student majoring in Studio Art, Art...
Ended
Varies Art and Lyle Grone Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Ended
Varies Arthur and Edith Cook Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be enrolled full...
Ended
Varies Aventure Staffing Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a Junior or Senior. Applicant must be a business or...
Ended
$1,035.00 Baier Business Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a WSC student who has achieved Junior or Senior...
Ended
Varies Barbara K. Kanter Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a Business major. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Ended
$0.00 Berniece Fulton Memorial Physical Education Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a full-time student majoring in Health and Physical...
Ended