Hathaway Scholarship

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The Wyoming State Legislature approved legislation during their Spring 2006 session to establish a scholarship fund for Wyoming students to attend Western Wyoming Community college, any of the other six Wyoming community colleges, or the University of Wyoming. The legislation creates merit and need-based awards for eligible students to provide an incentive to pursue post-secondary education within the State of Wyoming. In addition, students initiating their Hathaway Scholarship at Western before July 31st who are Honors or Performance level will receive an enhancement to their Hathaway award. Hathaway award levels, requirements, and values are as follows.

• Honors: $3,360 yearly award + $1,200 yearly enhancement (if requirement met)
  • Requires a minimum 3.5 high school GPA and an ACT composite of 25
  • Must complete State required class curriculum

• Performance: $2,520 yearly award + $1,000 yearly enhancement (if requirement met)
  • Requires a minimum 3.0 high school GPA and an ACT composite of 21
  • Must complete State required class curriculum

• Opportunity: $1,680 yearly award
  • Requires a minimum 2.5 high school GPA and an ACT composite of 19
  • Must complete State required class curriculum

• Provisional: $1,680 yearly award
  • Requires a minimum 2.5 high school GPA and an ACT composite of 17
  • Must complete State required class curriculum

In order to receive awards, the Hathaway scholarship must be initiated and final transcripts must be received by July 31st. Hathaway Scholarships are awarded based on college-level class enrollment; if below 12 college-level credit hours, awards are prorated. If you earned a high school equivalency certificate (GED, HiSET) or were homeschooled please mark that on the application under the “Name of High School” field and send in any required documents including ACT scores or certificates. Students receiving Honors or Performance must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 and Opportunity and Provisional must maintain a cumulative 2.25.