{"id":2749,"date":"2017-08-16T09:54:55","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T16:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/finaid\/?page_id=2749"},"modified":"2025-11-07T16:42:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T00:42:40","slug":"wou-general-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/finaid\/scholarships\/wou-general-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"WOU General Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;0&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; module_class=&#8221; et_pb_row_fullwidth&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_center&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/wou.edu\/finaid\/files\/2022\/08\/financialAid.jpg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;200px||200px|&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#484848&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||||||&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;13%|10%|13%|10%|true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large\">There are nearly 200 different scholarships\u00a0available through the WOU General Scholarship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;2px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;80px||112px||false|false&#8221; top_divider_style=&#8221;arrow3&#8243; top_divider_color=&#8221;#db0a29&#8243; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;arrow2&#8243; bottom_divider_color=&#8221;#db0a29&#8243; bottom_divider_arrangement=&#8221;above_content&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; min_height=&#8221;683.7px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|auto||auto|false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;32px|5%||5%|false|true&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;45px||||false|true&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; header_2_font=&#8221;Montserrat|600|||||||&#8221; min_height=&#8221;44px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||7px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large\">Award Amount:<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large\">Varies<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#d3d3d3&#8243; divider_weight=&#8221;2px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; width=&#8221;19%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large\">Both incoming and current students should apply every year. These scholarships tend to be non-renewable and require you to apply every year. Deadline is March 1st for the upcoming academic year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large\"><strong><u>Helpful tips<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: x-large\">File your FAFSA\u00ae<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: x-large\">2026-27 FAFSA\u00ae is currently open<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: x-large\">Complete your General Application before March 1<sup>st<\/sup><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span>*There are no exceptions for late applications.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large\">Apply through your ScholarshipUniverse account, which you can access through your WOU portal in the red Scholarship Icon or through the button below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; 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