UW Alumni Association Scholarship Applications Available

January 31, 2011

The University of Wyoming Alumni Association is now accepting scholarship applications from in-state and out-of-state high school students, community college transfer students, current UW juniors and seniors and graduate students.

Recipients must attend UW's Laramie campus, be enrolled full-time and maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA (3.0 for graduate students) during the course of their enrollment.

Applications and supporting materials must be received by the UW Alumni Association by 5 p.m. March 11.

In- and out-of-state applicants must be spring high school graduates in the top one-third of their graduating class with a minimum ACT composite score of 20 and/or a minimum SAT score of 1,100. Students must be active in extra-curricular activities, have two letters of recommendation and provide a brief statement indicating why they wish to attend UW.

Out-of-state scholarship recipients must be children of UW alumni. Community College Transfer scholarships of $1,500 annually are given for two years. The junior/senior scholarship and graduate student scholarship is $750 for fall 2011 and spring 2012 semesters.

Additional scholarships for high school students, grandchildren of alumni, UW junior or seniors and various license plate-funded scholarships also are available.

To view requirements or download applications, visit the website at http://www.wyoalumni.com/scholarshipApplications.html or contact the UW Alumni Association at (307)766-4166 or e-mail burley@uwyo.edu.

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