Wayne State Scholar Award

Award for incoming first-year undergraduates - fall 2025

The Wayne State Scholar Award is up to $500 per year for four consecutive years.

Award requirements

  • For maximum scholarship consideration, you must complete the undergraduate admission application (including submission of all transcripts and optional test scores) by December 1, 2024
  • The final deadline for scholarship consideration is April 1, 2025
  • This award is for fall and winter semesters and is disbursed only to students who attend full-time (12 or more credit hours per semester).

To retain the award

  • Meet Satisfactory Academic Progress requirements
  • If you earn a bachelor's degree in less than four years, your scholarship will terminate at that time

Complete the 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSAto be considered for all available funding. 

International students will also be considered for this award. Only citizens of the United States and eligible non-citizens need to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to be considered for other available funding.

This scholarship may be replaced or supplemented with an endowed scholarship for which you are identified as an eligible recipient. All awards are subject to change.