2025-26 Scholarships for First-Year Students
Whitworth scholarships are available to cover Whitworth tuition costs only.
Note: Please check back in September for 2026-27 scholarship info.
University Scholarships: $18,000 to $30,000
Whitworth offers generous scholarships ranging from $18,000-$30,000 per year, based on students' academic achievement, personal background and other factors. These scholarships are offered after a holistic review of your admissions application and are renewable up to four years as long as the student maintains satisfactory academic progress.
Additional Scholarship Resources
Campus Housing Grant: Up to $4,000
Offered to 2025-26 incoming students who demonstrate financial need and will be living on campus. The housing grant can only be used toward tuition costs.
Visit Scholarship: $1,000 (one-time)
Offered to students enrolling in 2025 who complete a qualifying 2024-25 Whitworth admissions visit program.
Talent and Participation Scholarships: $1,000+
Offered based on audition or application to students who participate in art & design, forensics (speech and debate), media, music, theatre or Young Life at Whitworth. Click here to learn more and to apply for these scholarships.
Whitworth Bound Promise: Up to Full Tuition*
Offered and renewed to Washington residents who are eligible for the College Bound Scholarship and have a 3.0 weighted, cumulative GPA.
*Or 100% of financial need covered, if lower than tuition. Financial need equals cost of attendance minus expected family contribution from the FAFSA or WASFA.
College Bound Scholarship
The College Bound Scholarship Program is an early commitment of financial aid from the state of Washington. To be eligible, students must sign up for the program in middle school; graduate from a Washington high school or home-school program with a 2.0 GPA or higher; be good citizens who have never been convicted of a felony; apply to an eligible college; and complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in a timely manner. They must also have a family income that falls within 65 percent of the state's median family income. The amount of the scholarship is based on tuition and an allowance for books at a public university, and the full amount of the scholarship is applied to tuition, room and meal costs at Whitworth.
National Merit Semifinalists: $2,000
National Merit semifinalists who advance to finalist standing and enroll at Whitworth University are eligible to receive the $2,000 Academic Achievement Scholarship, which is renewable for up to four years. Please contact the Whitworth Financial Aid Office if you qualify for this scholarship.
Whitworth University Phi Theta Kappa Scholarships for Running Start Students: $1,500
This scholarship is renewable. Contact Admissions at admissions@whitworth.edu or 509.777.4786. To be eligible for a $1,500 PTK scholarship, a student needs:
- To be newly admitted to Whitworth University, planning to enroll full time for the next academic year, and pursuing a first bachelor’s degree.
- To be enrolled in PTK for a minimum of one full-time academic school year (or the equivalent of three full-time quarters).
- An advisor of the PTK chapter at the local community college to write an email detailing the student's active participation in the PTK chapter during that time frame.
Military Service Scholarship: Up to $1,500
Offered to veterans (including their dependents), active-duty members of the military (including their dependents) and ROTC cadets whose tuition is not fully covered by veterans benefits.
Outside Scholarships
Scholarships from local, regional or national organizations can usually be stacked on top of Whitworth scholarships and grants.