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Undergraduate Application Fee Waiver Week at WIU Dec. 6-15

December 5, 2019

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MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – Who doesn't love "free?!"

Western Illinois University is waiving the $30 application fee for prospective domestic undergraduate students who apply to WIU (wiu.edu/apply) between Dec. 6-15. Graduating high school seniors and transfer students, who apply for admission to Western for the Spring 2020 and Fall 2020 semesters, will have the application fee waived during the special week beginning at 12 a.m. Friday, Dec. 6 through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15.

WIU has also launched several new scholarship incentives, including an Alumni Legacy Scholarship for the children and grandchildren of WIU graduates and a Leatherneck Visitors Scholarship for incoming freshmen and transfers who attend an Admissions event on campus, and has enhanced the Western Commitment (WC) Scholarship program for incoming freshmen and transfers.

To recognize and honor WIU graduates' contributions, the children and grandchildren of WIU graduates, who are accepted and enroll as new full-time freshmen at Western for Fall 2020, will receive the $1,500 annual WIU Alumni Legacy Scholarship, which is renewable for up to three years based on maintaining satisfactory academic requirements. Students must complete the admissions application to confirm their connection to a WIU graduate.

The new Leatherneck Visitor Scholarship gives incoming (accepted) freshmen and transfers a one-time $1,000 award if they attend an on-campus WIU Undergraduate Admissions event, such as Discover Western, daily campus tour, Welcome Wednesday or Experience Western program.

Other new scholarship programs include:

The Local Leatherneck Housing Scholarship, which gives incoming full-time freshmen from the western Illinois region (Brown, Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Knox, McDonough, Schuyler and Warren counties) a one-time $3,000 award to live on-campus in a WIU residence hall.

The Chicago Leatherneck Scholarship awards incoming full-time freshmen from the metro Chicago region (Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will counties in Illinois, and Lake and Porter counties in Indiana) a $1,000 annual award, renewable up to three years based on maintaining satisfactory academic requirements.

The St. Louis Leatherneck Scholarship gives incoming full-time freshmen from the metro St. Louis region (Madison, Monroe and St. Clair counties in Illinois, Jefferson and St. Charles counties in Missouri and the city of St. Louis) a $1,000 annual award, renewable up to three years based on maintaining satisfactory academic requirements.

The Leatherneck Book Award provides an automatic $1,200 scholarship to full-time qualified freshmen (students eligible for the federal Pell Grant through FAFSA) for textbooks and supplies in the University Bookstore. WIU's school code (001780) must be included on the FAFSA application to be considered for the book award.

In addition, the University has enhanced the Western Commitment (WC) Scholarship program. The scholarship automatically awards $3,000-8,000 each year to incoming freshmen with excellent academic ability and achievement in high school.

The Western Commitment Transfer Scholarship award has increased to $2,500 and is now available for part-time students. The WIU Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship will provide a one-time $1,000 award to Fall 2020 incoming transfer students who are members of the honor society. The PTK and Western Commitment Transfer scholarships can be combined.

Prospective freshmen and transfers interested in being considered for the automatic scholarships available at WIU can apply at wiu.edu/apply. More information on WIU scholarships (automatic and donor designated application-based scholarships) can be found at wiu.edu/scholarships.

For more information about admissions at WIU, contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at (309) 298-3157 or email admissions@wiu.edu.

Posted By: University Communications (U-Communications@wiu.edu)
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