WSU's new graduate scholarship

December 16, 2014

Wright State University Undergraduates:

Have you considered furthering your education by attending graduate school at Wright State University? The new Wright State Graduate Excellence Scholarship may be just the incentive you need!

Prospective graduate students who have received their bachelor’s degree from Wright State within one year of the term of their intended matriculation to graduate school, with a GPA of 3.5 or higher, are eligible for the Wright State Graduate Excellence Scholarship. This scholarship provides up to $1500 per semester of non-refundable tuition assistance for each term the student is enrolled at least full-time in their master’s degree program, as follows:

  • $1500 per semester in each semester in which the student registers for 9 or more credit hours
  • $1000 per semester in each semester in which the student registers for between 6 and 8 credit hours

This scholarship can be applied to all master’s degree programs at Wright State. It cannot be applied to study in doctoral programs or for graduate certificates. To receive the scholarship, students must take the following steps:

  1. Apply for, and be accepted into, a master’s degree program at Wright State University.
  2. Fill out the online Wright State Graduate Excellence Scholarship Application Form.

The Graduate School, which administers this Scholarship, will verify the student’s degree date and GPA to determine eligibility. Eligible students should be informed of their Scholarship award within five business days of filing a scholarship application.  Scholarships can be renewed from term to term and year to year under the following conditions:

  1. Students must be enrolled full-time (6 credit hours or more per semester)
  2. Students must remain in Good Academic Standing and maintain adequate academic progress in their degree program, as determined by the faculty of the program.
  3. Scholarships are renewable until degree completion.

Complete information can be found at http://www.wright.edu/graduate-school/admissions/graduate-excellence-sc…