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Click on the scholarship name for an application. Applications are available approximately 4-6 weeks before the due date.
This is not a complete list. Additional scholarships may be available; check with your academic adviser or the Financial Aid office in GWP 102 for more information.
| Scholarship | Open to | Award | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Scholarship Application | All new and continuing students. Covers the following scholarships:
An essay of 1,000 words or less on the subject noted below must be submitted with your application. We recommend that your write your essay in a word processing program first so you can review and edit it. The values and integrity that a student brings to the University greatly affects the overall educational environment. In your essay, describe how your value system and sense of integrity influence your behavior as a student. Areas that you might address include: the importance of academic integrity, occasions when you’ve had your values tested or reinforced inside or outside of the classroom, and/or the role that others throughout your life have played in the development of your values and sense of integrity. |
$2,200 over three quarters | August 15, 2008 |
| Leiendecker Award for Mid-Career Advancement | Transfer and graduate students only; applicants must be returning to school after working | $7,000 over one year | April/May |
| Next Step Scholarship | Transfer students from select local community colleges only; minimum 3.5 GPA | $12,900 over two years ($8,600 for Nursing students) | Early to mid-March; See your community college adviser |
| Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Tuition Waiver | All new and continuing students | $6,500 (1 year of tuition) | April/May |
| Pleneurethics Society Scholarship | UW Tacoma seniors only (135 credits or more as of Autumn 2008) | $4,500 over one year | April/May |
