Funding your high-quality Wichita State education is easy. Just get admitted; and
if you're eligible, we'll send you an automatic scholarship offer. You could also
qualify for some of the more than $100 million in other scholarships and financial
aid we award each year. In addition, many of our out-of-state students qualify for
in-state or reduced tuition.
Wichita State University has selected the top 14 finalists in the annual Distinguished
Scholarship Invitational (DSI):
Salsabila Attaria, Wichita High School East
Caden Carlson, Aurora High School (Nebraska)
Charles Carter, Oak Park High School (Missouri)
Josephina Cox, Dodge City High School
Truc Dao, Wichita High School South
Brynna Mays, Topeka West High School
Stewart McClelland, Lloyd V Berkner High School (Texas)
Audrey Menzies, Piper High School
Bryson Murphy, Osage City High School
Amy Nguyen, Wichita High School South
Abby Otten, Basehor-Linwood High School
Alexander Troth, Frontenac Jr./Sr. High School
Ally Wiggs, Wichita County High School
JC Wright, College Heights Christian School (Missouri)
The students competed in DSI on Saturday, Nov. 20, with 488 total students competing.
Three of the finalists will be selected as recipients of the Harry Gore Memorial $64,000
scholarship, which are among the largest undergraduate awards in the Midwest.
To be invited to compete in the invitational, students had to have a 27 or higher
ACT score, or a 3.5 or higher GPA, or rank in the top 10 percent of their class. The
14 finalists this year have an average ACT score of 26 and average GPA of 3.94.
Once invited, students completed an application, including essays and competed in
an on-campus leadership competition. Finalists came back to campus Thursday, Jan.
20 for final interviews.
The announcement of the Gore Scholars will be at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 28, in
the Marcus Welcome Center. All finalists will receive competitive scholarship packages
to attend Wichita State in the fall of 2022.
