VANCOUVER, Wash – Washington State University Vancouver will host Scholarships 101 at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 4 in the Dengerink Administration building, room 110. The event is free to the public and free parking will be available in Orange 1 lot.
Scholarship 101 is intended for anyone interested in learning where to find scholarships regardless of which college or university a student plans to attend. The workshop will cover where to find the best scholarships, how to write award-winning essays and offer helpful tips from prior scholarship recipients.
Seventy-five percent of Â鶹´«Ã½ students receive some form of financial aid, grant or scholarship. Last year, the Â鶹´«Ã½ campus awarded more than $1,000,000 in scholarship and tuition waiver awards to upwards of 300 students. The average award was $3,500. In the 2011/2012 academic year, $256,000 in scholarships was awarded.
Â鶹´«Ã½ is located at 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Avenue east off the 134th Street exit from either I-5 or I-205.
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MEDIA CONTACTS
April Lappin, Financial aid and Scholarship Manager, 360-546-9103 april.lappin@vancouver.wsu.edu
Brenda Alling, Office of Marketing and Communications, 360-546-9601, brenda_alling@vancouver.wsu.edu