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Merit Scholarship Details

Important Details About Your Merit/University Academic Scholarship

2023-2024 Recipients

Award Details

Your merit or incoming freshman scholarship is available for a maximum of eight consecutive fall and spring semesters or to the point you have completed the requirements to graduate, whichever comes first. The annual award amount is divided evenly between the fall and spring semesters.

You must accept your scholarship offer by May 1, 2023.

  1. To accept the scholarship offer, log in to your myWSU account using your myWSU ID. 
  2. Select the myFinances tab and then Financial Aid Dashboard under the Financial Aid Links section. 
  3. Choose the 2023-2024 academic year from the upper-right-hand drop-down menu. 
  4. You can review and accept your scholarship on the Offer tab.

Terms of the Scholarship Offer

  • Acceptance: Accept your scholarship on your myWSU by the priority date of May 1, 2023.
  • Enrollment: Enroll full-time at Wichita State for fall 2023 by June 1, 2023.
  • High School Transcript: Submit your final high school transcript to Wichita State by July 1, 2023. The scholarship you have been offered is contingent upon receipt of your official final high school transcript and official national test scores (ACT/SAT). If these scores do not reflect the self-reported scores, your merit scholarship may be revised or withdrawn accordingly. 
  • Change in non-resident tuition: Your scholarship amount is based on your residency status at the time of admission. If your residency status changes or you receive an exception allowing you to pay tuition at a lower rate (e.g., Midwest Student Exchange Program (MSEP), Shocker Select, Shocker City, etc.), your scholarship will be reduced to the amount awarded to Kansas residents.
  • Scholarship offers: Scholarships at Wichita State are awarded by university scholarship committees at different times throughout the year.  This merit or incoming freshman award is an early minimum offer based on an initial review of the academic information you provided during the admissions process. The merit or incoming freshman award serves as a general (non-major specific) university scholarship that may later be funded by specific named scholarships after recipients are selected by our various scholarship committees.  The prestige and honor of being awarded a named WSU Foundation scholarship has great value and is therefore the preferred source of funding for merit or incoming freshman awards. Separate award notifications will be sent if you are selected for a named scholarship, and you will have the opportunity to accept or decline the scholarship.  If you accept, the merit or incoming freshman award funding reduction or cancellation will be reflected in your financial aid award offer on myWSU.

Required Renewal Criteria for the Scholarship

Your scholarship will automatically be renewed each academic year as long as you meet the following criteria:

  • Attend Wichita State starting with the fall semester of the 2023-2024 academic year.
  • Maintain status as degree-bound, undergraduate student working on their first degree at Wichita State.
  • Enroll full-time each fall and spring and EARN at least 24 Wichita State credit hours each year for annual renewal consideration.
  • Maintain a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA at Wichita State.
  • Renewal criteria for first-year renewable scholarships will be evaluated at the end of the first semester; scholarships will be revoked after the first term if a student earns less than a 2.5 GPA.

While full-time enrollment is 12 credit hours, students who wish to graduate in four years typically require an average of 30 credit hours per academic year.  This might mean taking 15 hours in the fall and spring, or taking additional courses in the summer to stay on track.  Review the catalog for your specific program and graduation requirements.

2024-2025 Recipients

Award Details

Your merit/academic scholarship is available for a maximum of eight consecutive fall and spring semesters or to the point you have completed the requirements to graduate, whichever comes first. The annual award amount is divided evenly between the fall and spring semesters.

You must accept your scholarship offer by May 1, 2024.

  1. To accept the scholarship offer, log in to your myWSU account using your myWSU ID. 
  2. Select the myFinances tab and then Financial Aid Dashboard under the Financial Aid Links section. 
  3. Choose the 2024-2025 academic year from the upper-right-hand drop-down menu. 
  4. You can review and accept your scholarship on the Offer tab.

Terms of the Scholarship Offer

  • Acceptance: Accept your scholarship on your myWSU by the priority date of May 1, 2024.
  • Enrollment: Enroll full-time at Wichita State for fall 2024 by June 1, 2024.
  • High School Transcript: Submit your final high school transcript to Wichita State by July 1, 2024. The scholarship you have been offered is contingent upon receipt of your official final high school transcript and official national test scores (ACT/SAT). If these scores do not reflect the self-reported scores, your merit scholarship may be revised or withdrawn accordingly. 
  • Change in non-resident tuition: Your scholarship amount is based on your residency status at the time of admission. If your residency status changes or you receive an exception allowing you to pay tuition at a lower rate (e.g., Midwest Student Exchange Program (MSEP), Shocker Select, Shocker City, etc.), your scholarship will be reduced to the amount awarded to Kansas residents.
  • Scholarship limits & replacement scholarships:
    • Scholarships at Wichita State are awarded by university scholarship committees at different times throughout the year. This scholarship is an early minimum offer based on an initial review of the academic information you provided during the admissions process.
    • The merit or university academic award serves as a general (non-major specific) university scholarship that may later be funded by specific named scholarships after recipients are selected by our various scholarship committees. Students value the prestige and honor of being selected for a named WSU Foundation scholarship over the more automatic merit scholarships. Separate award notifications will be sent if you are selected for a named scholarship, and you will have the opportunity to accept or decline the scholarship. If you accept the Foundation scholarship, your financial aid award offer in your Financial Aid Dashboard will reflect the reduction or cancellation of your merit or university academic award and its replacement with the Foundation scholarship.
    • Wichita State policy limits stacking of merit scholarships and other institutional (WSU) scholarships to a maximum of $50,000 over a four-year period. Should your overall Wichita State scholarship package exceed this threshold, your merit/university academic scholarship will be reduced or withdrawn. 

Required Renewal Criteria for the Scholarship

Your scholarship will automatically be renewed each academic year as long as you meet the following criteria:

  • Attend Wichita State starting with the fall semester of the 2024-2025 academic year.
  • Maintain status as a degree-bound, undergraduate student working on your first degree at Wichita State.
  • Enroll full-time each fall and spring and EARN at least 24 Wichita State credit hours each year for annual renewal consideration.
  • Maintain a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA at Wichita State.
  • Renewal criteria for first-year renewable scholarships will be evaluated at the end of the first semester; scholarships will be revoked after the first term if you earn less than a 2.5 GPA.

While full-time enrollment is 12 credit hours, students who wish to graduate in four years typically require an average of 30 credit hours per academic year.  This might mean taking 15 hours in the fall and spring, or taking additional courses in the summer to stay on track.  Review the catalog for your specific program and graduation requirements.

2025-2026 Recipients

Award Details

Your merit/academic scholarship is available for a maximum of eight consecutive fall and spring semesters or to the point you have completed the requirements to graduate, whichever comes first. The annual award amount is divided evenly between the fall and spring semesters.

You must accept your scholarship offer by May 1, 2025.

  1. To accept the scholarship offer, log in to your myWSU account using your myWSU ID. 
  2. Select the myFinances tab and then Financial Aid Dashboard under the Financial Aid Links section. 
  3. Choose the 2025-2026 academic year from the upper-right-hand drop-down menu. 
  4. You can review and accept your scholarship on the Offer tab.

Terms of the Scholarship Offer

  • Acceptance: Accept your scholarship on your myWSU by the priority date of May 1, 2025.
  • Enrollment: Enroll full-time at Wichita State for fall 2025 by June 1, 2025.
  • High School Transcript: Submit your final high school transcript to Wichita State by July 1, 2025. The scholarship you have been offered is contingent upon receipt of your official final high school transcript and official national test scores (ACT/SAT). If these scores do not reflect the self-reported scores, your merit scholarship may be revised or withdrawn accordingly. 
  • Change in non-resident tuition: Your scholarship amount is based on your residency status at the time of admission. If your residency status changes or you receive an exception allowing you to pay tuition at a lower rate (e.g., Midwest Student Exchange Program (MSEP), Shocker Select, Shocker City, etc.), your scholarship will be reduced to the amount awarded to Kansas residents.
  • Scholarship limits & replacement scholarships:
    • Scholarships at Wichita State are awarded by university scholarship committees at different times throughout the year. This scholarship is an early minimum offer based on an initial review of the academic information you provided during the admissions process.
    • The merit or university academic award serves as a general (non-major specific) university scholarship that may later be funded by specific named scholarships after recipients are selected by our various scholarship committees. Students value the prestige and honor of being selected for a named WSU Foundation scholarship over the more automatic merit scholarships. Separate award notifications will be sent if you are selected for a named scholarship, and you will have the opportunity to accept or decline the scholarship. If you accept the Foundation scholarship, your financial aid award offer in your Financial Aid Dashboard will reflect the reduction or cancellation of your merit or university academic award and its replacement with the Foundation scholarship.
    • Your merit or university academic scholarship can be combined with other WSU scholarships up to a maximum of $50,000 for students receiving resident rates and $75,000 for non-resident rates over a four-year period. If the combination of WSU scholarships exceeds maximum limits, your merit scholarship will be reduced or withdrawn as required.

Required Renewal Criteria for the Scholarship

Your scholarship will automatically be renewed each academic year as long as you meet the following criteria:

  • Attend Wichita State starting with the fall semester of the 2025-2026 academic year.
  • Maintain status as a degree-bound, undergraduate student working on your first degree at Wichita State.
  • Enroll full-time each fall and spring and EARN at least 24 Wichita State credit hours each year for annual renewal consideration.
  • Maintain a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA at Wichita State.
  • Renewal criteria for first-year renewable scholarships will be evaluated at the end of the first semester; scholarships will be revoked after the first term if you earn less than a 2.5 GPA.

While full-time enrollment is 12 credit hours, students who wish to graduate in four years typically require an average of 30 credit hours per academic year.  This might mean taking 15 hours in the fall and spring, or taking additional courses in the summer to stay on track.  Review the catalog for your specific program and graduation requirements.

2026-2027 Recipients

Award Details

Your merit/academic scholarship is available for a maximum of eight consecutive fall and spring semesters or to the point you have completed the requirements to graduate, whichever comes first. The annual award amount is divided evenly between the fall and spring semesters.

You must accept your scholarship offer by May 1, 2026.

  1. To accept the scholarship offer, log in to your myWSU account using your myWSU ID. 
  2. Select the myFinances tab and then Financial Aid Dashboard under the Financial Aid Links section. 
  3. Choose the 2026-2027 academic year from the upper-right-hand drop-down menu. 
  4. You can review and accept your scholarship on the Offer tab.

Terms of the Scholarship Offer

  • Acceptance: Accept your scholarship on your myWSU by the priority date of May 1, 2026.
  • Enrollment: Enroll full-time at Wichita State for fall 2026 by June 1, 2026.
  • High School Transcript: Submit your final high school transcript to Wichita State by July 1, 2026. The scholarship you have been offered is contingent upon receipt of your official final high school transcript and official national test scores (ACT/SAT). If these scores do not reflect the self-reported scores, your merit scholarship may be revised or withdrawn accordingly. 
  • Change in non-resident tuition: Your scholarship amount is based on your residency status at the time of admission. If your residency status changes or you receive an exception allowing you to pay tuition at a lower rate (e.g., Midwest Student Exchange Program (MSEP), Shocker Select, Shocker City, etc.), your scholarship will be reduced to the amount awarded to Kansas residents.
  • Scholarship limits & replacement scholarships:
    • Scholarships at Wichita State are awarded by university scholarship committees at different times throughout the year. This scholarship is an early minimum offer based on an initial review of the academic information you provided during the admissions process.
    • The merit or university academic award serves as a general (non-major specific) university scholarship that may later be funded by specific named scholarships after recipients are selected by our various scholarship committees. Students value the prestige and honor of being selected for a named WSU Foundation scholarship over the more automatic merit scholarships. Separate award notifications will be sent if you are selected for a named scholarship, and you will have the opportunity to accept or decline the scholarship. If you accept the Foundation scholarship, your financial aid award offer in your Financial Aid Dashboard will reflect the reduction or cancellation of your merit or university academic award and its replacement with the Foundation scholarship.
    • Your merit or university academic scholarship can be combined with other WSU scholarships up to a maximum of $50,000 for students receiving resident rates and $75,000 for non-resident rates over a four-year period. If the combination of WSU scholarships exceeds maximum limits, your merit scholarship will be reduced or withdrawn as required.

Required Renewal Criteria for the Scholarship

Your scholarship will automatically be renewed each academic year as long as you meet the following criteria:

  • Attend Wichita State starting with the fall semester of the 2026-2027 academic year.
  • Maintain status as a degree-bound, undergraduate student working on your first degree at Wichita State.
  • Enroll full-time each fall and spring and EARN at least 24 Wichita State credit hours each year for annual renewal consideration.
  • Maintain a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA at Wichita State.
  • Renewal criteria for first-year renewable scholarships will be evaluated at the end of the first semester; scholarships will be revoked after the first term if you earn all F/non-passing grades and/or withdraw from your courses.

While full-time enrollment is 12 credit hours, students who wish to graduate in four years typically require an average of 30 credit hours per academic year.  This might mean taking 15 hours in the fall and spring, or taking additional courses in the summer to stay on track.  Review the catalog for your specific program and graduation requirements.

2027-2028 Recipients

Your merit/academic scholarship is available for a maximum of eight consecutive fall and spring semesters or to the point you have completed the requirements to graduate, whichever comes first. The annual award amount is divided evenly between the fall and spring semesters.

You must accept your scholarship offer by May 1, 2027.

  1. To accept the scholarship offer, log in to your myWSU account using your myWSU ID. 
  2. Select the Finance tab and then click on the Financial Aid Dashboard button. 
  3. Choose the 2027-2028 academic year from the upper-right-hand drop-down menu. 
  4. You can review and accept your scholarship on the Offer tab.

Terms of the Scholarship Offer

  • Acceptance: Accept your scholarship on your myWSU by the priority date of May 1, 2027.
  • Enrollment: Enroll full-time at Wichita State for fall 2026 by June 1, 2027.
  • High School Transcript: Submit your final high school transcript to Wichita State by July 1, 2027. The scholarship you have been offered is contingent upon receipt of your official final high school transcript and official national test scores (ACT/SAT). If these scores do not reflect the self-reported scores, your merit scholarship may be revised or withdrawn accordingly. 
  • Change in non-resident tuition: Your scholarship amount is based on your residency status at the time of admission. If your residency status changes or you receive an exception allowing you to pay tuition at a lower rate (e.g., Midwest Student Exchange Program (MSEP), Shocker Select, Shocker City, etc.), your scholarship will be reduced to the amount awarded to Kansas residents.
  • Scholarship limits & replacement scholarships:
    • Scholarships at Wichita State are awarded by university scholarship committees at different times throughout the year. This scholarship is an early minimum offer based on an initial review of the academic information you provided during the admissions process.
    • The merit or university academic award serves as a general (non-major specific) university scholarship that may later be funded by specific named scholarships after recipients are selected by our various scholarship committees. Students value the prestige and honor of being selected for a named WSU Foundation scholarship over the more automatic merit scholarships. Separate award notifications will be sent if you are selected for a named scholarship, and you will have the opportunity to accept or decline the scholarship. If you accept the Foundation scholarship, your financial aid award offer in your Financial Aid Dashboard will reflect the reduction or cancellation of your merit or university academic award and its replacement with the Foundation scholarship.
    • Your merit or university academic scholarship can be combined with other WSU scholarships up to a maximum of $50,000 for students receiving resident rates and $75,000 for non-resident rates over a four-year period. If the combination of WSU scholarships exceeds maximum limits, your merit scholarship will be reduced or withdrawn as required.

Required Renewal Criteria for the Scholarship

Your scholarship will automatically be renewed each academic year as long as you meet the following criteria:

  • Attend Wichita State starting with the fall semester of the 2027-2028 academic year.
  • Maintain status as a degree-bound, undergraduate student working on your first degree at Wichita State.
  • Enroll full-time each fall and spring and EARN at least 24 Wichita State credit hours each year for annual renewal consideration.
  • Maintain a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA at Wichita State.
  • Renewal criteria for first-year renewable scholarships will be evaluated at the end of the first semester; scholarships will be revoked after the first term if you earn all F/non-passing grades and/or withdraw from your courses.

While full-time enrollment is 12 credit hours, students who wish to graduate in four years typically require an average of 30 credit hours per academic year.  This might mean taking 15 hours in the fall and spring, or taking additional courses in the summer to stay on track.  Review the catalog for your specific program and graduation requirements.

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