WMU Graduate College: University Dames Endowed Scholarship Grant

WMU Graduate College: University Dames Endowed Scholarship Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Western Michigan University
Amount: Up to US $500
Last Updated: August 31, 2025

Summary

The Western Michigan University Dames Endowed Scholarship, established in 1997, provides financial support up to $500 for eligible graduate students. This competitive scholarship aims to assist exceptional candidates who have demonstrated financial need and have completed at least 15 graduate credit hours while maintaining good academic standing. Applicants with no graduate appointment support are preferred, and recipients cannot hold certain other awards. This scholarship is an excellent opportunity for deserving students to alleviate educational costs.

Overview

Western Michigan University Dames Endowed Scholarship Eligible graduate students may submit nomination materials for the Western Michigan University Dames Endowed Scholarship. First awarded in 1997 through an agreement between Western Michigan University and the WMU Women’s Association, the scholarship up to $500 is offered to offset the cost of tuition, books, and/or fees. The scholarship will be offered on a competitive basis to exceptional graduate students who have demonstrated financial need.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The nominee must have completed 15 graduate credit hours at the time of application.The nominee must be in good academic standing.

Ineligibility

Receipt of any of the following awards disqualifies students from consideration for the WMU University Dames Endowed Scholarship: Dissertation Completion Fellowship; Gwen Frostic Fellowship; Patricia Thompson Dissertation Award; Fulbright Scholarship; King Chavez Parks Future Faculty Fellowship; Thurgood Marshall or Graduate Education for the Professoriate Fellowship (GEP).