When is the scholarship application filling period?
Scholarship applications are being accepted between January 15 and April 15, 2022. However, several scholarship opportunities will remain open beyond that deadline for specific majors, programs, or student groups. Therefore, we encourage you to occasionally log in to check your application status and to see if there are any new scholarship opportunities available.
Please note there may be different deadline dates for the various scholarship opportunities. Since these deadline dates can change without notice, don’t procrastinate on finishing the scholarship application process.
Does the number of classes I’m taking affect my eligibility for a scholarship?
It can. Most of the undergraduate scholarships, unless otherwise noted, require full-time enrollment for both semesters for the academic year in which they are to be awarded.
Do I need to submit my FASFA?
In most cases, yes. A FASFA is required need based scholarships. It is best to always file a FASFA if you are eligible to do so. Not all scholarships are need based so if you are not eligible to file one that does not immediately disqualify you from applying for scholarships.
What is the value of the average scholarship?
Most of the scholarships which are available are between $500.00 and $1000.00 annually. This amount is split evenly between first and second semester.
Can I apply for more than one scholarship?
They system will automatically match you to as many scholarships as you are eligible for. There is no need to “apply” for more than one. The system does that for you.
How do I obtain a Worcester State username and ID number?
You must first apply for admission to Worcester State University, be accepted and pay your deposit. Once your deposit is processed you will receive information from the admissions office that will enable you to set up your online account including a username and ID number. Current students should use their current Worcester State login credentials. Students who have not been accepted for admission or who have not paid their deposit indicating their intention to enroll are not eligible to apply for scholarships.
Who is eligible to apply for scholarships?
Scholarships are available to all matriculated students who are continuing or transfer students, undergraduate and graduate students, and incoming first year students and incoming transfer students who have paid their deposit to attend Worcester State for the academic year. Most scholarships require full-time attendance.
Scholarship eligibility is administered by Worcester State, and qualifications vary according to stipulations of individual donors who funded the scholarship.
When will recipients be notified?
The awarding of scholarships starts at the middle to end of June and usually concludes by the end of August. Most students who have been selected to receive a scholarship will receive notification on or before July 15 and the award amount will appear on the Fall Semester Invoice.
After the application deadline has closed, you will need to monitor your Worcester State email to see if you have been awarded a scholarship. If you are awarded a scholarship, a congratulatory email will be sent to you stating the name and amount of the scholarship.
Typically around the end of August after all awards are processed, students who were NOT selected are also notified.
What are the requirements for a student who has been selected for a scholarship to remain eligible to receive it?
As a scholarship recipient, you’re
required to send a thank-you letter to the donor(s) of your scholarship and to attend a donor event which is generally held in the early part of the fall semester. Failure to provide the note of thanks or attend the event may be cause for revocation of the scholarship award. The process for submitting the note of thanks is all through the online scholarship system. Notes can be typed directly into the scholarship portal or created as a word document and copied and pasted.
Invitations to the Scholarship Donor event are sent via email from the office of University Advancement.