Scholarships General Information
It is our intent, as institutions of higher learning, to promote and foster the highest degree of scholarship from our students. We actively recruit students who have excellent academic records and recognize and reward those who continue to excel. The objective of our scholarship program is to foster the recruitment and retention of a diverse student body with special talents.
We are ultimately responsible for final approval of scholarship programs and related policies and procedures. Further, various offices or committees are responsible for segments of the scholarship programs. The Fairmont State Foundation, Inc., through the auspices of the Fairmont State Foundation's Scholarship Committee, collaborates with Financial Aid and Scholarships to explore new areas of scholarship development and expansion, and assists those interested in establishing new merit-based scholarships or enhancing currently established scholarship programs for students. New scholarship programs are reviewed for consistency with institutional recruitment and retention goals and the scholarship philosophy statement, and must be reviewed and endorsed by the Faculty Senate Financial Aid Committee and approved by the President.
The Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships also administers scholarship aid delivery for a wide range of externally-funded and managed merit and need-based scholarships received by students.
Eligibility: Scholarships either for talent or academic merit are very competitive. Because your achievement will always be measured in relation to that of your peers, it is not possible to publish qualifying standards (such as grade point average) prior to the selection process for a given award. The best way to ensure that you will be given full consideration is to submit the Scholarship Application by the February 1 deadline each year and be outstanding! The application is available between November 1 and February 1 on this web site and in Enrollment Services, Room 248 Hardway Building.
Some scholarships are based exclusively on academic achievement and/or leadership or other contributions, without reference to financial need. Others are earmarked for those who present strong academic potential and/or leadership or other contributions, and in addition, who have demonstrated financial need.
Some scholarships are renewable for four years, but you may need to submit an application each year. Others are designated exclusively for a given grade level such as freshman only, or junior or senior, for example.
Numerous scholarships are available from private and corporate sources. Too numerous to list, you may research the many offerings through the use of library or computerized resources. You might want to check out www.fastweb.com or www.srnexpress.com or www.collegescholarships.com.
