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Scholarships

Your educational needs and aspirations are at the forefront of everything we do in Honors. We firmly believe in our power to transform the lives of our students, and that they in turn will transform our common future.

Most students in Honors receive some type of scholarship – either university-supported or privately funded. Scholarships are important because they help us recruit and retain the best and brightest students, which enriches the reservoir of talent in Honors and raises the bar for academic excellence.

Scholarships available for Honors College Students

Scholarships available for Honors students include:

  • University Scholarship*: National Merit Finalists and Scholars are eligible to apply for this scholarship which includes four years of full tuition, housing and meal plan support, a laptop computer, $2,500 study abroad fee wavier, and a $750 book allowance per semester. Please contact Honors at (313) 577-3030 for more information on this award valued at more than $75,000.
     
  • Presidential Scholarship*: This four-year scholarship, valued at more than $34,000, is awarded through Scholars Day. 
     
  • Wayne State Scholarship*: This four-year scholarship, provides more than $2,000 per year for four years, is the minimum awarded to all Scholars Day participants.
     
  • Honors College Private Scholarships: These grants are awarded by the Honors College Scholarship Committee.
     
  • WSU Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships: This office provides access to scholarship assistance for all students.

 

Wayne State offers a number of scholarships to meritorious students, including the University Scholarship, the Presidential Scholarship, the Wayne State Scholarship, the Anthony Wayne Scholarship, and the WSU/DSO Scholarship.  If students are offered more than one of these scholarships they will have to choose the one that fits them best, as they can only receive funding from one of these awards.  
 
To receive financial aid including scholarships through the Office of Student Financial Aid or Office of Undergraduate Admissions & Scholarships you must be a citizen of the United States or have permanent resident status. The standard documentation for a permanent resident of the United States is the Permanent Resident Card (Form I-551, since 1997) or Resident Alien Card (Form I-551, before 1997). 

 

National Scholarships and Fellowships

The Irvin D. Reid Honors College provides advising for all WSU students interested in nationally competitive scholarships and fellowships, including the Truman, Rhodes, Marshall and Gates Cambridge.