Our Opportunities

Welcome to Western Connecticut State University Scholarship Opportunities Homepage.

We are currently accepting scholarship applications for the 2024-2025 school year. The priority deadline for these scholarships is March 1, 2024.

Frequently Asked Questions

How and when will I be notified that I have received a scholarship?
While the majority of our scholarships are awarded prior to the start of the school year, we continue to award scholarships on a rolling basis as funds become available. All communication regarding scholarships will be via your WCSU email address.

Can I still apply for scholarships if I am not eligible to complete either the FAFSA or AACTUS?
Yes, please be sure to email wcsufinancialaid@wcsu.edu with the subject line “Scholarship Eligibility” to let us know your situation regarding these financial aid applications.

Is there a maximum amount of scholarships that I can receive during one school year?
Yes – a student’s grants and scholarships combined amounts cannot exceed direct, university-billed costs of Tuition and Fees, Room and Board (for those living on campus) and an allowable and established allocation of books as listed in the annual Cost of Attendance.

How do I know which scholarships to apply to?
Please log in and complete the general application. You will automatically be applied to any scholarship that you are eligible for. If any of those scholarships require an additional questionnaire or essay, you will be directed to complete and submit these additional requirements.

If you have any questions, please email us at scholarships@wcsu.edu or contact the Office of Financial Aid and Student Employment at 203-837-8580.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
$1500.00 Dianna Strobino Poodiack Foundation Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This scholarship was created to assist first...
Deadline11/22/2024
Varies Colleen Stewart Endowment For Education Students
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This endowment was created in memory of...
Deadline05/01/2025
$2500.00 Ana Marquez-Greene Endowed Music Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This endowment was created to remember and...
Ended
$1500.00 Ancell School of Business Foundation Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This scholarship was established to assist...
Ended
$1500.00 Anonymous Donor Nursing Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This scholarship was established by an...
Ended
$2500.00 Anthony & Julia Caraluzzi Family Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This scholarship was established by the...
Ended
$1250.00 Arthur & Alberta Rosien Memorial Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This scholarship was established in 1999...
Ended
$2500.00 ASCM Danbury Forum Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This scholarship was created to honor the long...
Ended
Varies Austin P. Tautkus Memorial Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This scholarship was created through the...
Ended
$2000.00 Barbara Emmeluth Brooks Endowed Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This scholarship was created by the Living...
Ended
Varies Barbara Joy Kessman Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This scholarship was created with a donation...
Ended
$1000.00 Carey Foundation Fund
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This scholarship was established in 1999 by...
Ended
Varies Charles E. Wrinn Memorial Scholarship Endowment for Small Business Management Students
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 The Housatonic Industrial Development...
Ended
$1200.00 Clair G. (Trisch) & Alfred T. Geddes Memorial Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This scholarship was created by an appeal to...
Ended
Varies Clarisse & Henry Arnhold Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This scholarship was established in 2012...
Ended
$2500.00 Colonel Theodore W. & Harriet P. Davis Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 The Colonel Theodore W. & Harriet P. Davis...
Ended
$1500.00 Communication Department Emeritus Faculty Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This scholarship is named in honor of...
Ended
$1750.00 Craig Lundwall Memorial Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 The Craig Lundwall Memorial Scholarship was...
Ended
$1000.00 Dr. Jean Kreizinger Biology Endowed Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This scholarship, established in 1999, is...
Ended
Varies Dr. John M. Tufts Memorial Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This scholarship was created with a donation...
Ended
$1000.00 Dr. Mel Goldstein Endowed Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This endowment was created to provide...
Ended
Varies Ellen M. Hancock STEM Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This scholarship was established by W. Jason &...
Ended
$1200.00 Francis E. Allen Memorial Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This scholarship was established by a bequest...
Ended
$2000.00 Grolier/Dante Cirilli Direct Marketing Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 Funded by gifts from Grolier Inc. and Dante...
Ended
$2000.00 Guido Tino Memorial Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This scholarship was created by an appeal to...
Ended
Varies H. Jonathan & Dorothy Greenwald Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 Established in 2009 with a generous gift from...
Ended
$1750.00 Hawley Family Endowed Scholarship for Ancell School of Business Students
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This scholarship was established by the Hawley...
Ended
$2000.00 Irfan Kathwari Foundation Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This scholarship was established by M. Farooq...
Ended
$10,000.00 Isabelle T. Farrington Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 Established in 2000 by Western Connecticut...
Ended
$1000.00 Jill (Gallucci) Fay '85 & Eric M. Fay '86 Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This scholarship was created to benefit...
Ended
$1500.00 John F. Azzariti Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This scholarship was created with donations...
Ended
$2000.00 John Tamas Memorial Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This scholarship was established in 2005 in...
Ended
$2000.00 Jonathan Mottley Memorial Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This scholarship is awarded to the student who...
Ended
$1500.00 Joseph Kilcran Memorial Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This scholarship was was established to...
Ended
Varies Kannengeiser Endowed Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This scholarship was established in 2005 by an...
Ended
Varies KBE Building Corporation Endowment for Academic Support
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This endownment was established to assist...
Ended
$1260.00 Laura Duffy Memorial Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This scholarship was established in memory of...
Ended
Varies Mary & Rudy Behrens Music Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 These funds are made available from the...
Ended
$750.00 Mary Edgett Endowed Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This scholarship was established in 2008 and...
Ended
$2250.00 Melissa Fenwick & Harold Schramm JLA Endowed Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This scholarship was created to remember Drs....
Ended
$750.00 Morton Family Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This scholarship was endowed by Allen and...
Ended
$1250.00 Myra Mattes Ross Endowed Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This scholarship was established in 2010 by...
Ended
$2500.00 New Beginnings Masters Nursing Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This endowment was started in 2007 by Mario...
Ended
$1300.00 News-Times/Stephen A. Collins Memorial Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 The scholarship was established for...
Ended
$1000.00 Patrick Ryan Scholarship for Literary Citizenship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This scholarship was created in the memory of...
Ended
$500.00 Peggy Will-Koschel Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This scholarship was established by the family...
Ended
Varies Pepsi Bottling Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This scholarship fund was created to...
Ended
$1000.00 Peter M. Stewart Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This scholarship was established in memory of...
Ended
$1000.00 Reynolds & Rowella Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This scholarship was created with a donation...
Ended
$500.00 Rich Reimold Theater Arts Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This scholarship was established by Professor...
Ended