Outside Scholarships

Whitman College students are widely recognized as excellent students and conscientious leaders in their high schools, communities and businesses. These outside organizations award Whitties around $1,000,000 in scholarships each year to support students pursuing their academic goals and dream careers.

There are also scholarship services that help students find outside scholarship opportunities they may be eligible for. The list below can help you start your search for outside scholarships:

• Colleges that Change Lives Scholarship
• Independent Colleges of Washington (ICW) Scholarships
• Fastweb
• theWashBoard.org
• College Board BigFuture
• JLV College Counseling
• Tuition Funding Sources Scholarships
• Native Forward Scholars Fund visit to Whitman Campus

Outside Scholarship Policies

If you are notified that you have been awarded an outside scholarship, please contact us in the financial aid office so that we can ensure that your financial aid package includes them and your student account balance reflects these scholarships.

All scholarship checks should be sent directly to:

Whitman College
Office of Financial Aid
345 Boyer Ave
Walla Walla, WA 99362

Scholarship checks received by our office will be divided equally between fall and spring semesters unless otherwise indicated in writing by the donor. 

How Will Outside Scholarships Affect My Whitman Financial Aid Offer?

Whitman "stacks" outside scholarships, meaning the amount of scholarships and grants you receive from Whitman will not be reduced unless the total amount of your scholarship and grant awards exceeds the cost of attendance at Whitman.

Outside scholarships may impact your eligibility for subsidized need-based aid from the Department of Education, like the Federal Direct Subsidized Loan and federal/state work study. If a change is needed to your financial aid package, a financial aid officer will contact you to discuss all of the options available to you.