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2022-23 DEADLINES:*

PRESIDENT’S SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS DUE: December 9, 2022!.
GENERAL NEW FRESHMAN: March 1, 2023 -
GENERAL NEW TRANSFER: May 1, 2023
GENERAL CURRENT STUDENT: Varies by scholarship
“GENERAL SPRING MATRICULATE DEADLINE-JANUARY 8TH”*

Department of Accounting & Finance: March 15, 2023
College of Business & Technology: March 15, 2023
Department of Communication: March 15, 2023
College of Education and Human Services: March 15, 2023
College of Arts and Sciences:March 15,2023

We also recommend students use our Scholarship Checklist for New Freshman or Scholarship Checklist for New Transfers or Scholarship Checklist for Returning Students

If you have questions regarding the WIU Scholarship Portal, refer to our Online Application Instructions & FAQs. For questions regarding department scholarships, please contact the appropriate department.

Late applications will be accepted for reduced consideration during subsequent rounds of awarding. Students submitting a late application will only be contacted if they are selected as a scholarship recipient.

LISTED AWARD AMOUNTS ARE ESTIMATED AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Visit wiu.edu/scholarships for additional information.

Opportunities Table

Award	Name	Actions
$1,000.00	Pogue Family Scholarship (Current) The “Pogue Family Scholarship” was established to honor Captain Earl G....	Ended
$4,000.00	"Three M" Communication Department Scholarship The “Three M” Scholarship is established by Communication Department...	Ended
Varies	A. L. Knoblauch Scholarship The A.L. and Muriel Knoblauch Scholarship was established in honor of...	Ended
Varies	Accountancy Scholarship This scholarship is funded through annual donations to the Accountancy...	Ended
$0.00	ADA B. DRAKE AND HAZEL M. OEST SCHOL The Ada B. Drake and Hazel M. Oest Scholarship was established by Roscoe...	Ended
$1000	African American Studies Undergraduate Scholarship This scholarship is supported by the Dean’s Office, College of Arts &...	Ended
$1000	ALBERT & DOROTHY BURGARD SCHOLARSHIP IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION This account was established through a bequest of the estate of Dorothy...	Ended
$1000	Albert Eads Scholarship Mary B. Ewing created this scholarship in memory of Albert Eads, who was...	Ended
$1000	ALEJANDRO VALADEZ MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Following the death of Police Officer Alejandro “Alex” Valadez, Sigma...	Ended
$850	ALFRED LINDSEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP The Alfred J. Lindsey Memorial Scholarship was established by Mary K....	Ended
$2,000.00	Alice Bennett Kellogg Kinesiology Scholarship Alice Bennett Kellogg was a graduate of WIU and is a legendary name on...	Ended
$1,000.00	Alice Irene Gardner Schulze & Irene M. Schulze Wilcox Scholarship The Alice Irene Gardner Schulze and Irene M. Schulze Wilcox Scholarship...	Ended
$1600	Alpha Chi Chapter of the Alpha Delta Kappa Honorary Teachers Sorority Scholarship The Alpha Delta Kappa-Alpha Chi Chapter Honorary Teachers Sorority...	Ended
$4,000	ALPHONS J. RICHERT SCHOLARSHIP IN PSYCHOLOGY The Alphons J. Richert Scholarship in Psychology Clinical/Community...	Ended
Varies	American Criminal Justice Association Lambda Alpha Epsilon Phi Alpha Epsilon WIU Chapter Scholarship Lambda Alpha Epsilon (Phi Alpha Epsilon Chapter) initiated a criminal...	Ended
$500.00	Anika Singh Memorial Scholarship The Anika Singh Memorial Scholarship was established by Mandeep Singh...	Ended
varies	Anita Magafas Non-Traditional Student Scholarship The Anita Magafas Non-Traditional Student Scholarship was established in...	Ended
$1000	ANNA FAGERLIE EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP Mrs. Anna Fagerlie was a professor of education at WIU from 1960 until...	Ended
$4800	ANNA MARIE GRUBER SCHOLARSHIP Dr. Gruber established this account. She served as Chairperson of the...	Ended
$1,000	ARLIN FENTEM AND RONALD NELSON STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP IN GEOGRAPHY Fentem & Nelson each served over 30 years in the Geography Department at...	Ended
$1500	ARLINGTON AND ARLENE SEYMOUR TEACHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP This scholarship was created by educators Arlington “Arlie” and Arlene...	Ended
$1,750	ARTHUR G. TILLMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR GEOGRAPHY & METEOROLOGY MAJORS The Arthur G. Tillman Memorial was established in honor of Dr. Arthur G....	Ended
Varies	ASIS SCHOLARSHIP The WIU Student Chapter of the American Society for Industrial Security...	Ended
$1,000	Benjamin G. and Donna M. Hughes Scholarship in Chemistry The Dr. Benjamin G. Hughes Chemistry Memorial Fund was established on...	Ended
$1,000.00	Bernita “Bee” Otto Scholarship Bernita “Bee” Otto was a Canton, IL native who taught elementary...	Ended
$600	BETH M STIFFLER SCHOLARSHIP This account was established in honor of Dr. Beth M. Stiffler. CRITERIA:...	Ended
$500.00	Betty & Henry Ruebush Scholarship The Ruebush family has a strong reputation in McDonough County, IL as...	Ended
$500	Bettye Thompson Scholarship in Gerontology HISTORY: Dr. Bettye D. Thompson served as a faculty member from 1978...	Ended
$1,100	BLENDA OLSON SCHOLARSHIP The Blenda Olson Scholarship was established to honor the late Blenda...	Ended
$1000	Bob and Donna Pierson Scholarship HISTORY: This account was established in Nov 2013 by a donation from...	Ended
Varies	BOB DAVIS SCHOLARSHIP The Bob & Alice Davis Scholarship is funded by land sales proceeds....	Ended
$2,000.00	Bonnie Norway Keeley ('58) Scholarship Bonita Lou (Bonnie) Norway Keeley was a Western Illinois University...	Ended
$4000	Bruce Karaffa Family Scholarship Bruce and Betty Karaffa started this scholarship in honor of their...	Ended
$0.00	Brzozowski Emerging Student Affairs Professional Scholarship Alana and Jeremy Brzozowski reside in Canada and established this...	Ended
$2,000.00	Burdette & Kathryn Knappenberger Scholarship The Burdette & Kathryn Knappenberger Scholarship Fund was established...	Ended
$3,000	C. JOHN MAHONEY ENGLISH GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP The Graduate Fellowship in English was established by the English and...	Ended
$2,000.00	C. Robin Frieden Memorial Scholarship NOTE: THIS IS AN OUTSIDE SCHOLARSHIP – eligible students should contact...	Ended
$1000	Carin & Rodger Stutz Scholarship Rodger and Carin Stutz are 1978 graduates of Law Enforcement...	Ended
$1000	Carol and Bill Myers Education Scholarship The Carol and Bill Myers Education Scholarship was created by Carol and...	Ended
varies	Carol J. Grice Major Scholarship The Carol J. Grice Major Scholarship was established by Dr. George Grice...	Ended
$1000	CAROL JACOBSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP The Carol Jacobson Remembrance Fund was established by Dr. Michael...	Ended
$2,000.00	CBT Distinguished Alumnus Scholarship This scholarship was created to honor Holly Deem, a graduate of Western...	Ended
$1000	CHARLENE CALLISON The Charlene G. Callison Fashion Merchandising Scholarship was...	Ended
$1,500	CHARLES A. LEONARD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP The Charles A. Leonard Memorial Fund was created in memory of Charles A....	Ended
$1,000	CHARLES G. SADLER HISTORY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP The Charles G. Sadler History Memorial Scholarship was established by...	Ended
$2,000	CHARLES R. & NANCY L. SHOEMATE SCHOLARSHIP IN PHYSICS Charles R. (Dick) Shoemate and his wife Nancy created this scholarship...	Ended
$0.00	CHARLES WILLIAM GRICE, SR. AND JOSEPHINE LUMAN GRICE FLEISHER SCHOLARSHIP	Ended
$1,200.00	CHEF JOHN LAWRENCE SCHOLARSHIP The Chef John Scholarship was established by Mr. John R. Lawrence to...	Ended
$900	CHOWN/HIMMEL SCHOLARSHIP The Chown/Himmel Special Education Scholarship was established by former...	Ended
$2,000.00	Clarence & Josephine Johnson Scholarship The Clarence E. and Josephine L. Johnson Scholarship was established by...	Ended

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