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Staff Senate Scholarship

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University Staff Senate Scholarship

Staff and Dependents Tuition & Fee Scholarship

The University Staff Senate is committed to helping staff members grow and improve their work skills and knowledge at Wichita State University.  By offering this scholarship it builds employee confidence, increases job competency, expands access to industry professionals, and enhances potential for career growth.

Applications & Timelines

Fall Scholarship application:  Opens: November 15;  Closes: February 1

Spring Scholarship application:  Opens: October 1; Closes: November 14

Awardees will be notified within 2 months of application deadline.

Purpose

The University Staff Senate Scholarship:  Staff and Dependents Tuition & Fee Scholarship has been established with contributions to the Wichita State University Foundation and is sponsored by The University Staff Senate of Wichita State University (WSU).  The goal in establishing this scholarship is to help in the advancement of WSU employees and their dependents. The University Staff Senate feels by establishing a scholarship for WSU employees/dependents they are encouraging employees/dependents to start or continue toward a bachelor’s degree at Wichita State University.

Appropriate Use of Funds

  • Tuition
  • Books
  • Fees 

Award Size

Scholarship awards are dependent on fund availability.  The maximum amount per award is set at $1,000.00, with typical awards of $250.00-$500.00 per semester, per person.

Definitions

Benefit-eligible staff employee:  a staff member holding a 0.5 FTE or greater position at the University, as an unclassified professional employee or a university support staff.  

Dependent children:  natural, step, or adopted children of a University Benefit-eligible employee, under the age of 26, and who are unmarried.

Eligibility & Application Requirements

  • Must be fully admitted to a degree-seeking undergraduate academic program at the University.

  • Must be pursuing your first bachelor's degree.

  • Complete the application which includes an area to upload the following:

    1. An unofficial transcript

      • High school graduated, community college, or WSU.

    2. An essay

      • The essay should include a brief overview of your contributions to the Wichita community at large and your personal long-range goals. It should also highlight why you deserve the scholarship and how you anticipate using your degree.

Procedure

  • Employee and Dependent Children must be admitted to a degree-seeking undergraduate academic program at the University to be eligible.  They may be part-time students.  Only the first undergraduate bachelor degree is eligible for this scholarship.  Employees and Dependent Children must be admitted into a program in the semester for which they are applying for the scholarship.
  • To maintain eligibility for further awards of this scholarship, the Employee and Dependent Children must be in good academic standing and not on academic probation.
  • This scholarship is available for classes taken during the fall or spring semesters.
  • Funds will be awarded as they are available.
  • Employees and each Dependent Child must submit the application by the specified deadline for each semester.  Late applications will be automatically denied and there will be no exceptions.

Fall 2026 Awards

  • Lylah Covey ($250)

    Health Science

    Lylah has a goal of earning a doctorate in veterinary medicine and specializing in emergency and critical care.

  • Samuel Hamilton ($250)

    Accounting

    Samuel is pursuing a career in tax accounting with plans to earn his CPA and help individuals and businesses navigate complex financial systems with integrity. 

  • Brynn Potter ($250)

    Cyber Security

    Brynn is studying Cyber Security and has contributed much to the University and Wichita community.  A goal of his is to use his degree to have a positive impact on the wildlife conservation industry in South Africa.  This is his second scholarship from WSU Staff Senate.

  • Ismail Saeed ($250)

    Political Science

    Ismail is a first-year Honors Political Science student.

Spring 2026 Awards

  • Wendy Brooking ($250)

    Criminal Justice

    Wendy, a WSU staff member, has a long-term goal to continue learning and building knowledge in a variety of areas  so that she can be a resource to others and give back to her community.

  • Jacob Crabtree ($250)

    Music Theatre

    Jacob is a BFA Musical Theater major, active in the Wichita theater community.  He is also working in NIAR, where he is also finding a passion for Applied Engineering. 

  • Madison McCullough ($250)

    Applied Drawing

    Madison is a senior, in Applied Drawing, and has been expanding her understanding of and becoming more confident in painting and traditional illustrations to create conceptual artwork.  Her goal is to work for Disney or Dream Works as a concept artist.

  • Brynn Potter ($250)

    Cyber Security

    Brynn is studying Cyber Security and has contributed much to the University and Wichita community.  A goal of his is to use his degree to have a positive impact on the wildlife conservation industry in South Africa.

Fall 2025 Awards

  • Jasmine Sosa ($250)

    Jasmine is a new staff member with the Ronald E. McNair Program and is excited to resume her studies in Business. She hopes to empower entrepreneurial minds and foster Wichita’s small business community by educating students as a future business professor.

  • Maria Wehby ($250)

    Maria is the office coordinator for the School of Education at WSU. She is working towards a marketing degree and applying her studies to improve her professional role. Maria enjoys spending time with her daughter and is dedicated to achieving success in both her career and education.

  • William Sandlin ($1,000)

    William is an incoming first-year student at Wichita State University (WSU) and a dependent of two WSU employees. He will graduate from Wichita Southeast High School, where he participated in baseball, debate, and multiple clubs. William served as a mentor to freshmen students and earned awards as a sports reporter in the journalism program. He plans to pursue a major in Political Science at WSU.

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