Important Details About Your Transfer Merit Scholarship

2023-2024 Recipients

Award Details

Your merit scholarship is available for a maximum of four 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.
  • GPA and completed hours: The scholarship you have been offered is contingent upon receipt of your official final college transcripts.  If your final transfer GPA and cumulative hours do not reflect the minimum requirements of the award you were offered, your merit scholarship may be revised or withdrawn accordingly. 
  • Scholarship offers: Scholarships at Wichita State are awarded by university scholarship committees at different times throughout the year.  This merit award is an early minimum offer based on an initial review of the academic information you provided during the admissions process. The merit 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 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 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 for the next 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.

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 scholarship is available for a maximum of four 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.
  • GPA and completed hours: The scholarship you have been offered is contingent upon receipt of your official final college transcripts.  If your final transfer GPA and cumulative hours do not reflect the minimum requirements of the award you were offered, your merit scholarship may be revised or withdrawn accordingly. 
  • Scholarship offers: 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 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.

Required Renewal Criteria for the Scholarship

Your scholarship will automatically be renewed for the next 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 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.

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

Your merit scholarship is available for a maximum of four 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.
  • GPA and completed hours: The scholarship you have been offered is contingent upon receipt of your official final college transcripts.  If your final transfer GPA and cumulative hours do not reflect the minimum requirements of the award you were offered, your merit scholarship may be revised or withdrawn accordingly. 
  • Scholarship offers: 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 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.

Required Renewal Criteria for the Scholarship

Your scholarship will automatically be renewed for the next 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 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.

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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