All scholarships have different criteria and different priorities. Staff will check applications for basic eligibility and then a scholarship selection committee will consider any and all of the information that is provided in the application, such as the student’s activities, academics, financial need, and personal statements.

Students will be notified whether or not they are awarded a scholarship.  If students are awarded a scholarship, WCCF will notify them in May or June and provide more details on next steps.  Please note that WCCF communicates primarily through email, so if a student has ANY email address changes, they must notify WCCF as soon as possible.

WCCF does not conduct interviews for all of the scholarships that are managed by the foundation, but some require a personal interview.  If an interview is required, students will be contacted in March or April in order to schedule a time for that process.

Some of WCCF’s scholarships are renewable for up to four years but others are one-year awards and others require that students submit renewal applications the following year. If the student’s scholarship is renewable, they will need to maintain their GPA, fulfill any other required criteria and submit required documents for additional payments.

All scholarship checks are made payable to an educational institution and are designated for a particular student and include the student ID number. Checks are mailed directly to the school’s financial aid or scholarship office, which will deposit the check and post it to scholarship recipient’s account. There are no exceptions. Scholarships more than $2,000 are divided into two equal payments – one for the fall semester or quarter and the other for the spring semester or winter quarter. Scholarship checks are only paid once WCCF has received all required documents and any additional necessary verification.

Some scholarships are limited to certain schools. If a scholarship recipient transfers schools, the WCCF scholarship team will determine whether they are still eligible for the scholarship. If they are, the scholarship award will be transferred to the new school.