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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 (Mr. Hathaway's biography, .pdf) that rewards eligible Wyoming students with scholarship money to attend college in Wyoming. The program provides merit- and need-based awards to eligible students.
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
by calling:
(800) 913-9139, ext. 2100 or 307-674-6446, ext. 2100
www.sheridan.edu
Qualifying for a
Hathaway Scholarship at the Northern Wyoming Community District’s Sheridan College or Gillette College
Students may qualify
for one of four scholarship opportunities under the Hathaway Scholarship at
Sheridan
College
or Gillette College. The scholarship
opportunities are: Career,
Opportunity
,
Performance, and Honors.
Hathaway Scholarship Opportunities and Eligibility
Requirements
Get an idea
of what scholarship you may qualify for based on your situation. Click Here (.pdf, 12k, Adobe Acrobat Required) to learn more.
Eligibility Requirements
- Must be a resident of
Wyoming
- Must be a 2006 high school graduate or beyond
- Must apply for Hathaway scholarships and enroll at
Sheridan
College
or Gillette College within two years of graduating from a high school in
Wyoming
and prior
to your 21st birthday.
- Must be a
United States
resident.
Home Schooled Students
Students who are home
schooled may also qualify for Hathaway Scholarships. 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.
GED Students
If you attended a
Wyoming
high school, did
not graduate, took the GED, and your equivalent high school class has
graduated, you may also qualify for a Hathaway Scholarship. Below are ACT
and GED score requirements for Hathaway Scholarships.
Career 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 receive their eligible award in an amount
proportionate to the hours they are taking.
For example, a part-time student
who qualifies for an
Opportunity
level
scholarship, taking 6 credit hours will receive $400 (=$800 x (hours taken /
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.)
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) may qualify
for additional need-based Hathaway Scholarship monies. “Unmet need” is
calculated in the following way:
NWCCD:
Sheridan
College
or Gillette College 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
= Unmet Need
Qualifying students
will receive a percentage of this unmet need based on their eligible
scholarship level.
Opportunity
25% of unmet need
Performance
25% of unmet need
Honors
100% of unmet need
(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 scholarship. Apply online today! Click here to apply.
Applying for Hathaway
Scholarships at The Northern Wyoming
Community College District’s Sheridan College or Gillette College
Applying to use your Hathaway
Scholarship at 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 score. Apply
online today!
Click
here
.
- Our Financial Aid/Admissions Office will
provisionally award your Hathaway Scholarship when you are accepted as a student
at
Sheridan
College
or the Gillette College.
- Complete your admission file by supplying your
final high school transcript upon graduation and provide any new test
scores you may have.
- At this
time the Admissions Office will instruct you to complete the Hathaway
Eligibility Verification Form to complete your application for a Hathaway
Scholarship. This typically takes place in mid or late June.
- The Financial
Aid office will inform you of your Hathaway scholarship.
(This information is based on currently proposed
legislation and is subject to change.)
Scholarship Awarding
for 2006 High School Graduates
In order to award Hathaway
Scholarships in 2006, the Wyoming State Legislature has indicated that the
scholarship process must account for previously promised scholarships by
Sheridan
College
or Gillette College.
* If you’ve been awarded
a $1,000 institutional scholarship to
Sheridan
College
or Gillette College and you qualify for the Honors level of Hathaway
Scholarships ($3,200 per year), you will receive your $1,000 scholarship and an
additional $2,200 Hathaway Scholarship, equaling the larger of the scholarships
offered.
Scholarship Awarding for 2007 Graduates
and Beyond
Students graduating beginning 2007
will be awarded Hathaway Scholarships first, followed by institutional
scholarships.
(This information is based on currently proposed legislation and is subject
to change.)
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 extended military service or religious
sojourns. A process for these exceptions is being developed by the Wyoming
Department of Education at this time.
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.
I qualify, but am going to attend
another institution and transfer to UW. How does the process work?
Students who receive a Hathaway Scholarship,
use it at another
Wyoming
institution, then transfer to UW will transfer their scholarship with them,
subject to the continued eligibility requirements previously discussed.
Am I a
Wyoming
resident and can I get a Hathaway
Scholarship?
To qualify for the Hathaway
Scholarship you must be considered a resident according to the Northern Wyoming
Community College District’s residency policy. Students who graduate from a
Wyoming
high school and/or whose parents live in
Wyoming
are
residents.
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.
I heard there are plans to change
the curriculum requirements necessary to receive the scholarship. Is that
true?
Efforts are underway to determine
a required “success curricula” that will be required to receive a Hathaway
Scholarship. However, this curriculum requirement will begin for the
graduating class of 2011. The goal of the success curriculum will be to
encourage proper college-preparatory coursework for
Wyoming
students. Information
regarding this new success curriculum requirement should be available late
2007.
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
:
Sheridan
College
Financial Aid Office
3059 Coffeen Ave.
Sheridan
,
WY
82801
307-674-6446,
ext. 2100
800-913-9139,
ext. 2100
randyt@sheridan.edu
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