Wichita State University
Scholarships and Fellowships
Physics Scholarships and Fellowships
Current WSU students interested in any Liberal Arts and Sciences scholarship, including physics, must submit an application online at ScholarshipUniverse.
Funding for Undergraduate Students
The Physics department awards the following scholarships:
- Douglas A. Knight Memorial Scholarship
- Jean and Henry Unruh, Jr. Scholarship
- Loper Family Scholarship/Fellowship
- Nelson S. Ladd Physics Scholarship
- Timothy T. Scrivner & Jeanne E. Scrivner Endowed Scholarship
Each award has individual guidelines.
Deadline
The deadline for scholarship applications is April 1, 2024 for scholarships starting the following academic year. Every physics student should apply.
Math minors and double majors
If you're majoring in physics and minoring or majoring in math, you may qualify for awards specific to mathematics students.
Contact us
For questions please contact us.
Physics Scholarship Coordinator
Richard Traverzo
Richard.Traverzo@wichita.edu
316-978-6146
LAS Scholarship Coordinator
Debbie Neil
316-978-6656
Past awardees
2022-2023 Awardees
Tonya Keiffer, Tyler Zeller, Krystal Groshans, Octavia Pacheco Vazquez, Dustin Burgardt, Caleb Buhler, Shanli Dace, Dion Samual
2021-2022 Awardees
Jaden Nola, Richard Whitehill, Tonya Kieffer, Ayshea Banes, Tyler Zeller, Krystal Groshans, Octavia Pacheo Vazquez
2020-2021 Awardees
Octavio Pacheco Vazquez, Ayshea Banes, Tyler Nolan, Christopher Wright, Richard Whitehill, Elton Bowman, Koby Bradshaw, Alexandra Olmstead
2019-2020 Awardees
Ryan Pastor, Rebecka Brown, Christopher Wright, Jerrod Horsch
Funding for graduate students
Hall-Schneider Family Physics Fellowship
About Evelyn Hall
Evelyn Hall finished her BA in physics at the University of Wichita in 1962 and continued towards a master’s degree in physics, ultimately completing an MS in engineering mechanics at WSU in 1974. She worked in aeronautical engineering on a joint WSU/KU program for four semester working full time at both Boeing and Cessna Aircraft. Evelyn spent nine years with BDM Corporation before returning to Cessna Aircraft and retiring in 2004. Her husband, Charles Schneider, had a 35-year career in engineering and program management before retiring from Boeing in 1993.
Deadline
TBA