Global Humanities and Religions Scholarships

2025-26 Undergraduate Scholarship Application: Opens soon!

New Process:

  • Scholarships are moving to the WWU Scholarship Portal this spring.
  • The WWU Scholarship Portal makes applying for scholarships simpler and easier for students.
  • Students only need to complete one scholarship application, and they will be automatically matched to the scholarships they qualify for.
  • Please go to the Scholarship Center Page for more information.

Note: All awards are variable amounts.

Scholarships

Each spring the department may recommend an outstanding student who has completed the junior year for one or more University scholarships that are awarded to students in their senior year.  

Faculty members of the department nominate students for these scholarships. No application is required for initial consideration, but students recommended for a University scholarship usually must submit an application specifically for that scholarship, along with letters of recommendation.

Graduating students with an outstanding academic record and with an outstanding record of service to the community are encouraged to consult the Scholarships Office for information about national scholarships for graduate studies.

Meagan Elizabeth Smith Memorial Scholarship for Excellence in the Humanities

This scholarship endowment will provide support for a declared student(s) majoring in the Global Humanities and Religions Department. Preference will be made to applicants who demonstrate outstanding academic merit.  Recipients will be determined by the departments faculty scholarship committee.

2024 Scholarship Recipients: Calvin Christoph and Max Whitley

2023 Scholarship Recipients:  Aodhan Jibril and Anne Lillis

2022 Scholarship Recipients: Petra Ellerby and Matthew White

2021 Scholarship Recipient:  Erica Campbell

2020 Scholarship Recipient:  Jodie Permen

2019 Scholarship Recipient: Caitlin Hanson

2018 Scholarship Recipient: Jonathan Davidson

​2017 Scholarship Recipient: Matthew Wilkerson

2016 Scholarship Recipient: Riley Jessett

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