| Value |
How to Apply |
Selection Criteria |
| Top Ten Scholarships |
| $60,000 over four years; $15,000 per year. |
Complete Early Decision or Early Action application by December 1, 2007 for consideration. |
Top 5% of class, participate in the Top Ten Program on November 9, 2007, and must be admitted Early Decision or Early Action. |
| $50,000 over four years; $12,500 per year. |
Complete Early Decision or Early Action application by December 1, 2007 for consideration. |
Top 10% of class, participate in the Top Ten Program on November 9, 2007, and must be admitted Early Decision or Early Action. |
| Top Twenty Scholarships |
| $40,000 over four years; $10,000 per year. |
Complete Early Decision or Early Action application by December 15, 2007 for consideration. |
Top 15% of class, make a qualifying visit*, and must be admitted Early Decision or Early Action. |
| $30,000 over four years; $7,500 per year. |
Complete Early Decision or Early Action application by December 15, 2007 for consideration. |
Top 20% of class, make a qualifying visit*, and must be admitted Early Decision or Early Action. |
| * A top twenty qualifying visit is any of our fall class visit days or an individual campus visit completed by December 7, 2007. An individual campus visit must include a campus tour, class visit, faculty interview and admissions interview. Eligible students can schedule a visit online or by phone at 800-345-5385. |
| Wabash College Lilly Awards |
| Tuition, fees, room and board each year. |
The admission and Lilly Award applications must be received by February 25, 2008; must visit campus by March 17, 2008 to be considered. |
Character, creativity, and academic accomplishment; finalists interviewed on campus April 10-12, 2008; estimated value of $120,000 over four years.
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| Honor Scholarships |
| Up to $80,000 over four years; $20,000 per year. |
Apply for admission and register for examinations by March 7, 2008. |
Written exams given on campus March 14-15, 2008; average award valued at $40,000 over four years. Must be admitted by April 1, 2008 in order to be eligible. |
| Fine Arts Scholarships |
| Up to $50,000 over four years; $12,500 per year. |
The application for admission and the Fine Arts application and materials must be received by March 1, 2008. |
Excellence in the fine arts: creative writing, music, theater, visual arts; finalists will audition/display work on campus March 13-15, 2008. |
| President's Scholarships |
| $20,000 to $70,000 over four years; $5,000 to $17,500 per year. |
Apply by December 15, 2007 for priority consideration.
Scholarships will be awarded in late March when Financial Aid packages are sent to all admitted students. |
Based on strength of curriculum, class ranks, cumulative high school GPA, and SAT and/or ACT scores. |
| The primary criteria for the President's Scholarship program are curriculum, class rank, cumulative high school GPA, and SAT and/or ACT scores, however, we also consider if the student's academic record is consistently strong. The amount of the scholarship award level may also be influenced by additional factors. These include course selection relative to courses available at the student's high school, academic competition within the high school, and the diversity the student brings to the Wabash community, such as race, geographic, special talents, and demonstration of outstanding leadership. These additional factors may be considered as "plus factors" in the awarding of President's Scholarships. Students must have a minimum cumlulatve GPA of 3.25/4.0 to be considered. |
| Wabash National Merit Scholarships |
| Up to $2,000 per year in addition to other scholarships |
Select Wabash as first choice school with National Merit Scholar Corporation by March 1, 2008 |
National Merit Finalists not selected by National Merit Scholarship Corporation or another corporate sponsor are eligible to be designated as a Wabash College National Merit Scholar. |
Merit-Based Scholarship Policies
Students selected as Lilly Award recipients are not eligible for additional Wabash Merit-Based Scholarships. Students selected to receive more than one of the other Wabash Merit-Based Scholarships will receive the monetary value of their highest award plus a maximum of an additional $1,000 to represent each Wabash Merit-Base Scholarship of a lesser monetary value. Maximum combination of merit-based funds, excluding Lilly Awards is capped at $20,000.
Wabash College is a member of the NCAA Division III. Consequently, we cannot consider athletic participation, ability, or leadership roles in the awarding of Wabash scholarships.
Scholarship Integration into Need-based Aid
By federal regulation, need-based financial aid can be no greater than a student's financial need. Therefore, if the student's need is greater than his merit award(s), the merit award(s) will be integrated into his overall need-based aid award. In limited cases, this may necessitate the reduction of merit award(s), but in no case will the aggregate scholarship/grant funds be less than the value of the merit award(s).
Outside Scholarships/Gifts
By federal regulation, need-based financial aid can be no greater than a student's demonstrated financial need. Therefore, when a student with need-based aid receives outside scholarships, his other aid must be reduced accordingly. As a benefit to the student, Wabash first applies the value of outside scholarship(s) against any self-help (loan and/or job) portion of the need-based award. In limited cases, and only after the self-help assistance had been eliminated, the balance reduces any institutional need-based aid. Outside scholarship(s) do not affect the value of merit-only awards unless the total of all awards exceeds the direct educational costs (tuition, fees, room and board charges). Outside scholarship checks must be sent to the Financial Aid Office in order to be processed. This policy does not apply to state or Federal Pell grants.
Scholarship Renewal/Duration Requirements
These scholarships are renewable annually provided the student attain the cumulative grade point average and the number of course credits required at the end of each academic year in order to make normal progress toward graduation. Students may appeal the loss of their scholarships if there are special circumstances that contributed to the loss of their scholarship. The process is initiated by making a written appeal to the Director of Financial Aid.
Students who receive any of the following merit scholarships fall under the renewal/duration requirements above:
- Fine Arts Scholarship
- Honor Scholarship
- President's Scholarship
- Top Ten Scholarship
- Lilly Award
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