Category: Scholarships

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.”

The W. Frank Barton School of Business at Wichita State University and WSU Tech have named scholarship recipients who are participating in a joint pathway program.

• Jessica Cristobal, accounting
• Colton West, IT/MIS
• Mia LeClaire, entrepreneurship
• Simon Uhrig, business administration

The Barton School and WSU Tec have contributed $28,000 in scholarships for WSU Tech students committed to continuing their education with a business degree. The scholarships will be awarded equally to five students over the next two years.

As members of the Shocker Pathway program, these scholarship recipients also receive a unique educational opportunity. It is a coordinated 2+2 program, and students will earn an associate degree at WSU Tech during their first two years and a bachelor’s degree from the WSU Barton School after two more years.

Students will receive an integrated experience with the Barton School while completing their education at WSU Tech. The Barton School will provide career and professional development workshops, exposure to Barton School student clubs and organizations, and invitations to special events and presentations to all in the program.

In association with the Phi Theta Kappa honor society, the W. Frank Barton School of Business has given three multi-year scholarships to transfer students committed to joining the WSU business program. This three recipients hail from three different community colleges across Kansas.

Braeden Althoff — management
Overland Park, Kansas
Transfer college: Johnson County Community College

Corbin Gillihan — accounting
Derby, Kansas
Transfer college: Cowley Community College

Hayden Jansen — accounting
Augusta, Kansas
Transfer college: Butler Community College

Each of the three students will receive $1,000 a year for two years. This scholarship is the first of its kind at WSU. To be eligible for the scholarship, each student had to be registered as a full-time student at WSU taking at least 12 credit hours, have a minimum GPA of 3.25 and be a member of Phi Theta Kappa.

Phi Theta Kappa is the official honor society for two-year colleges, with more than 3.5 million members around the world.

Sigma Psi Zeta is excited to open applications for our annual Aurora Scholarship. The Aurora Scholarship aims to promote womxn empowerment and create leaders at Wichita State University and within the local community.

The Aurora Scholarship, which is sponsored by Sunflower Bank and the Asian Student Conference, will be awarded to two full-time Wichita State students (current and incoming) who have demonstrated advocacy in our community with $500.

To be eligible, students are required to have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher and complete an essay. Details of all requirements can be found at the link below. The deadline to apply is 11:59 p.m. Aug. 27.

For questions and concerns, please contact Merry Phan at syz.grin@gmail.com. 

Applications are now being accepted for the Wichita State University Core Values Scholarship. Applications will be accepted until June 15.

Established in 2011, the WSU Foundation Core Values Scholarship supports a Shocker student who exemplifies the Foundation’s core values of integrity, relationships, teamwork, and service. The scholarship is awarded annually to an undergraduate student with a minimum 3.0 grade point average.

If you know of adult learners at Wichita State University taking at least 50% of their classes in-person, please encourage them to apply for the Osher Scholarship.

WSU is the only university in Kansas to offer the Osher Reentry Scholarship Program for adult learners. The Osher Scholarships are designed to help undergraduate students who have experienced a five-year cumulative gap in their education. The application for the fall semester of 2022 will close on June 24.

A list of requirements and the online scholarship application can be found at https://www.wichita.edu/osher. Any questions about the scholarship can be addressed to pamela.oneal@wichita.edu.

The Student Ambassador Society (SAS) is accepting applications for the Amie Montgomery Scholarship Applications which are due at 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 4. The scholarships are worth $500. The scholarship is in honor and memory of Amie Montgomery, a founding member of SAS.

Scholarship requirements include:

• 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 SAS.
• 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.

For more information or to apply, visit WSU’s Amie Montgomery Scholarship website.