Merit Scholarships

Rewarding Your Achievements

Academics, work, community engagement – these three strands are woven throughout the Warren Wilson experience, and a value of social and environmental justice defines much of the campus community. The philosophy of our merit scholarship program is to recognize achievement in one or more of these areas.

Warren Wilson does not require a separate application for scholarship consideration except for the Milepost One full-tuition scholarship. All applicants are reviewed for merit scholarships at the time of acceptance. You will be notified in your acceptance letter of any scholarships you’ve been awarded.

Merit Scholarships

MILEPOST ONE

Full-Tuition Scholarship
Warren Wilson awards up to 20 full-tuition Milepost One scholarships per year to students with total family income levels equal to or below $150,000 per year. This means that even families who may not be eligible for federal or state need-based grants still have an opportunity to earn a full tuition scholarship.

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ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS

Up to $13,000 per year
Our academic scholarships include the Trustee, Presidential, Dean’s, and Opportunity scholarships. Based exclusively on academic performance, including research projects and rigor of curriculum, our academic scholarships celebrate the academic accomplishments of our students. As a test-optional institution, test scores are never used to determine scholarship awards.

WOODBURY SCHOLARSHIP

$5,000 per year
The Woodbury Foundation was established in 1990 by Mrs. Woodbury (Christiana) Ransom, a long-time friend of Warren Wilson College. Following her death in 2001, the Foundation established the Woodbury Scholarship fund at the College in 2003. The scholarship is based on merit or need, and recipients are nominated by their admissions counselor and chosen annually by a special committee.

Your Work Award

Every residential student works at the College on one of many possible ‘Work Crews.’ We value the work our students contribute during their time here, so we award every student who participates in the Work Program our Work Award of $3,000. We want to highlight the confidence students gain from learning by doing—and the supportive community they build through work.