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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.

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Opportunities Table

Award	Name	Actions
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
Varies	Darold and Maxine Bobier Endowed Scholarship Applicant must have a GPA of 3.0 or above. Applicant must be a Business...	Deadline01/04/2027
Varies	Wilson Family Scholarship #2 Applicant must be a new freshmen with a major in Education, with a 20 or...	Deadline01/04/2027
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...	Deadline05/01/2027
Varies	Marlyn and Patricia Washburn Endowed Scholarship - Math Must be a full time student attending Wayne State College and a major in...	Deadline05/01/2027
Varies	Dr. Dennis Thavenet Endowed Scholarship The recipient(s) must be a student attending Wayne State College who...	Ended
Varies	April Wylie Riesberg Memorial Endowed Scholarship Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a sophomore...
$0.00	Art & Design Scholarships - Current Students Students must be a current full-time student majoring in Studio Art, Art...
Varies	Arthur and Edith Cook Memorial Endowed Scholarship Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be enrolled full...
$1,610.00	Baier Business Endowed Scholarship Applicant must be a WSC student who has achieved Junior or Senior...
Varies	Bill Demke Endowed Scholarship Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a new freshman....
Varies	Bob Cunningham Academic Scholarship Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must have a 3.0 GPA or...
Varies	Bomgaars Annual Scholarship Applicant must be a new freshman. Are you or your parent employed by...
$1,000.00	CFO Systems Endowed Accounting Scholarship Applicant must be a student majoring in Business Administration –...
Varies	Clara Ann Tennis Special Education Endowed Scholarship Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a Special...
Varies	Class of '40 Applicant must be a new freshman.
Varies	Class of '50 Applicant must be a new freshman.
Varies	Class of '60 Applicant must be a new freshman.
Varies	Darold and Maxine Bobier Math Scholarship in Memory of Jessie Boyce Applicant must be enrolled full time. Applicant must be a new freshman....
Varies	David & Donna Ewing Endowed Scholarship Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a US Citizen....
Varies	Delta Sigma Pi - Dr. Ken Halsey Scholarship Applicant must be a business major. Applicant must be a new freshman....
Varies	Don and Jean Means Memorial Scholarship Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must have a 3.0 GPA or...
Varies	Donald H. and Barbara Jo Pedersen Endowed Ag Business Scholarships Applicants must be a full-time student attending Wayne State College...
Varies	Donna Clark Memorial Scholarship Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a Social...
$615.00	Dr. Andria Cooper Criminal Justice Endowed Scholarship Applicant must be a WSC student who is a Criminal Justice major and has...
$2,885.00	Dr. Dennis Thavenet Endowed Scholarship The recipient(s) must be a student attending Wayne State College who...
$505.00	Dr. Gwen Jensen Memorial Scholarship Awarded to a WSC student majoring in Communication Studies/Theatre Arts...
Varies	Dr. H. Nicholas and Joyce J. (Pilger) Windeshausen Osmond Community Scholarship 1 Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must be a graduate of Osmond...
Varies	Dr. H. Nicholas and Joyce J. (Pilger) Windeshausen Plainview Community Scholarship 1 Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must be a graduate of...
$590.00	Dr. Jed O'Leary Endowed Music Scholarship Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be enrolled full...
Varies	Dr. Jon Putnam Special Education Scholarship Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must demonstrate need....
$500.00	Dr. LeRoy and Marian Simpson Annual Physical Education Scholarship Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be enrolled full...
Varies	Dr. S.B. Shively and Edna Tuttle Shively Memorial End. Scholarship Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be enrolled full...
Varies	Education Matters Scholarship All students who have demonstrated academic success, have made a...
Varies	Edward Jones Scholarship Applicant must be a new or returning student. Is either of your parents...
Varies	F&M Bank - Wayne Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a graduate of...
$500.00	Faye Bowyer Saxton Scholarship Applicant must be an education major with an emphasis in Mathematics....
$535.00	FBLA-PBL (Phi Beta Lambda) Endowed Scholarship Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a junior or...
$1,000.00	Garhart Annual Band Scholarship Non-Music Major participating in band, minimum 2.0 GPA, member of the...
Varies	Gary and Janice Small Endowed Scholarship The recipient(s) must be a full-time undergraduate student with at least...
$2,925.00	George L. and Deborah C. Shuck Business Endowed Scholarship Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be enrolled full...
$0.00	Great Dane Annual Scholarship Thee recipient must be a student attending Wayne State College a. Awards...
$2,210.00	H.I.G. Endowed Business Scholarship Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a junior or...
$525.00	Hanawalt Memorial Scholarship Applicant must be an english major Applicant must be a returning...
Varies	Harold and Mae Frey Endowed Scholarship Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be an education...
Varies	Janis Ann Dislevy Trust Endowed Scholarship Applicant must be a business major. Applicant must be a Nebraska native....
Varies	Jean Mueting and Ardith Wacker Elementary Education Annual Scholarship Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be enrolled full...
Varies	Jean Mueting and Ardith Wacker Elementary Education Endowed Scholarship Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be an Elementary...
$1,760.00	Jim and Vera Hummel Scholarship Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be enrolled full...

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