Scholarships
Western State College awards scholarships based on a number of considerations such as academic excellence, financial need, field of study, school activities, leadership, community service and exceptional artistic or athletic talent.
Criteria, application procedures and award amounts for Western State College scholarships are available in the following categories:
- Incoming Freshmen
- Colorado Residents
- Gunnison Area/GHS graduates
- Westerners In Transition/Non-traditional students
- Intercollegiate Athletes
- WSC students with minimum sophomore standing
- Underrepresented/Minority
- Children of WSC Alumni
Departmental Scholarships
- Art
- Music
- Business, Accounting and Economics
- NES Department
- Communication, Arts, Language & Literature (CALL)
- Teacher Education
- Math & Computer Science (MCIS)
- Exercise & Sport Science and Recreation & Outdoor Education (ESS/ROE)
- History
- Environmental Studies
The Common Scholarship Application
Several scholarship programs utilize the Common Scholarship Application. Please see the "Application" heading under each scholarship listing to determine if the Common Scholarship Application form may be used. Completed scholarship application packets consist of the Common Scholarship Application form, an essay indicating why you are a good candidate for scholarship awards, and a list of scholarships for which you are applying. For each scholarship listed, you should include a short paragraph addressing how you meet criteria specific to that scholarship.
Deadline to submit completed application packets is April 1, 2012
