Wooster offers substantial merit-based scholarships to the very best students.
Students who wish to be considered for merit scholarship opportunities
should complete an admissions application and any necessary scholarship
materials by the appropriate deadlines. All of the awards listed below
are guaranteed each of the four years for recipients making satisfactory
progress toward a degree.
| Scholarship |
Description |
Requirements |
College
Scholar Awards
$16,000 – $23,500 per year
|
Winners are determined on
the basis of overall academic achievement (GPA, ACT/SAT score, competition
essay).
|
• Minimum requirements:
3.5 GPA, AND one of the following: ACT 29, or SAT 1950 composite
score, or 680 W, or 680 CR
• Common application and College Scholar essay must be postmarked by January 1, 2008
|
Clarence
Beecher Allen Scholarships
$16,000 – $23,500 per year
|
Awards are made
to African-American students on the basis of overall academic achievement.
|
• Common application and
Clarence Beecher Allen essay must be postmarked by:
• January 1, 2008
|
Arthur
Holly Compton Scholarships
$11,000 – $17,000 per year
|
Awarded to students
who have demonstrated sustained effort in an area of academic interest,
intellectual curiosity, independence and resourcefulness.
|
• Minimum
GPA: 3.0
• Admission application and essay must be postmarked by January 1, 2008
|
Covenant
Scholarships
$10,000 – $16,000 per year
|
Must be a member
of the Presbyterian Church (USA) and have demonstrated academic achievement
and community involvement.
|
• Minimum
GPA: 3.0
• Letter of recommendation from a minister or youth minister submitted
by January 1, 2008.
• Apply for admission by January 1, 2008.
|
Leadership in
Diversity
Scholarships
$11,000 – $18,000 per year
|
Awarded to students
committed to
promoting diversity awareness within
their community.
|
• Minimum
GPA: 3.0
• Completed application for admission and diversity essay submitted by
January 1, 2008.
|
Music,
Theatre & Dance, and Scottish Arts
Performance Scholarships
$2,000-$8,000
|
Awarded on the
basis of accomplishment and promise in music, theatre, dance, or
the Scottish Arts. Students receiving the award need not major in
the area, but are required to participate in performance programs
while at Wooster.
|
• Complete
both the audition
application and apply for admission by January 1, 2008.
• Compete in an on-campus audition.
|
Academic
Achievement Awards
$5,000 – $17,800 per year
|
Awards are made
on the basis of overall academic achievement.
|
• Minimum
GPA: 3.0
• Apply for admission by February 15, 2008.
|
Science
and Mathematics Awards
$10,000 – $16,000 per year
|
Awards are made
on the basis of achievement in any of the natural, physical, computer
or mathematical sciences.
|
• Minimum
GPA: 3.0
• Apply for admission by February 15, 2008.
|
Wayne
County Scholarships
$10,000 – $16,000 per year
|
Awarded on the
basis of overall academic achievement to students who attend high
school in Wayne county (Ohio).
|
• Minimum
GPA: 3.0
• Apply for admission by February 15, 2008.
|
Alice
Powers Scholarships
$5,000 per year
|
Awarded on the
basis of overall academic achievement to students who reside in Trumbull
or Mahoning counties (Ohio).
|
• Apply
for admission by February 15, 2008.
|
Byron
Morris Scholarships
$2,500 or $4,000 per year
|
Awarded on the
basis of participation and leadership in school, community or volunteer
activities.
|
• Apply
for admission by February 15, 2008.
|
National
Merit
$750-$2,000 per year
|
Students must
have taken the PSAT in October of the junior year and participated
in the National Merit Scholarship competition.
|
Students must
be named a National Merit finalist (as awarded by the National Merit
Scholarship Corporation), and list Wooster as their first choice
college.
|
• Overall
academic achievement refers to strength of curriculum, grades, and
standardized test scores.
• All deadlines are postmarked deadlines.
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