Category: Scholarships

The C.H.I. Scholarship, founded by the Courageous Chi Chapter of the Lambda Pi Upsilon Sorority, Latinas Poderosas Unidas, and partnered with the Student Government Association, was created to help foster youth with limited resources to pursue a higher education and to support them throughout their collegiate career. The C.H.I. acronym stands for those who exemplify courage, honor and independence by recognizing their strive to better themselves academically.

The Chi Chapter strongly believes that it is crucial to help aid, educate and mentor disadvantaged persons in order to change, challenge and improve society. The chapter’s philanthropy for children in foster care is not only significant for the members of the sorority, but also within Kansas, which contributes to the national foster care crisis. Numerous foster youth are discouraged to attain a higher education due to the lack of financial support and management. The Chi Chapter will provide financial literacy and mentorship directly to the recipient in order to help combat the systemic challenges they face with being in foster care.

Eligibility for the scholarship:

• Current or previous high school foster youth
• Full-time enrollment
• Have a minimum GPA of 2.5

General requirements for the scholarship:

• Unofficial transcript
• One letter of recommendation
• Application must be completed and signed
• One essay or video submission

For any questions, contact chi@lambdapiupsilon.org or SGA@wichita.edu.

The Student Ambassador Society (SAS) is accepting applications for the Amie Montgomery Scholarship. The scholarship is in honor and memory of Amie Montgomery, a founding member of SAS. Two students will be selected to receive a $500 scholarship.

Applications are due by 5 p.m. Friday, April 14. The following are required for scholarship consideration:

• Scholarships will be awarded annually to students enrolled full time at Wichita State.
• Recipients should have a commitment to volunteerism.
• Recipients may not be members of the Student Ambassador Society.
• Consideration will be given to students with a minimum cumulative 2.75 GPA.
• Awards will be made with regard to financial need once all other criteria are met.

Women of Wichita State University (WWSU) is accepting applications for its 2023-24 academic year scholarship.

Preference for the scholarship will be given to enrolled undergraduate or graduate women with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Recipients must be enrolled full-time or part-time in the semesters the receive the scholarship and will be given in regard to financial need. Applications are due by Saturday, April 15.

WWSU was formed in fall 2018 by the combination of the WSU Women’s Association, founded in 1928, and the Council of University Women, founded in 1930. The purpose of the group is to serve the interests of the university, provide student scholarships, and promote social interaction and a sense of community among its members.

The Student Ambassador Society (SAS) is accepting applications for the Amie Montgomery Scholarship. The scholarship is in honor and memory of Amie Montgomery, a founding member of SAS. Three students will be selected to receive a $500 scholarship.

Applications are due by 5 p.m. Friday, April 14. The following are required for scholarship consideration:

• Scholarships will be awarded annually to students enrolled full time at Wichita State.
• Recipients should have a commitment to volunteerism.
• Recipients may not be members of the Student Ambassador Society.
• Consideration will be given to students with a minimum cumulative 2.75 GPA.
• Awards will be made with regard to financial need once all other criteria are met.

The Ulrich Alliance is a group of dedicated volunteers who raise awareness and promote the arts throughout the community, and it also funds scholarships for students in the School of Art, Design and Creative Industries (ADCI).

The Ulrich Alliance awards two, $1,000 scholarships annually, one to an undergraduate student and one to a graduate student. Applications will be accepted until 5 p.m. Friday. March 10 to students in ADCI.

The CyberCorps Scholarships for Service are now available to some College of Engineering students, including computer science, computer engineering and cybersecurity students. The scholarships provide a full-ride (tuition plus $24,000/year for undergraduate students and $35,000/year for graduate students) for two years. In return, scholarship recipients will work for the U.S. federal government for two years after graduation in a cybersecurity position.

All interested students are invited to attend an informational session by Sergio Salinas Monroy, an associate professor within the School of Computing, at 5:30 p.m. Friday, March 3 in 231 Beggs Hall. Pizza will be served.

The Student Ambassador Society (SAS) is accepting applications for the Amie Montgomery Scholarship. The scholarship is in honor and memory of Amie Montgomery, a founding member of SAS. Three students will be selected to receive a $500 scholarship.

Applications are due by 5 p.m. Friday, April 14. The following are required for scholarship consideration:

• Scholarship(s) will be awarded annually to a student(s) enrolled full time at Wichita State.
• Recipient(s) should have a commitment to volunteerism.
• Recipient(s) may not be members of the Student Ambassador Society.
• Consideration will be given to students with a minimum cumulative 2.75 GPA.
• Award(s) will be made with regard to financial need once all other criteria are met.

Women of Wichita State University (WWSU) is accepting applications for its 2023-24 academic year scholarship.

Preference for the scholarship will be given to enrolled undergraduate or graduate women with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Recipients must be enrolled full-time or part-time in the semesters the receive the scholarship and will be given in regard to financial need. Applications are due by Saturday, April 15.

WWSU was formed in fall 2018 by the combination of the WSU Women’s Association, founded in 1928, and the Council of University Women, founded in 1930. The purpose of the group is to serve the interests of the university, provide student scholarships, and promote social interaction and a sense of community among its members.

There’s still time to complete the 2023-24 new/current student scholarship application in ScholarshipUniverse. The Office of Financial Aid, in partnership with the academic colleges, will host scholarship application labs to provide assistance and answer questions about the application and awarding process.

The deadline to complete the ScholarshipUniverse application is 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1.

Staff from the Office of Financial Aid will be available to help during the following times:

• Noon-3 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23, 122 Jabara Hall.
• 2-4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, 122 Jabara Hall.
• 9-11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, 220 Woolsey Hall.
• 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, 220 Woolsey Hall.
• 2-3:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, 122 Jabara Hall.

High school seniors now have more opportunity to take advantage of freshmen merit scholarships – worth up to $16,000 over four years at Wichita State University — because of a new deadline for applicants.

Now, high school seniors who complete the admission application and pay the application fee by Feb. 1 will automatically be considered for Wichita State’s largest comprehensive scholarship program.

Kansas residents and students from most surrounding states with tuition discount programs are eligible for awards up to $16,000, and out-of-state students paying full out-of-state tuition could receive up to $24,000. Students who previously applied by Dec. 1 were considered for the scholarship already, but new applicants will be notified if they are eligible for an award.

Those who qualify will receive an official award letter from Wichita State’s financial aid team. Scholarship consideration begins with scores of 21 on the ACT and/or 1060 on the SAT and a 3.0 grade-point average. 

Students and parents unsure about how to qualify can reference the scholarship matrix here.

This new scholarship opportunity provides greater access and affordability to a continually growing number of students.

The freshman classes of 2021 and 2022 represent the largest freshmen classes in the university’s 127-year history. Fall 2022 enrollment by headcount stood at 16,921 for the main campus. That’s the largest number of students choosing to enroll at Wichita State since 1989. 

There are many reasons why WSU is bucking the national trend:

• Wichita State greatly emphasizes applied learning, requiring it for every major. That means students can pursue academic goals while earning money and professional experience. Last year, WSU students had more than 8,000 internships and on-campus positions with 600 employers, earning $28.5 million in wages.
• New business majors – up nearly 11% from last year – are now able to enjoy a brand new $60 million business building, Wayne and Kay Woolsey Hall, which opened at the start of the semester and is also open to the entire campus community.
• A focus for Wichita State continues to be access and affordability. In addition to a cumulative increase in all minority students, nearly 20% of our new students identify as coming from Hispanic backgrounds.
• More Wichita-area students are selecting WSU, with an increase of 8.4% from Sedgwick County.

“Our desire is to continue to be the state’s return-on-investment educational leader and this new scholarship deadline will benefit students who are still weighing fall 2023 college options,” said Bobby Gandu, assistant vice president, strategic enrollment management. “This shift gives our students an even better value to pursue their educational and professional goals at Kansas’ most affordable research university.”