Alumni Association Leader Scholarship

Now accepting applications, apply below.

The Western Alumni Association is proud to offer Western students the opportunity to receive The Alumni Association Leader Scholarship. Recipients of this honor are students who are making a difference in their communities, and contributing greatly to Western by actively participating in the life of the university.

Western Alumni are world leaders, and many credit this success to their Western experience. We know that as a Western student you are destined to join this successful alumni community, so the graduates of our university want to help you succeed … and one way is through student scholarships support.

Scholarship awards are given in the amount of $1,000 for an academic year, allocated over three quarters (fall, winter, and spring). Other allocation arrangements may be made on a case-by-case basis.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Applicants must be one of the following:
  • Full time Western student (taking a minimum of 12 credits)
  • High school senior intending to become a full time Western
    student beginning Fall 2012
  • College transfer intending to become a full time Western
    student beginning Fall 2012
• Applicants currently in college must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.10
  
• Applicants currently in high school must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50
  
• Applicants must be pursuing undergraduate study
  
• Students must be admitted to receive the scholarship

Priority Consideration:

• Preference will be given to those with financial need
  
• Active students within their community, who participate in leadership building
  activities, provide service to others, and succeed academically
  
• Students who are relatives of Western Alumni

APPLY NOW for the 2012-2013 school year. Applications due Tuesday, March 20, 2012 by 5 p.m. Questions about the scholarship program should be directed to Jeniene Bengtsson at (360) 650-6460 or Jeniene.Bengtsson@wwu.edu.