Scholarships

Scholarships are a great way to pay for your education and do not need to be repaid. Scholarship award amounts are based on need and the availability of funds. Students may only be awarded a scholarship within ODI once during their enrollment at WMU unless otherwise specified by the scholarship donor. Recipients of any ODI scholarship must provide the awarding unit with a thank you card for the donor.

If you would like to apply, please visit  If you need further instructions for how to find scholarships in ScholarshipUniverse, please view ScholarshipUniverse Instructions

How to apply

To apply, please visit  and complete the application. If you need further instructions for how to find scholarships in ScholarshipUniverse, please visit: /finaid/pdf/fact-sheets/SUinstructions.pdf

For more information or to inquire about available spendable dollars or eligibility, please contact Jamie White, ODI Business Manager.

 

Other Scholarship Opportunities

The Kalamazoo Community Foundation has scholarship Â鶹´«Ã½ available on their .

Funding Source: Kalamazoo Community Foundation Grant, Private donor Mary Perez, and other private donations

Value: $100 - $500

Purpose: To support CAMP scholars (those who completed their first year at WMU as members of CAMP) with unmet needs such as books, tuition support, graduation regalia, professional development, or other educational needs.

Eligibility: Student must have completed their first year at WMU as a CAMP scholar. Must be enrolled at WMU, have a minimum of a 2.0 GPA, and participate in a workshop. Award amount will be determined based on time of application and availability of funds.

Funding Source: Private Donations 

Value: Max $200 

Eligibility: This scholarship is to support undergraduate Â鶹´«Ã½s who are ineligible to receive federal Â鶹´«Ã½ aid due to an undocumented/DACA status. This scholarship is to assist with unmet needs such as books, tuition support, professional development, or other educational needs. Students must be enrolled at WMU, have a minimum 2.0 GPA, and demonstrate financial need. Award amount will be determined based on time of application and availability of funds. 

Eligibility: WMU undergraduate and graduate Â鶹´«Ã½s that are registered with Disability Services for Students, 1) are eligible for services under the Americans with Disabilities Act, 2) enrolled in at least one credit hour at WMU can apply for the Fisher Scholarship. The scholarship is intended to support Â鶹´«Ã½s with disabilities that have a financial need. The amount of the award will be determined by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion's scholarship committee and will be based upon the endowment's available spendable dollars.

Eligibility: Preference will be given to minority Â鶹´«Ã½s enrolled in programs of study in pre-medicine, pre-dental, or paramedical fields. The amount of the award will be determined by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion’s scholarship committee and will be based upon the endowment’s available spendable dollars.

Eligibility: This scholarship will be awarded to a full-time undergraduate Â鶹´«Ã½ in good academic standing and making satisfactory progress towards degree completion. This scholarship shall be preferentially governed according to the following:

  1. Students who demonstrate a financial need as determined by Student Financial Aid, 
  2. Students who are first-generation college Â鶹´«Ã½s or are from historically underrepresented Â鶹´«Ã½ populations,
  3. Students who are from the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.

The amount of the award will be determined by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion's scholarship committee and will be based upon the endowment's spendable dollars.

Eligibility: Preference shall also be given to African American Â鶹´«Ã½s who are U.S. citizens. Preference shall be given to members of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. All other resources from Financial Aid must have been exhausted or not available. The amount of the award will be determined by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion's scholarship committee and will be based upon the endowment's available spendable dollars. 

Eligibility: This scholarship shall be preferentially governed according to the following:

  1. This scholarship will be awarded to a full-time undergraduate Â鶹´«Ã½ who has completed between 45 and 75 credit hours and has a GPA of 3.0 or above at the time of application and must plan to pursue a graduate degree.
  2. Preference shall be given to Â鶹´«Ã½s who demonstrate a financial need as determined by the Office of Student Financial Aid and who are first-generation college Â鶹´«Ã½s or are from historically underrepresented populations.
  3. The amount of the award will be determined by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion's scholarship committee and will be based upon the endowment's available spendable dollars. 

Funding Source: Private Donations 

Value: Max $200 

Eligibility: This scholarship is to support Kalamazoo African American Â鶹´«Ã½s with unmet needs such as books, tuition support, professional development, or other educational needs. Students must be enrolled at WMU, have a minimum 2.0 GPA, be African American, and be a resident of Kalamazoo for at least 6 months. Award amount will be determined based on time of application and availability of funds. 

Value:

  • $375/Â鶹´«Ã½ for fall and spring semester OR $750/Â鶹´«Ã½ to be awarded in the spring
  • Maximum 3 awardees/semester
  • Will be credited to the following fall semester

Eligibility: WMU undergraduate Â鶹´«Ã½s who:

  1. are returning Â鶹´«Ã½s for the following semester,
  2. identify as LGBTQ,
  3. have met with the Director of LBGT Student Services regarding their financial status, and
  4. are comfortable with fundraising publicity (example: headshot and quote for annual Give Out Day or an article about the impact of the LBGT scholarship). 

The scholarship is intended to support LBGT Â鶹´«Ã½s that may not have significant (or any) familial financial contributions towards the completion of their education. The amount of the award will be determined by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion's scholarship committee and will be based upon the endowment's available spendable dollars.

Eligibility: A full-time undergraduate Â鶹´«Ã½ who has a GPA of 3.0 or above at the time of the application. Preference shall be given to Â鶹´«Ã½s who demonstrate a financial need as determined by the Office of Student Financial Aid and who are first-generation college Â鶹´«Ã½s or are from historically underrepresented Â鶹´«Ã½ populations. The amount of the award will be determined by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion’s scholarship committee and will be based upon the endowment’s available spendable dollars.

Funding Source: Private Donations 

Value: Max $300 

Eligibility: Applicants must be current MLK Scholars who have completed at least 12 credit hours (undergrad), have a GPA of 2.5 or above, and have actively participated in the MLK Academy. To be considered as actively participated, you must be able to meet the following criteria: 

  • Scholars have met consistently with Academy Leader as required by Tier; Determined by Academy Leader and supervisor  
  • Scholars have completed at least 80% of required assignments  
  • Scholars have met/connected with MLK supervisor or completed mid-term check in  

Funding Source: Private Donations 

Value: Max $200 

Eligibility: This scholarship is to support:

  1. Students who demonstrate a financial need as determined by Student Financial Aid.
  2. Students who are first-generation college Â鶹´«Ã½s or are from historically underrepresented Â鶹´«Ã½ populations with unmet needs such as books, tuition support, professional development or other educational needs.
  3. Students must be enrolled at WMU, have a minimum 2.0 GPA, and demonstrate financial need. 

Award amount will be determined based on time of application and availability of funds. 

Eligibility: Full-time undergraduate Â鶹´«Ã½s enrolled in a major in the College of Education and Human Development, must have a 3.0 GPA at the time of application and be making satisfactory progress towards degree completion.  Preference will be given to Â鶹´«Ã½s enrolled in programs in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences and who demonstrate financial need as determined by Student Financial Aid and who are 1st generation college Â鶹´«Ã½s or are from historically underrepresented Â鶹´«Ã½ populations. The amount of the award will be determined by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion's scholarship committee and will be based upon the endowment's available spendable dollars.

Eligibility: This scholarship shall be preferentially governed according to the following: 

  1. This scholarship will be awarded to a full-time undergraduate Â鶹´«Ã½ who has a GPA of 3.0 or above at the time of application and must plan to pursue a graduate degree. 
  2. Preference shall be given to Â鶹´«Ã½s who demonstrate a financial need as determined by the Office of Student Financial Aid and who are first-generation college Â鶹´«Ã½s or are from historically underrepresented populations.

The amount of the award will be determined by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion's scholarship committee and will be based upon the endowment's available spendable dollars.

Eligibility: The fund shall support Â鶹´«Ã½s in the Haworth College of Business. Eligible candidates will be undergraduate Â鶹´«Ã½s enrolled in a major in the Haworth College of Business, be in good academic standing, and making satisfactory progress towards degree completion. Preference will be given to Â鶹´«Ã½s who demonstrate financial need as determined by Student Financial Aid, who are first-generation college Â鶹´«Ã½s or are from historically underrepresented Â鶹´«Ã½ populations, be members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, and be Â鶹´«Ã½s from greater metropolitan Detroit. The award is to be used for tuition, fees, books, on-campus room, and board, or international/study abroad expenses. The amount of the award will be determined by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion's scholarship committee and will be based upon the endowment's available spendable dollars.

Value: $4,000 ($2,000 in the Fall semester and $2,000 in the Spring semester)

Eligibility: WMU Â鶹´«Ã½s who are registered with Disability Services for Students and who identify with autism. Preference shall be given to a Â鶹´«Ã½ with financial needs and a Michigan resident. The annual gift shall support one Â鶹´«Ã½ receiving services from the Autism Services Center. Should the Â鶹´«Ã½ leave the university during, or at the conclusion of, the fall semester, the monies that are allocated for the spring semester will be released and awarded to another eligible Â鶹´«Ã½.