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, 2025 with a priority deadline of December 1, 2025 for many new incoming freshmen scholarships and a final deadline of May 1, 2026.
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, 2025 with a final deadline of February 1, 2026.
| Award | Name | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Full tuition, renewable for four years. |
Rural Law Opportunities Program (RLOP)
The Rural Law Opportunities Program (RLOP) is a dynamic partnership...
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Deadline11/14/2025 |
| Varies |
Art & Design Scholarships - Incoming Freshmen
Eligible applicants must be new first-time freshmen majoring in Studio...
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Deadline12/01/2025 |
| 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...
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Deadline12/01/2025 |
| 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...
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Deadline12/01/2025 |
| Full tuition, renewable for four years. |
NSCS Board of Trustees' Scholarship
Awarded on the basis of academic achievement, eligible students must be...
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Deadline12/01/2025 |
| Full tuition and half housing costs, renewable for four years. |
Presidential Scholarship
Awarded on the basis of academic achievement, eligible students must...
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Deadline12/01/2025 |
| 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...
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Deadline12/01/2025 |
| $0.00 |
AHU Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be an eligible student who is an Arts & Humanities major,...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Albert G. Carlson Memorial Music Scholarship
Applicant must be a music major First preference shall be given to...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| $220.00 |
Aletha Acers Steele Burgess Poetry Prize
Applicant will be selected by hand.
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Alexis Ann Rohrberg Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a biology major Applicant must be a returning student.
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| $555.00 |
Alice Whitt Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a speech communication major.
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| $580.00 |
Alvin E. and Edna Fauss Osburn Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be an art or music major.
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Anneliese Helga Cawthon Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a graduate...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
April Wylie Riesberg Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a sophomore...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Ardath Conn Scholarship
Applicant will be selected by hand.
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Arnold Emry Commitment to Education Scholarship
Applicant will be selected by hand. Applicant must be enrolled full...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| $0.00 |
Art & Design Scholarships - Current Students
Students must be a current full-time student majoring in Studio Art, Art...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Arthur and Edith Cook Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be enrolled full...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Aventure Staffing Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a Junior or Senior. Applicant must be a business or...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| $1,260.00 |
Baier Business Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a WSC student who has achieved Junior or Senior...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Bill and Betty Reeg Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a junior or...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Bill and Valerie Koeber Endowed Music Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be enrolled full...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Bob and Debbie Ensz Academic Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a graduate of Wayne High School. Applicant must be a...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| $750.00 |
Bob and Debbie Ensz Marching Band Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must have completed their Junior year. has participated in the...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| $505.00 |
Bob Keating Memorial Business Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a business major Applicant must be a sophomore junior,...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| $2,335.00 |
Bob Reeg Memorial Endowed Scholarship
First preference to a sophomore or above who plays the clarinet for WSC....
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| $957.50 |
Brad Bigelow Endowed Criminal Justice Scholarship
Applicant will be selected by hand. Applicant must be enrolled full...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| $1,141.67 |
BST Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be an eligible student who is a Business & Technology...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Buethe Family Endowed Scholarship
Applicant is selected by Education department. Applicant will be...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| $1,000.00 |
Business Faculty Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a Business major.
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| $500.00 |
Butler Philosophy Scholarship
WSC Student enrolled in a Philosophy course.
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| $1,000.00 |
Carlson String Ensemble Annual Scholarship
WSC Student.
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| $590.00 |
Carrigg Family Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be an Electronic Media or Journalism major. Applicant...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
CFO Systems Annual Accounting Scholarship
Applicant must be a Business Administration Accounting Major. Applicant...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| $1,000.00 |
CFO Systems Endowed Accounting Scholarship
Applicant must be a student majoring in Business Administration –...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Charles and Dr. Sharon Sass Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a history political science, or geography major...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Chi Omega Sorority Alumni Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a WSC freshman...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Clara Ann Tennis Special Education Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a Special...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Claybaugh Family Wayne Community Endowed Scholarship Returning
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a sophomore....
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Cornell and Diana Runestad Music Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a member of...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| $0.00 |
Craig and Marcy Bicknell Endowed Scholarship
Applicants must be a student attending Wayne State College who is a...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| $500.00 |
Criminal Justice Alumni Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a member of...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| $500.00 |
CTIS Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a Computer...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
CTIS Retired Faculty Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a Computer...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| $500.00 |
Dale L. Riehart Annual Broadcasting Scholarship
Applicant must be a mass communications major. Applicant must be a...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| $405.00 |
Dan Barcus Business Administration Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a Business Administration major Applicant must be a...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
David & Donna Ewing Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a US Citizen....
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| Varies |
David and Darlene Janovy Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be an education...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
| $745.00 |
David Remmen Memorial Graduate Assistant Award
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must currently be a...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |