Scholarships
Eligibility criteria for the Department of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology scholarships are listed below.
Award amounts are determined by the endowment and distributed starting the following fall semester.
Application instructions
The scholarship application window is December 1 through March 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. The federal school code for Western Michigan University is 002330. If you do not complete the FAFSA, you are still eligible to apply for consideration for scholarships without financial need criteria.
To view college and departmental scholarships, use the advanced search to filter by organization (College of Education and Human Development). Submitting one CEHD application will consider you for all college-level scholarships you are eligible for. We recommend completing as many matching questions in the system as possible and completing your FAFSA before applying in order to ensure you are considered for as many scholarships as possible. You can also answer matching questions by clicking into individual CEHD/departmental scholarships before submitting your application.
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View the ScholarshipUniverse instructions.
Scholarships
Robert O. Brinkerhoff Endowed Scholarship for organizational change leadership
- Must be pursuing a master’s degree in organizational change leadership, full- or part-time
- Must have a minimum 3.0 GPA at the time of application
- Special consideration given to adult students who have experience living or working in diverse environments
- Preference given to single parents
Scholarship is renewable for a period of up to one year only if the entire award amount was not used in the first year, provided student remains a full- or part-time student in the M.A. in organizational change leadership program and has satisfactory academic progress.
Van E. Cooley Memorial Scholarship for educational leadership
- Must be a student in the Department of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology, full- or part-time
- Must maintain a GPA of 3.5 or above
- Must engage in meaningful academic research or innovative projects aimed at improving K-12 education
- Must collaborate with a school system similar in nature to which Western Michigan University participates with
- Must utilize technology to link the foregoing for advancing K-12 student learning
Misner Family Endowment for educational leadership
- Must be a first-year graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in educational leadership full- or part-time
- Must have a minimum 3.0 GPA at the time of application
- Preference given to students who are current or former public school employees in Southwest Michigan
- Preference given to eligible students who demonstrate financial need
Scholarship is renewable for a period of up to one year only if the entire award amount was not used in the first year, provided student remains a full- or part-time student in the M.A. in educational leadership program and has satisfactory academic progress.
Paul and Phyllis Griffeth Endowed Student Affairs Scholarship
- Must be a student in the Department of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology, full-or part-time
- Must have an interest in Student Affairs and Higher Education
Pratley Family Scholarship and Schau family endowment for educational leadership
- Must be a first-year graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in educational leadership full- or part-time
- Must have a minimum 3.0 GPA at the time of application
- Must demonstrate demonstrate financial need
Scholarship is renewable for a period of up to one year only if the entire award amount was not used in the first year, provided student remains a full- or part-time student in the M.A. in educational leadership program and has satisfactory academic progress.
Don and Helen Weaver Endowment for community education
- Must be a doctoral student in the educational leadership program
- Must demonstrate their activity and background in the area of school-community relations and other topics related to community education
Scholarship is renewable for a period of up to one year only if the entire award amount was not used in the first year, provided student remains in the Ph.D. in educational leadership program and has satisfactory academic progress.
college of education and human development scholarships
Additional scholarships are available through the College of Education and Human Development.
WMU scholarships and grants
Additional scholarships and grants are available through the WMU Office of Student Financial Aid.