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
Varies Wiltse Scholarship
Applicant must be an applied science major. Applicant must be a new...
Deadline01/04/2027
$1,000.00 Wiser Family Trust Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a junior or...
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies WSC Wrestling Club Annual Scholarship
Applicant will be selected by hand. Applicant must be enrolled full time.
Deadline01/04/2027
Varies Zink-Keidel/Stuart Community Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must be a graduate of Stuart...
Deadline01/04/2027
$650.00 AHU Achievement Scholarship
Incoming Freshmen in AHU Majors
Deadline05/01/2027
Varies Alice Korth and Gale Bathke Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be from Bloomfield Pierce or Wayne. Applicant must be an...
Deadline05/01/2027
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
$2,000, renewable for 4 years Dean's Commitment
Admissions-based scholarship awarded to select incoming freshmen...
Deadline05/01/2027
$4,000, renewable for 4 years Dean's Excellence
Admissions-based scholarship awarded to select incoming freshmen...
Deadline05/01/2027
$2,000.00 International Student Award
Incoming Freshmen International
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
$4,000, renewable for 4 years President's Commitment
Admissions-based scholarship awarded to select incoming freshmen...
Deadline05/01/2027
$5,000, renewable for 4 years President's Excellence
Admissions-based scholarship awarded to select incoming freshmen...
Deadline05/01/2027
Varies The Wildcat's Pen: Essay Prize for Language and Literature
Applicant must be in Language and Literature. Applicant must be a...
Deadline05/01/2027
$1,000, renewable for 4 years Wildcat Commitment
Admissions-based scholarship awarded to select incoming freshmen...
Deadline05/01/2027
$1,000, renewable for 2 years. Wildcat Promise
Admissions-based scholarship awarded to select incoming freshmen...
Deadline05/01/2027
Varies Art & Design Scholarships - Incoming Freshmen
Eligible applicants must be new first-time freshmen majoring in Studio...
Varies Music Scholarships
Applicant must be a first time student. Applicant must be a new freshman.
Full tuition, renewable for four years. Rural Law Opportunities Program (RLOP)
The Rural Law Opportunities Program (RLOP) is a dynamic partnership...
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
$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 Grace Frink & Willa Hahlbeck Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a full-time WSC student majoring in Elementary...
Ended
Varies The McGee Health Science Scholarship
Applicant must be a WSC student majoring in Pre-Professional/Medicine
Ended
Varies Honors Program Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must have a 25 or higher ACT.
Varies PEO, Chapter AZ Wayne, Bressler Award
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a junior or...
Varies Presidential Promise Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman.
Varies Ted and Mary Dohrman Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must have a 25 or higher ACT.
Varies Terry J McClain Scholarship
Applicant must be a new freshman. Applicant must be a Business...
Varies Vision Dakota County Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a college...
Varies Ward Reynoldson Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a speech communication majors. Applicant must be a new...
Varies Wildcat Excellence
Academic Grade Level Academic Preparedness Score