|
Hathaway Scholarship
Education: The State’s Greatest Investment
The state of Wyoming has established a generous scholarship program in the name of former Wyoming Governor Stan Hathaway that provides an incentive for Wyoming students to prepare for and pursue postsecondary education within the State of Wyoming. The program provides merit- and need-based awards to eligible students beginning with the high school graduating class of 2006.
Hathaway scholarships are not entitlements, and are subject to legislative appropriation. The legislature has the authority to modify or terminate the Hathaway Scholarship Program at any time.
Applying for Hathaway Scholarships at the Northern Wyoming Community College District’s (NWCCD) Sheridan College (SC) or Gillette College (GC)
Applying to use your Hathaway Scholarship at NWCCD's SC or GC is easy! Follow this process and timeline:
- Apply for admission early in your senior year of high school and supply a current copy of your high school transcript and ACT or SAT scores. Apply for your FAFSA online today!
- Complete a Hathaway Application Apply Now!
- Our Financial Aid Office will provisionally award your Hathaway Scholarship when you complete the Hathaway application and send the Financial Aid Office a copy of your current HS transcript and ACT scores.
- Complete your admission file by supplying your final high school transcript to NWCCD's Admissions Office upon graduation and provide any new test scores you may have.
- The Financial Aid office will inform you of your Hathaway scholarship.
Eligible Wyoming postsecondary institutions include:
Sheridan and Gillette College (NWCCD), Sheridan; www.sheridan.edu
Casper College (CC), Casper; www.caspercollege.edu
Central Wyoming College (CWC), Riverton; www.cwc.edu
Eastern Wyoming College (EWC), Torrington; http://ewc.wy.edu
Laramie County Community College (LCCC), Cheyenne; www.lccc.wy.edu
Northwest College (NWC), Powell; www.northwestcollege.edu
Western Wyoming Community College (WWCC), Rock Springs; www.wwcc.wy.edu
University of Wyoming (UW), Laramie; http://www.uwyo.edu
Eligibility Requirements
- Must be a resident of Wyoming
- Must be a 2006 Wyoming high school graduate or beyond
- Must apply for Hathaway scholarships and enroll at an eligible Wyoming postsecondary institution within two years of graduating from a high school in Wyoming.
- Must be a United States resident.
- Must be degree seeking
- Must attend an eligible Wyoming postsecondary institution
ELIGIBILITY WINDOW
HS graduates and GED recipients must apply for the Hathaway Scholarship within 2 years of their HS classes' graduation date.
Home schooled students must apply before their 21st birthday.
Once initiated, a student has 6 years to exhaust award.
Qualifying for a Hathaway Scholarship at the Northern Wyoming Community District
Students may qualify for one of four scholarship opportunities under the Hathaway Scholarship at Sheridan or Gillette College. The scholarship levels are:
Scholarship |
Amount per semester if a full-time student
(12 credits or more) |
Minimum High School GPA* or GED |
ACT Composite |
Success Curriculum |
GPA |
GED |
Provisional Opportunity |
$800
4 full-time semesters |
2.5 |
500 |
17
Or Workkeys score of 12 |
Yes starting with the 2011 graduating class |
Opportunity |
$800
8 full-time semesters |
2.5 |
500 |
19 |
Yes starting with the 2011 graduating class |
Performance |
$1,200
8 full-time semesters |
3.0 |
540 |
21 |
Phase in beginning with 2007 graduating class |
Honors |
$1,600
8 full-time semesters |
3.5 |
575 |
25 |
Phase in beginning with 2007 graduating class |
*There is no GPA requirements for home-schooled students or GED students
Developmental Studies (DVST)
Hathaway monies will not be awarded for remedial coursework. Hathaway will only pay for courses which are 1000+ level.
SUCCESS CURRICULUM A Success Curriculum PDF
Curriculum requirements for Hathaway Scholarship eligibility shall be phased in over a period of four (4) years, beginning with the graduating class of 2007-2008, with all requirements applicable to the graduating class of 2010-2011 and each class thereafter. This curriculum shall be made available to all freshmen entering Wyoming high schools in the fall of 2007. Please contact your high school counselor with any questions.
Home Schooled Students Home School Credit Evaluation Form
Students who are home schooled may also qualify for Hathaway Scholarships. Student must apply before his/her 21st birthday. Award levels for these students are based on the student’s ACT score only. These students must meet all other eligibility requirements other than GPA including the success curriculum.
Home schooled students must submit a copy of their home schooled transcript. Please include on the transcript
- Students full name
- Date of Birth
- Name of Home School instructor
- Name of School Board Approving Curriculum
- Date of graduation
- Signature of instructor
- GPA
Also attach a copy of ACT or Workkeys Scores.
GED Students
If you attended a Wyoming high school, did not graduate, and took the GED after April 1st 2006, you may also qualify for a Hathaway Scholarship. A Hathaway application must be received within two (2) years of the date you would have graduated from high school. Below are ACT and GED score requirements for Hathaway Scholarships. You will also need to submit an official copy of your high school transcript showing that you attended an eligible Wyoming high school prior to the receipt of your GED.
Provisional Opportunity Minimum GED of 500 and minimum ACT of 17 or WORKKEYS cumulative score of 12.
Opportunity Minimum GED of 500 and minimum ACT of 19
Performance Minimum GED of 540 and minimum ACT of 21
Honors Minimum GED of 575 and minimum ACT of 25
Part time college students
Part-time students taking 6 – 11 credit hours per semester in college also qualify for Hathaway Scholarships. These students will receive their eligible award in an amount proportionate to the hours they are taking.
HATHAWAY SCHOLARSHIPS PRORATED
Credits |
Provisional
Opportunity
Award Amt. |
Opportunity
Award Amt. |
Performance
Award Amt. |
Honors
Award Amt. |
6 |
400 |
400 |
600 |
800 |
7 |
467 |
467 |
700 |
933 |
8 |
533 |
533 |
800 |
1067 |
9 |
600 |
600 |
900 |
1200 |
10 |
667 |
667 |
1000 |
1333 |
11 |
733 |
733 |
1100 |
1467 |
12 |
800 |
800 |
1200 |
1600 |
Full-time = 12+ credits/semester
Part-time = 6-11 credits/semester
PT = award amount per semester X credit hours enrolled divided by 12
All other eligibility requirements remain the same for part-time students.
(This information is based on currently proposed legislation and is subject to change.)
Summer
Hathaway scholarships can be used during the summer semester, but the summer semester does not count towards the continuous enrollment requirement of two semesters per academic year. Students must enroll in at least 6 credits of 1000+ level coursework to receive Hathaway money in the summer.
Transferring your Hathaway to a different school
Hathaway can be transferred between the University of Wyoming and the Wyoming community colleges. No more than four (4) semesters of Hathaway money may be used at a Wyoming community college with the exception of the Provisional Opportunity Scholarship. To transfer your scholarship, you must contact your Hathaway representative at the school you wish to transfer to and provide them with a Hathaway application, high school and/or College transcripts and ACT/Workkeys scores before class begins.
Calculating Hathaway Need Awards
Students qualifying for the merit portion of Hathaway Scholarships who have completed and supplied the results of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) within 30 days of the start of the semester may qualify for additional need-based Hathaway Scholarship monies. “Unmet need” is calculated in the following way:
NWCCD Cost of Attendance
Less: Estimated Family Contribution (determined by FAFSA)
Less: Hathaway Scholarship merit award per year
Less: Grants and Scholarships awarded to student
Less: $2,000 GAP
= Unmet Need
Qualifying students will receive a percentage of this unmet need based on their eligible scholarship level.
Provisional Opportunity 25% of unmet need
Opportunity 25% of unmet need
Performance 25% of unmet need
Honors 100% of unmet need
Career, Opportunity & Performance: 25 % of annual unmet need. $100/sem. minimum award. $750/semester maximum award.
Honors: 100% of annual unmet need. $100 minimum award per semester
(This information is based on currently proposed legislation and is subject to change.)
* You must apply for FAFSA in order to be considered for a Hathaway Need-based scholarship. Apply online today! Click here to apply.
Other Frequently Asked Questions
Can I use a Hathaway Scholarship at an out-of-state school?
No. The intent of the scholarship is, in part, to encourage students to pursue your education in Wyoming with hopes that you’ll consider pursuing a career here when you are done.
While the Hathaway Scholarship isn’t available to use out-of-state, students who attend an out-of-state school may come back within the two year time period to an in-state institution and begin using their scholarship.
What if I am going on a mission or am going in to the military?
The Hathaway Scholarship can begin to be used no later than two academic years after you graduate from high school. Exceptions may be made for documented military service or religious sojourns.
I graduated prior to 2006. Do I qualify for Hathaway Scholarships?
The legislation that established the scholarships indicated the scholarship begins with the graduating class of 2006. Students who completed high school in December 2005 are officially part of the class of 2006. These students do qualify beginning in the Fall of 2006.
Am I a Wyoming resident and can I get a Hathaway Scholarship?
To qualify for the Hathaway Scholarship you must be considered a resident of Wyoming according to the Northern Wyoming Community College District’s residency policy which requires that a student's parents live in Wyoming and/or the student graduated from a Wyoming high school.
I took the SAT and not the ACT; can I be considered?
At this time your SAT score can be converted to an ACT equivalent for consideration.
Now that I have it…how do I keep it???
You will have two years from the time you graduate high school to initiate your Hathaway Scholarship. Once you have initiated your Hathaway Scholarship, regardless of the scholarship level, you will need to maintain eligibility by doing the following three things:
- Maintain the appropriate cumulative GPA for your Scholarship level
- Provisional Opportunity 2.25
- Opportunity 2.25
- Performance / Honor 2.50**
**A student who drops below a 2.50GPA but has at least a 2.25GPA may receive the Opportunity scholarship level until a GPA of at least 2.50 is achieved.
- Maintain Continuous Enrollment (CE)
A student must enroll in school every fall and spring semester (excluding summer) once he/she has initiated the Hathaway Scholarship. If he/she fails to enroll one of these semesters, eligibility will be lost until the student enrolls and completes the required credits.
- Maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)
A student must enroll and complete at least six (6) non-remedial credits if awarded part time or twelve (12) non-remedial credits if awarded full-time scholarship each semester. A student who fails to do this will lose eligibility until he/she completes the appropriate number of non-remedial hours to regain eligibility. Please see your Hathaway Coordinator for more information.
Please note: Hathaway Scholarship money will not fund semesters spent regaining eligibility. Please email your Hathaway Coordinator at ahavener@sheridan.edu to find out what you will need to do to regain your eligibility.
Contact us:
We’re happy to answer any questions you may have about the Hathaway Scholarship. Please contact the Financial Aid Office at Sheridan College:
Financial Aid Office
Sheridan College
3059 Coffeen Ave.
Sheridan, WY
82801
307-674-6446, ext. 2104 or ext 2100
800-913-9139, ext. 2104 or ext 2100
ahavener@sheridan.edu
(This information is based on currently proposed legislation and is subject to change.)
|
