Visit Scholarship Program

Whitman College seeks to bring students to our campus whose backgrounds and experiences offer varying perspectives on living and learning in a multicultural world. In order to accomplish this, we offer two programs to help encourage students to visit, apply, and enroll at Whitman College:

Visit Scholarship Program

Who is invited? Approximately 85 high school seniors from underrepresented socioeconomic, racial, and cultural backgrounds are invited to an expense-paid visit to Whitman during the fall or spring semesters.

What will students do? Visiting students will stay with an overnight host in a residence hall, eat in our dining halls, visit up to two classes, meet with an admission officer, coaches, faculty, staff and student leaders (if they desire). Many students visit on one of our larger Visitors' Days so the opportunity to attend information sessions about study abroad, athletics, and particular academic and extra-curricular programs is also available.

When is this program? Visits will be scheduled for Fall Visitors’ Day, November 11-13. Students visiting during Visitors’ Days will travel to Walla Walla on a Sunday afternoon and depart on Tuesday morning. Alternate dates are available, however, as we try to make the visit convenient for the student's personal calendar.

Why should I apply? The Visit Scholarship Program and Lomen-Douglas Scholarships have been created in an effort to increase socioeconomic and multicultural diversity at Whitman College. The Visit Scholarship Program allows students who might not otherwise have the means to visit Whitman an opportunity to experience our campus community.

When is the deadline? To be considered for the Priority I deadline all parts of the application must be in by September 14, 2012. Students may submit application materials up until the Priority II deadline, September 30, 2012. Priority II applicants will be considered after Priority I application decisions have been made.

Who should I contact? Please contact the Visit Scholarship Program Coordinator, Esther Weathers, if you would like to be considered for one of these travel scholarships. You may also complete the on-line application after August 1, 2012. Esther can be reached at weatheec@whitman.edu.

Lomen-Douglas Scholarships

Students whose backgrounds and experiences demonstrate the ability to contribute to increasing socioeconomic and multicultural diversity awareness at Whitman are chosen to receive these scholarships. Lomen-Douglas Scholarships range from $2,000-$47,000 and vary depending on achievement and financial need. Lomen-Douglas Scholarships are renewable for a student’s entire Whitman career.

Note: Students must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Permanent Residents to qualify for these programs.