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.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
$500.00 Rodney D. Smith Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a WSC student who has achieved sophomore or above...
Varies Ross P. James and Helen M. Hensel James Scholarship - Education
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a junior or...
$755.00 Ross P. James and Helen M. Hensel James Scholarship - Health Science
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a junior or...
$2,915.00 Roy D. and Gerrie A. Christensen Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a junior or...
Varies Rundquist Family Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be enrolled full...
Varies Senor O.F. Sletwold Spanish Teacher Study Abroad Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be enrolled full...
Varies Stacey Dagle Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a junior or...
$500.00 Stella Family Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a WSC student who has achieved junior or above status...
$415.00 Student Scientific Research Endowment
Applicant must be an undergraduate student. Applicant must be a biology...
$300.00 Tamra J. Viterna Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a senior....
$1,000.00 Tom and Cindy Schmitz Broadcasting Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a Mass...
$635.00 Tom and Pat Cook Endowed Criminal Justice Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a sophomore...
$695.00 Val & Elizabeth Peterson Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be an...
Varies Wayne Educational Office Personnel Association Endowed Scholarship in memory of Julie Murphy
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a junior....
Varies Wayne Rotary Club Rotaract Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be enrolled full...
Varies White Farmhouse Realty, LLC Annual Business Scholarship
Applicant must be a junior or senior majoring in Public Accounting or...
$590.00 Whitt Endowed Communication Studies Scholarship
Applicant must be a Speech Communication major or Organizational...
$480.00 William A. Brandenburg Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a junior...
$1,000.00 Wiser Family Trust Annual Scholarship
Applicant must be a returning student. Applicant must be a junior or...
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
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