African American Student Center (AASC)
FAFSA/WASFA Due November 30th
WSU General Scholarship Due January 31st
Due December 2018
Illustrating Awesomeness Scholarship
Description: Scholarship opportunity for young women or gender non-conforming individuals of color who are actively working to change the world. The scholarship will be applied to tuition for the 2019 Spring semester.
Due: December 1st, 2018
Amount: $750
Requirements:
- Young women or gender non-conforming individual of color
- Currently enrolled in college/university
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
Directions: Fill out application and submit either an essay up to 500 words of a 5-minute video answering the prompt: "Who are you, and how are you going to change the world?"
Due March 2019
AICPA Scholarship for Minority Accounting Students
Description: The AICPA Minority Scholarship awards outstanding minority students to encourage their selection of accounting as a major and their ultimate entry into the profession. For over four decades, this program has provided over $14.6 million in scholarships to approximately 8,000 accounting scholars.
Due: March 1st, 2019 (Opens December 1st, 2018)
Amount: Up to $5,000 per year
Requirements:
- Ethnic minority student
- Pursuing undergraduate or graduate degree in accounting or related major
- Sophomore standing (30+ credits) by end of spring 2019
- Above 3.0 GPA
- AICPA Student Affiliate member (free)
- U.S. citizen or permanent resident
- Financial need
ACS Scholars Program
Description: The ACS Scholars Program awards renewable scholarships to underrepresented minority students majoring in undergraduate chemistry-related disciplines, and are also intending to pursue careers in chemistry-related fields. Selected recipients are awarded up to $5,000* per academic year. To date, over 3,000 students have received a funding from the ACS Scholars Program.
Due: March 1st, 2019 (Opens November 1st)
Amount: Up to $5,000 per year
Requirements:
- U.S. Citizen or legal permanent resident
- African-American/Black, Latinx, or Native American student
- Enrolled in a 4-year university
- Majoring in chemistry or chemistry-related field
- 3.0 GPA or above
- Financial need
Website: https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/funding-and-awards/scholarships/acsscholars/apply.html
Due May 2019
Multicultural Student Scholarship
Description: Scholarship for WSU multicultural (including 1st gen) students to study abroad in a semester-long program.
Due: May 1st, 2019 for Fall Semester
Amount: Up to $1,500
Directions: Email ip.globallearning@wsu.edu for application and more information.
Flyer: https://mss.wsu.edu/media/300412/wsu-multicultural-student-scholarship.pdf