Hearst Scholars Award Scholarship

This scholarship award is made available through a private gift from the William Randolph Hearst Foundation to the University of Wyoming (UW). Applicants must plan to attend UW as a full-time student (12 or more credit hours).
Applicants must be a member of one of these ethnic groups in the United States: American Indian/Alaska Native; Asian American/Pacific Islander; Black/African American; or Hispanic/Mexican American/Latino/Chicano.
Applicants must be an entering freshman, an entering undergraduate transfer student or a current Hearst Scholar.
Applicants must have a high school or college GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Applicants must have submitted application materials to UW. Current Hearst Scholars may reapply for a renewal award using this same process and deadline.
Selection will be based on demonstrated leadership, participation in extra-curricular and community-related activities, potential to contribute back to the ethnic minority community upon graduation, personal statement, and scholastic ability and achievement. Past recipients of the Hearst Scholars Award must have been active participants in MA activities and events which demonstrates their contribution back to the ethnic minority community and assists with their renewal application.

The Hearst Scholars Award program at UW will competitively award several scholarships (one-year awards) of varying amounts dependent upon availability of funds. Second semester award is conditional upon continual full-time enrollment and first semester cumulative GPA of not less than 2.0.

Award
Varies
College/Department
Multicultural Affairs
Deadline
03/15/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Mailing Address (Street, City, State, and Zip):
  2. Personal Email Address:
  3. Academic Term of Entry to UW:
  4. American Ethnic Minority Background (check all that apply):
  5. If you selected American Indian/Alaska Native for your American Ethnic Minority Background, please provide the following information:
    • Enrolled Member:
    • Please provide proof of your Tribal Affiliation/descendancy:
    • Tribal Affiliation:
  6. If you selected Other for your American Ethnic Minority Background, please specify your ethnic background:
  7. Have either one of your parents completed a 4-year or bachelor’s degree?
  8. Have you ever been Hearst Scholars Award recipient?
  9. Please provide a 500 word, typed personal essay/statement which should include, but not be limited to: a brief history of your ethnic background, scholastic ability and achievements, career goals, and any other relevant information.
  10. Please submit a list of leadership experience and participation in extra-curricular and community-related activities (especially past and current minority involvement),
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