Scholarships Available for Graduate Students

Students registered for less than 12 hours will receive prorated grants and scholarships.

	GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS. A few assistantships are available for graduate students in biology and the social work doctoral program. Candidates applying for these assistantships should write to the respective department chairs.
Variable Renewable	GRADUATE DEAN'S SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. This cash award and certificate of distinction are for graduate students with exceptional academic records. The graduate faculties nominate recipients.
$1,360 Nonrenewable	MASTER'S IN SOCIAL WORK DEPARTMENTAL SCHOLARSHIP. Each student who received a Bachelor of Social Work degree from WWU and whose cumulative GPA was at least 3.00 is eligible for this award. Funds are disbursed one-fourth each quarter—fall, winter, spring, and summer—of the student's first year in the program. Recipients may also qualify for Master's in Social Work Merit Scholarships.
$500-1,000 Nonrenewable	MASTER'S IN SOCIAL WORK MERIT SCHOLARSHIP. This scholarship is awarded in recognition of an outstanding undergraduate GPA. One-fourth of the award is disbursed each quarter—fall, winter, spring, and summer—of a recipient's first year in the program. Recipients may also qualify for Master's in Social Work Departmental Scholarships.
	Undergraduate GPA	Award
	3.90 to 4.00	$1,000 ($250 per quarter)
	3.80 to 3.89	$ 750 ($187 per quarter)
	3.70 to 3.79	$ 600 ($150 per quarter)
	3.50 to 3.69	$ 500 ($125 per quarter)