Scholarships

Tri-Cities First-Year Student Achievement Award

$3,000 Per Year (Four Years)

Eligibility
Awarded to students based on a minimum 3.75 unweighted high school grade point average (GPA). The Tri-Cities First-Year Student Achievement Award for Washington resident applicants is automatically awarded and qualified students are notified when they are admitted to WSU Tri-Cities.

To receive the award, you must also:

• Complete your admission application and transcripts by March 31 (fall semester) or November 15 (spring semester)
• Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the U.S. (HB 1079 & DACA students eligible)
• Be a resident of the state of Washington
• Enroll at WSU Tri-Cities a first-year student

To qualify, your admission packet must be complete with all required transcripts submitted by March 31 (fall semester) or November 15 (spring semester). All scholarship criteria is subject to change. Funding for these awards is limited and not guaranteed. Unofficial/self-reported high school GPA reported in a student’s application may be used in awarding scholarships. Students will be asked to confirm academic status by providing an official transcript. Eligibility requirements and award amounts are subject to change.

Renewal Criteria
Earn 24 credits for the academic year with a 3.20 minimum WSU GPA.

Whether you are eligible for this particular award or not, be sure to also fill out the WSU General Scholarship Application by January 31 annually. It gives you the opportunity to be considered for more than 700 other scholarship programs.

Transfer Award

$2,000 or $1,000 Per Year (Two Years)

Eligibility
To be eligible for a transfer award, you must be Washington state resident entering the WSU Tri-Cities campus as a transfer student from a community college and have earned 27 semester (40 quarter) credit hours at the time of transferring.

To receive the award, you must also:

• Submit your admission application by July 15 (fall semester) and Nov. 15 (spring semester)
• Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the U.S. (HB 1079 & DACA students eligible)
• Be a resident of the state of Washington
• Enroll at WSU Tri-Cities as a transfer student

All scholarship criteria is subject to change. Funding for these awards is limited and not guaranteed. Unofficial/self-reported high school GPA reported in a student’s application may be used in awarding scholarships. Students will be asked to confirm academic status by providing an official transcript.

Renewal Criteria
Earn 24 credits for the academic year with a 3.20 minimum WSU GPA.

Eligibility requirements and award amounts are subject to change.

Whether you are eligible for this particular award or not, be sure to also fill out the WSU General Scholarship Application by January 31 annually. It gives you the opportunity to be considered for more than 700 other scholarship programs.

Note: Your transfer GPA is based only on courses that transfer for credit to WSU. To determine how your credit transfers, visit the WSU Transfer Center.

Distinguished Cougar Award/Western Undergraduate Exchange

$11,000 Per Year

Eligibility
Awarded to admitted first-year students who start at WSU with a minimum 3.6 unweighted high school grade point average (GPA).

To receive the award, you must also:

• Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the U.S.
• Be a resident outside the state of Washington and charged non-resident tuition
• Enroll at the Tri-Cities campus as a first-year student

This scholarship cannot be combined with the National Merit Scholarship.

To qualify, your admission packet must be complete with all required transcripts submitted prior to January 31 (fall semester) and Nov. 15 (spring semester). All scholarship criteria is subject to change. Funding for these awards is limited and not guaranteed. Unofficial/self-reported high school GPA reported in a student’s application may be used in awarding scholarships. Students will be asked to confirm academic status by providing an official transcript.

Cougar Award

$7,000 Per Year

Eligibility
An out-of-state student starting at WSU may receive a $7,000 award, renewable for an additional three years. Qualified students receive the award automatically. No additional action or forms are required for consideration. Awarded to admitted first-year students who start at WSU Tri-Cities with a 3.2–3.59 unweighted high school grade point average (GPA).

To receive the award, you must also:

• Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the U.S.
• Be a resident outside the state of Washington and charged non-resident tuition
• Enroll at the Tri-Cities campus as a first-year student

This scholarship cannot be combined with the National Merit Scholarship.

To qualify, your admission packet must be complete with all required transcripts submitted prior to January 31. All scholarship criteria is subject to change. Funding for these awards is limited and not guaranteed. Unofficial/self-reported high school GPA reported in a student’s application may be used in awarding scholarships. Students will be asked to confirm academic status by providing an official transcript.

Renewal Criteria
Eligibility requirements and award amounts are subject to change.

Be sure to fill out the WSU General Scholarship Application by January 31 annually, and use the scholarship search tool to find additional scholarship opportunities.

See terms and conditions.

Transfer Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)
$11,000 Per Year

Eligibility
With the Transfer Western Undergraduate Exchange or WUE (here we call it the Cougar Award for Transfers), an out-of-state transfer student starting at WSU in 2021 may receive an $11,000 award. Qualified students receive the award automatically, and are notified shortly after their offer of admission to WSU. No additional action or forms are required for consideration. Awarded to admitted transfer students who apply by January 31 (fall semester) and Nov. 15 (spring semester) and will start at WSU with 27+ transferable semester credit hours with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

If you don’t have 27 transferable semester credits, you must have a minimum unweighted high school GPA of 3.4 AND a cumulative minimum transfer GPA of 3.0.

To receive the award, you must also:

• Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the U.S.
• Be a resident outside the state of Washington and charged non-resident tuition
• Enroll at the Tri-Cities campus as a transfer student

The award is renewable for an additional three years or until attainment of first Bachelor’s degree, whichever comes first.

To qualify, your admission packet must be complete with all required transcripts submitted prior to January 31 (fall semester) and November 15 (spring semester). All scholarship criteria is subject to change. Funding for these awards is limited and not guaranteed. Unofficial/self-reported high school GPA reported in a student’s application may be used in awarding scholarships. Students will be asked to confirm academic status by providing an official transcript.