WSU Alumni Association
Leadership Award Application

The WSU Alumni Association Leadership Awards provide financial assistance in the form of scholarships to incoming freshmen students who have distinguished themselves through outstanding leadership qualities and academic excellence.

All students who have shown outstanding extracurricular and community involvement, in addition to motivation and scholastic ability, are encouraged to apply to the WSU Alumni Association for a student leadership scholarship at Washington State University.

The WSU Alumni Association welcomes those from diverse cultural and academic backgrounds.

The primary focus of this award is leadership. Leadership may be demonstrated through traditional school activities, work responsibilities, community involvement, church-related activities, and family commitments. The WSU Alumni Association seeks to recognize the accomplishments of youth leaders and endeavors to encourage and support potential leaders.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE:

Seniors attending an accredited high school with a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or better and who have submitted the WSU Application for Academic Scholarships to the Office of Scholarship Services are eligible. You must receive an offer of admission to WSU, or already be a WSU student, to be offered an award from the WSU Alumni Association.

HOW TO APPLY:

IMPORTANT:  All application materials are due by January 2, 2010.

1.  Make sure you have completed WSU's 2010/11 General Scholarship Application 

2.  Submit a supplemental essay answering the following question.  Please limit your response to one page:

"What qualities and characteristics do you think a good leader must have?  Describe how you have demonstrated these qualities and characteristics while in a leadership position at your school, in the community or in your family."  

 Only students who have completed the general scholarship application and this supplemental essay will be reviewed for selection.   SUBMIT ESSAY HERE

The generosity of thousands of WSU alumni and friends has helped to make a genuine difference in the lives of many outstanding students through their support of the WSU Alumni Association Student Scholarship program.  Making a gift to the WSUAA Scholarship program can make a positive impact in a student’s life and is a great way to give back to the university you love.  Call 1-800-ALUM-WSU or email wsualum@wsu.edu to request more information.

If you have questions regarding the Alumni Association Leadership Award, please call Carrie Neppel at the WSU Alumni Association at (509) 335-6904 or e-mail wsualum@wsu.edu.