MASTER Scholar Scholarships

Do you have academic ability and strong potential?  Do you want a future focused on study and work in the sciences?

You may be eligible to become a MASTER Scholar at Northwest. Funded in part by the National Science Foundation, this program provides a scholarship and the opportunity to join a small group of students who share your interests. Science faculty and others at NWC will work closely with group members to explore the sciences through workshops and special events. Helping MASTER Scholars stay on track with their classes and goals is a key part of the program. Scholarships are available to freshmen and sophomores.

You must major in one of the follow programs of study:

• Agroecology
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Drafting Technology
• Engineering
• Mathematics
• Natural Resource Biology
• Occupational Safety and Health
• Physics
• Pre-Dentistry
• Pre-Medicine
• Pre-Occupational Therapy
• Pre-Optometry
• Pre-Pharmacy
• Pre-Physical Therapy
• Pre-Veterinary Medicine

Application Process

1. Complete the online NWC Application for Admission, check your email and retrieve your Student ID #, then
2. Complete the online NWC Scholarship Application-you will need your Student ID # that was emailed to you, then
3. Complete a FAFSA (on the Web at www.fafsa.ed.gov) to qualify for a MASTER Scholar Scholarship. Do it after January 1, 2010 on the web at fafsa.ed.gov then 
4. Attach/Mail required documents as instructed, and YOU’RE DONE!
5. Provisional Award Letters are e-mailed as awarded.
6. Final Award Letters* are e-mailed after your federal aid has been awarded and once you provide final documentation (your final high school transcript and official ACT score).
   
   * Should a student’s total federal aid and scholarships exceed the cost of attendance, Northwest College scholarship awards will be reduced.

Partial support for this work was provided by the National Science Foundation Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) program under Award No. 0806554. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.