Scholarships and Awards

The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences at Western Michigan University offers many undergraduate and graduate scholarships for students. Please see below for details about the scholarships. Students should be aware that receipt of a scholarship might impact your financial aid package.

Application instructions

The scholarship application window is December 1 through February 15 for the following academic year.

To apply for these and other scholarships, please access WMU’s ScholarshipUniverse system. To be considered for scholarships with financial need criteria, you must have submitted a FAFSA application for the upcoming academic year. 

Please see the video below on how to apply for Scholarships through Scholarship Universe. 

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Undergraduate Scholarships (FCS Department)

Beilfuss Scholarship Fund—Workforce Education and Development

• Must be a full-time undergraduate or graduate officially pursuing a major in the workforce education and development area in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences.
• Must demonstrate high academic standards in WFED and have a minimum GPA of 2.0 in all other coursework.
• Must show evidence of leadership capabilities.

John L. and Jane K. Feirer Scholarship—Workforce Education and Development

• Full-time undergraduate student in Workforce Education and Development. This includes Industrial Technology Education, Business Education, or FCS Education majors or pre-majors.
• Good academic standing.
• Preference to incoming first-year students in WFED.
• Multi-year awards are possible, pending continuation of good academic standing, financial need, and enrollment in a WFED major or pre-major.

Chrystal Grady Home Economics Scholarship

• Must be a junior or senior officially enrolled in a Family and Consumer Sciences related departmental curriculum and must have completed substantial course work in the FCS Department.
• Must have a minimum GPA of 3.0.
• May not have previously received this scholarship.

Lloyd Hutt—Workforce Education and Development: Industrial Technology (formally under Industrial Arts):

• Must be a full-time student pursuing a major in Industrial Technology in the FCS Department.
• Must demonstrate ability in the field of Industrial Technology.

Doris A. Lance Scholarship—Workforce Education and Development: Business Education

• Student must not have been censured for a major violation of campus regulations.
• Shall be chosen on the basis of achievement.
• Must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 or better.
• Preference shall be given to students pursuing a major in Business Education in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences.

Neil & Leta Schoenhals Scholarship—Workforce Education and Development: Industrial Technology (formally under Industrial Arts):

• Must be a full-time senior pursuing a major in Industrial Technology in the FCS Department.
• Maintained a 3.2 GPA over the last 30 semester hours of coursework.
• Decision based upon attitude, responsibility, initiative, knowledge and craftsmanship.

Betsy L. Slain Wood Scholarship

• Must be a full-time undergraduate or graduate pursuing a major in the FCS Department.
• Preference to students who have been active in campus leadership or community service activities.

Graduate Scholarships

Beilfuss Scholarship Fund—workforce education and development

• Student must be a full-time undergraduate or graduate officially pursuing a major in the workforce education and development area in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences.
• Student must demonstrate high academic standards in WFED and have a minimum GPA of 2.0 in all other coursework.
• Student must show evidence of leadership capabilities.

Maija Petersons Endowment—Nutrition and Dietetics internship students

Award is made each fall semester.

• Must be a full-time graduate nutrition and dietetics internship student.
• Awards will be based on academic merit. 

Carl A. Woloszyk—Workforce Education and Development

• Must be a graduate student in the Workforce Education and Development M.A. program.
• Must have a minimum of 3.0 GPA at time of application.
• Preference will be given to students who have completed a minimum of 21 credit hours in their planned program of study.

Betsy L. Slain Wood Scholarship

• Must be a full-time undergraduate or graduate pursuing a major in the FCS Department.
• Preference to students who have been active in campus leadership or community service activities.

Charles and Linda Dannison Scholarship—FCS graduate students

• Must be enrolled in a graduate program in the FCS Department.
• Must be in good academic standing.
• Preference given to students pursuing a Master of Arts in Family Life Education, Child Life, or Family and Consumer Sciences Education.

College scholarships

Additional scholarships may be found through the College of Education and Human Development.