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Applications are now being accepted for the Fall 2012 semester international student scholarship awards.  Deadline to apply for the awards is Monday, April 2, 2012 by 4:30 pm. 

For a complete list of scholarships available and the qualifying criteria, click here. 

A few important notes about the scholarship rules and regulations:

* These awards are available only to students who will be enrolled at WIU in the Fall 2012 semester.

* All of the scholarship awards (except the Bessie Meyers award) must go to students who will be enrolled on a full-time status (i.e. 9 hours for grad students, 12 hours for undergrad students). 

* You may apply for as many of the scholarships as you wish, but you must submit a completed application package for each scholarship. For example, you can apply for both the WEOG and AAUW scholarships, but you will have to turn in a separate application package for both.

* Each individual application lists the required paperwork that must be submitted.  An application package consists of the completed application form and any other documents the application requests.  Application packages that do not contain all the required documents will be not be considered for the award.

* All applications must be turned in by 4:30 PM, Monday, April 2, 2012. No applications will be taken after that day and time.

* Application packages can be submitted in person to memorial Hall 346, or by email to kjt104@wiu.edu.

 

The scholarships available for the Fall 2012 semester are:

Dr. In-Gon Kim Scholarship : $850 scholarship - click here for application

* Must be Korean National, GPA 3.0 or higher

* Must demonstrate financial need

* Must be within one year of completing FIRST degree from WIU

* Must be in good judicial standing

Macomb Branch AAUW International Student : $400 scholarship - click here for application

* Must be current full-time international student

* Financial need will be regarded as an important requisite.

* Must have attended WIU for two or more semesters.

* Must have at least 2.5 GPA

* Must be undergraduate

* Preference may be given to applicants based on academic performance and/or demonstrated campus/community involvement

WEOG Awards for International Students : (5) - $500 scholarships - click here for application

* Must be current full-time international student, male or female

* Financial need will be regarded as an important requisite

* Preference may be given to applicants based on academic performance and/or demonstrated campus/community involvement

Bessie Meyers Scholarship Fund : $400 scholarship - click here for application

* Must be current full or part-time international student, male or female.

* Financial need will be regarded as an important requisite.

* Preference may be given to applicants based on academic performance and/or demonstrated campus/community involvement.

Ruth Hughes WESL Scholarship : $350 scholarship – click here for application

* Open to a student enrolled full-time at WIU who is preparing to enter the field of ESL and who might be a student assistant in the WESL institute.

* Also open to a graduate of the WESL institute who has become a regularly admissible full-time student at Western Illinois University

* Preference given to African –American students

Francis and Peggy Davern International Scholarship : $100 scholarship – click here for application

* Must be current full-time international student, male or female, any major

* Grad students must have 3.5 GPA or better; undergrads must have 2.5 GPA or better

* Must have a letter of recommendation from WIU international alum.