Other Sources of Financial Aid

The West Virginia PROMISE Scholarship Program
A West Virginia resident can receive the West Virginia PROMISE Scholarship ($3,356 for 2005-2006) for up to four years of study. To see if you are eligible please visit www.promisescholarships.org. You must submit the common application (www.wvapply.com) before March 1, to be eligible for both the PROMISE Scholarship and the West Virginia State Grant.

PROMISE Renewal Requirements
West Virginia Wesleyan College will automatically renew the PROMISE Scholarship if the student has at least an overall 2.75 GPA at the end of the first twelve-month period on college work attempted. Thereafter a 3.00 cumulative GPA is required.

A student must also meet the following high school criteria:

• 30 credit hours over a twelve-month period must be obtained, beginning with a student's first year on a college campus. A student may use subsequent summer sessions to complete the 30-hour requirements.PROMISE will pay for summer school only if the student has met eligibility criteria. If a student is not eligible to renew his or her scholarship at the end of the spring semester, he or she will not be eligible to use PROMISE funding to pay for summer classes.
  
  
• For each summer session taken, one full semester will be subtracted from the maximum eight semesters of PROMISE eligibility. Any college credit (as well as the GPA for those credits) earned prior to the actual enrollment in college does not affect the student’s eligibility for renewal for the scholarship. Only those credits and grades earned while the student is a PROMISE scholar count for purposes of determining renewal eligibility. Please remember that students who lose the PROMISE Scholarship will not be able to regain it later on.

 

Outside Scholarship Programs

West Virginia Wesleyan College adds outside scholarship funds to your financial aid award. If your total financial aid award exceeds our Cost of Attendance, we replace funds in this order: loans, work-study, Wesleyan aid. Please check with your guidance counselor about local scholarship opportunities. Other scholarship sources include:

• United Methodist Scholarships
  
• FastWeb
  
• The College Board
  
• Datatel Scholars Foundation
  

 

Grants
Grant eligibility is determined by information submitted by you and your parent (s) on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Wesleyan grants are awarded on financial need, merit or some ability or talent.

• Federal Pell Grants range from $200 to $4,050 per year based on your estimated family contribution.West Virginia Higher Education Grant. The grant award amount for 2008-2009 is up to $3,000 depending on your estimated family contribution and is only awarded to WV residents. You must complete the common application for the West Virginia Higher Education Grant www.wvapply.com before March 1 to be eligible for consideration.
  
  
• Pennsylvania Higher Education Grant is only awarded to students residing in Pennsylvania. Typically, the grant award is $600 per academic year for students who attend Wesleyan.
  

 

Work-Study
Most West Virginia Wesleyan students are eligible for some type of work-study. Federal Work-Study is based on your financial need and by available funding. Being awarded Federal Work-Study or College Work-Study does not guarantee you a position. Students are required to secure their own employment once on campus and can work up to 10 hours per week. Your earnings are paid directly to you and are not deducted from your tuition bill.