Our Opportunities

Welcome to Western Connecticut State University Scholarship Opportunities Homepage.

Please complete a General Application to apply for scholarships for the 2025-2026 school year. Our priority deadline is March 1st.

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 Anonymous Donor Nursing Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 This scholarship was established by an...
Deadline04/01/2025
$2500.00 Anthony and Julia Caraluzzi Family Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 The Anthony and Julia Caraluzzi Family Endowed...
Deadline04/01/2025
$2500.00 Armenio Family Nursing Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 This scholarship was established to support...
Deadline04/01/2025
$500.00 Arnold Brackman Memorial Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 The Arnold Brackman Memorial Scholarship is...
Deadline04/01/2025
$1100.00 Arthur & Alberta Rosien Memorial Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 This scholarship was established in 1999...
Deadline04/01/2025
$1500.00 Arthur A. Josephson Elementary Education Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 This scholarship was created by Robert Israel,...
Deadline04/01/2025
$1500.00 ARZA-IICONN Internship Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 This initiative is designed to honor and...
Deadline04/01/2025
$2500.00 ASCM Danbury Forum Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 This scholarship was created to honor the long...
Deadline04/01/2025
Varies Barbara Joy Kessman Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 This scholarship was created with a donation...
Deadline04/01/2025
$2500.00 Barden Foundation Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 The Barden Scholarship is for nursing...
Deadline04/01/2025
$1200.00 Boehringer-Ingelheim Biochemistry
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 This scholarship was created in 1985 by the...
Deadline04/01/2025
$1100.00 Carey Foundation Fund
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 This scholarship was established in 1999 by...
Deadline04/01/2025
Varies Carl F. Norden Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 This scholarship was created with a donation...
Deadline04/01/2025
Varies Charles E. Wrinn Memorial Scholarship Endowment for Small Business Management Students
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 The Housatonic Industrial Development...
Deadline04/01/2025
$1200.00 Clair G. (Trisch) & Alfred T. Geddes Memorial Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 This scholarship was created by an appeal to...
Deadline04/01/2025
Varies Clarisse & Henry Arnhold Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 This scholarship was established in 2012...
Deadline04/01/2025
Varies Colleen Stewart Endowment For Education Students
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 This endowment was created in memory of...
Deadline04/01/2025
$1500.00 Communication Department Emeritus Faculty Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 This scholarship is named in honor of...
Deadline04/01/2025
$2000.00 Craig Lundwall Memorial Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 The Craig Lundwall Memorial Scholarship was...
Deadline04/01/2025
$2500.00 Dave & Nancy Nurnberger Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 This endowed scholarship was created with a...
Deadline04/01/2025
$1500.00 Dino Allegri & Norma E. Allegri Memorial Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 This scholarship was created by the Estate of...
Deadline04/01/2025
Varies Dr. Joseph Cherry Memorial Nursing Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 This scholarship is presented to Greater...
Deadline04/01/2025
$1100.00 Dr. Mel Goldstein Endowed Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 This endowment was created to provide...
Deadline04/01/2025
$500.00 Dr. Victor Ruderman Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 This endowed scholarship was established by...
Deadline04/01/2025
Varies E. Tulloch James Memorial Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 This scholarship is intended for full time,...
Deadline04/01/2025
$2000.00 Eric N. Wellman Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 THis scholarship is awarded by the Alumni...
Deadline04/01/2025
Varies Esther Wagner Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 This scholarship is intended for graduate...
Deadline04/01/2025
Varies Fiorita, Kornhaas & VanHouten P.C. Accounting Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 This scholarship was created by Fiorita,...
Deadline04/01/2025
$1200.00 Francis E. Allen Memorial Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 This scholarship was established by a bequest...
Deadline04/01/2025
$1100.00 Gail P. Shaker Memorial Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 This scholarship was established by Lea Neylan...
Deadline04/01/2025
$1500.00 Gino Arconti Constitutional Law Scholarship
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 This scholarship was established in 1999 in...
Deadline04/01/2025
$2000.00 Grolier/Dante Cirilli Direct Marketing Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 Funded by gifts from Grolier Inc. and Dante...
Deadline04/01/2025
$1500.00 Hawley Family Endowed Scholarship for Ancell School of Business Students
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 This scholarship was established by the Hawley...
Deadline04/01/2025
$1500.00 John F. Azzariti Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 This scholarship was created with donations...
Deadline04/01/2025
Varies John Fitzsimmons Endowed Accounting Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 The John Fitzsimmons Scholarship is presented...
Deadline04/01/2025
$1750.00 John Tamas Memorial Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 This scholarship was established in 2005 in...
Deadline04/01/2025
$2000.00 Jonathan Mottley Memorial Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 This scholarship is awarded to the student who...
Deadline04/01/2025
$2000.00 Kannengeiser Endowed Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 This scholarship was established in 2005 by an...
Deadline04/01/2025
$1260.00 Laura Duffy Memorial Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 This scholarship was established in memory of...
Deadline04/01/2025
Varies Mary & Rudy Behrens Music Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 These funds are made available from the...
Deadline04/01/2025
$750.00 Mary Edgett Endowed Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 This scholarship was established in 2008 and...
Deadline04/01/2025
$2000.00 May Sherwood Memorial Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 This scholarship is awarded by the Alumni...
Deadline04/01/2025
$1000.00 Mediassociates "Better Thinking" Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 This fund was created by Scott Brunjes,...
Deadline04/01/2025
$2250.00 Melissa Fenwick & Harold Schramm JLA Endowed Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 This scholarship was created to remember Drs....
Deadline04/01/2025
Varies Melissa Hagman Endowed Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 This scholarship was created by Dr. Erland &...
Deadline04/01/2025
$1250.00 Nancy E. Barrelle Memorial Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 The Nancy E. Barrelle Memorial Scholarship is...
Deadline04/01/2025
$2000.00 Neil Wagner Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 This scholarship is awarded by the Alumni...
Deadline04/01/2025
$2500.00 New Beginnings Masters Nursing Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 This endowment was started in 2007 by Mario...
Deadline04/01/2025
$1500.00 News-Times/Stephen A. Collins Memorial Scholarship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 The scholarship was established for...
Deadline04/01/2025
$1000.00 Patrick Ryan Scholarship for Literary Citizenship
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 This scholarship was created in the memory of...
Deadline04/01/2025