All Opportunities

Welcome to the Wayne State College Scholarship Opportunities Homepage. Below you will find a listing of scholarships available to Wayne State students with brief information about the scholarship qualifications. Many of these scholarship opportunities will not require additional information, as you will automatically qualify based on your application information.

Instructions for Incoming Freshmen: please log in with your WSC user name and password to complete this supplemental scholarship application to be considered for additional opportunities beyond your admission-based scholarship. Please note, the WSC incoming freshmen scholarship application opens August 1, 2026 with a priority deadline of December 1, 2026 for many new incoming freshmen scholarships and a final deadline of May 1, 2027.

Instructions for Returning WSC/Incoming Transfer Students: please log in with your WSC username and password to complete the WSC returning/incoming transfer student scholarship application which opens October 1, 2026 with a final deadline of January 4, 2027.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
Full tuition, renewable for two years for pre-nursing preparatory coursework at WSC. Bryan Nursing Access Program
The Bryan Nursing Access Program (BNAP) is a partnership between Wayne...
Deadline12/01/2026
Full cost of housing at the lowest standard (double occupancy) residence hall rate, renewable for a second year. Leadership Award
For students who are very active in high school leadership and plan to...
Deadline12/01/2026
Full tuition, full cost of housing at the lowest standard (double occupancy) residence hall rate, and $500 stipend, renewable for four years. Neihardt Scholars Program
Wayne State’s most premiere and selective scholarship program, this...
Deadline12/01/2026
Full tuition, renewable for four years. NSCS Board of Trustees' Scholarship
Awarded on the basis of academic achievement, eligible students must be...
Deadline12/01/2026
Full tuition and half of the cost of housing at the standard (double occupancy) lowest residence hall rate, renewable for four years. Presidential Scholarship
Awarded on the basis of academic achievement, eligible students must...
Deadline12/01/2026
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...
Deadline12/01/2026
Varies A.V. Teed Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a math major Applicant must be a new freshman....
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Affiliated Foods Cooperative, Inc Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman.
Deadline01/04/2027
$0.00 AHU Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be an eligible student who is an Arts & Humanities major,...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Albert G. Carlson Memorial Music Scholarship
Applicant must be a music major First preference shall be given to...
Deadline01/04/2027
$230.00 Aletha Acers Steele Burgess Poetry Prize
Applicant will be selected by hand.
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Alex and Faye Spanos Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Alexis Ann Rohrberg Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a biology major Applicant must be a returning student.
Deadline01/04/2027
$585.00 Alice Whitt Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a speech communication major.
Deadline01/04/2027
$0.00 Alison Srb Butt Elementary Education Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a student who is an Elementary Education major. The...
Deadline01/04/2027
$580.00 Alvin E. and Edna Fauss Osburn Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be an art or music major.
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies AmeriCorps Schools of National Service Scholarship - Graduate Students
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies AmeriCorps Schools of National Service Scholarship - Undergraduate Students
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Anneliese Helga Cawthon Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a graduate...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies April Wylie Riesberg Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a sophomore...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Ardath Conn Scholarship
Applicant will be selected by hand.
Deadline01/04/2027
$560.00 Ardath Conn Scholarship - FR
Applicant will be selected by hand.
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Arlene S. Jones Future Teacher Scholarship
Applicant must be a student pursuing a teaching career. Applicant must...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Arnie and Marge Reeg Wayne Community Scholarship
Applicant must be a graduate of Wayne High School. Applicant must be a...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Arnold Emry Commitment to Education Scholarship
Applicant will be selected by hand. Applicant must be enrolled full...
Deadline01/04/2027
$0.00 Arrowmont Scholarship
Deadline01/04/2027
$0.00 Art & Design Scholarships - Current Students
Students must be a current full-time student majoring in Studio Art, Art...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Art and Lyle Grone Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Arthur and Edith Cook Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be enrolled full...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Aventure Staffing Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a Junior or Senior. Applicant must be a business or...
Deadline01/04/2027
$1,610.00 Baier Business Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a WSC student who has achieved Junior or Senior...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Barbara K. Kanter Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a Business major. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Deadline01/04/2027
$0.00 Berniece Fulton Memorial Physical Education Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a full-time student majoring in Health and Physical...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Betty Jones Lindner Scholarship
Applicant must be a student pursuing a teaching career. Applicant must...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Bill and Betty Reeg Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a junior or...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Bill and Valerie Koeber Endowed Music Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be enrolled full...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Bill Demke Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a new freshman....
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Bloomquist-Slutz Memorial Music Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant will be selected by hand.
Deadline01/04/2027
$0.00 Bob & Debbie Ensz Endowed Athletic Scholarship
The recipient(s) must be a student attending Wayne State College and: a....
Deadline01/04/2027
$1,255.00 Bob and Debbie Ensz Marching Band Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must have completed their Junior year. has participated in the...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Bob and Marie Miller Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a first time student. Applicant must be a new...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Bob Cunningham Academic Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must have a 3.0 GPA or...
Deadline01/04/2027
$505.00 Bob Keating Memorial Business Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a business major Applicant must be a sophomore junior,...
Deadline01/04/2027
$2,515.00 Bob Reeg Memorial Endowed Scholarship
First preference to a sophomore or above who plays the clarinet for WSC....
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Bomgaars Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Are you or your parent employed by...
Deadline01/04/2027
$0.00 Bomgaars Annual Scholarship - Returning
Deadline01/04/2027
$1,065.00 Brad Bigelow Endowed Criminal Justice Scholarship
Applicant will be selected by hand. Applicant must be enrolled full...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Bruce and Sheri O'Neel Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a first...
Deadline01/04/2027
$1,141.00 BST Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be an eligible student who is a Business & Technology...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Buethe Family Endowed Scholarship
Applicant is selected by Education department. Applicant will be...
Deadline01/04/2027