• A number of WSC private scholarships available each year to continuing (currently enrolled) students

• Scholarship applications are available in March and due back in April

• Applications available in the Student Administrative Services Center located at 333 Western Avenue

• Scholarship committee reviews completed applications and sends decisions to all applicants

• Approximately 50 scholarships are awarded each year

• Awards range from $500-$1,500

• College-funded, merit-based grants that recognize outstanding academic achievement of selected new first-year students attending Westfield State College.

• Limited number of Presidential Merit Scholarships awarded annually and are awarded on a first come basis

• First-year applicants who are Massachusetts residents and meet the necessary criteria will be considered automatically

• Criteria is:  SAT-I score of 1200 (Critical Reading and Math combined) or higher; and

• High school cumulative grade point average at the time of acceptance to the college of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale (and/or class rank in the top 25%)

• Presidential merit scholarships, which equal that annual cost of tuition, are renewable each year for a maximum of 4 years (8 semesters) by maintaining a 3.30 cumulative average; or by maintaining a 3.00 cumulative average with at least one Honors course completed per semester

• State-funded merit-based grant that recognize the outstanding academic achievement of selected new first-year students at Westfield State College

• Limited number of Tsongas Scholarships are awarded annually and are awarded on a first come basis

• First-year applicants who are Massachusetts residents and meet the necessary criteria will be considered automatically

• Criteria is: High school cumulative grade point average at the time of acceptance to the college of at least 3.75 on a 4.0 scale (and/or class rank in the top 10%); and

• SAT-I score of 1200 (Critical Reading and Math combined) or higher, but students with lower SAT-I scores may also qualify if they earn a minimum grade of B+ (3.5) in at least two advanced placement/honors courses

• Tsongas Scholarship, which equals that annual cost of tuition plus fees, are renewable each year for a maximum of 4 years (8 semesters) by maintaining a 3.30 cumulative average on a 4.0 scale.

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