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Paper Technology Foundation Inc.
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5438 USA
Notification to WMU financial aid
- Estimates are submitted to financial aid by December 1 each year for entering students and May 1 for returning students.
- Awards are deposited each semester by the tuition due date.
- Awards are audited each semester on Census Day, which is after drop/add.
- Drawbacks will occur if a student no longer satisfies the eligibility criteria as of the census date.
Notification to students
- Paper Technology Foundation will continuously communicate with scholarship recipients throughout the calendar year by means of WMU email. It is critical that WMU email be regularly monitored.
- Paper Technology Foundation will send notice of deadlines for scholarship applications, industry-supported conferences and field trips, activity requirements, scholarship award information, and much more. Please check and respond to your WMU email daily.
Western Michigan University scholarships will be awarded according to the following schedule provided that the student satisfies the eligibility and activity requirements:
Annual performance awards schedule | |||
| Entering student (freshmen and transfer) first-semester introductory award | $1,000 | ||
| Entering student with the application by Dec. 15 (freshmen and transfer) first-semester introductory award | $1,500 | ||
| GPA range | 2.7 to 2.99 | 3.00 to 3.49 | 3.5 and higher |
| Freshman (0-25 credits) second semester | $500 | $1,500 | $3,000 |
| Sophomore (26-55 credits) annual | $750 | $3,000 | $5,000 |
| Junior (56-87 credits) annual | $1,000 | $5,000 | $7,000 |
| Senior (88+ credits) annual | $2,000 | $7,000 | $9,000 |
- Transfer students who qualify will receive an award based upon GPA and class level according to the performance awards schedule after the first semester introductory award.
- Out-of-state or non-resident students
- All paper engineering majors are eligible to receive the Paper Technology Foundation performance-based scholarship awards for a total of nine semesters provided that the eligibility and activity requirements are satisfied.
- All applications must be received by the foundation by the application deadline. If you have any questions regarding Paper Technology Foundation scholarships, please call (269) 276-3856.
ALL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
- Registered as a pre-paper or paper engineering major.
- Paper Technology Foundation scholarships are awarded on a funds-available basis for U.S. and Canadian citizens only.
- Registered as a full-time student at Western Michigan University (at least 12 credit hours during fall or spring semester; at least six credit hours during summer I or II session).
- Registered for at least one paper course (three credit hours; as required by the program curriculum) during the semester in which a scholarship is awarded.
Continuing students
- A minimum overall GPA of 2.7 is required.
New students
- A minimum SAT composite score of 1200 or a minimum ACT composite score of 25.
- In the absence of reported test scores, AP and IB scores, and Dual Enrollment will be considered on a case by case basis
- The ability to be placed in PAPR 1000.
Transfer students
- The ability to be placed in PAPR 1000.