Back to School Scholarship
Online, competency-based university to award 375 scholarships for students who apply by September 30聽聽
SALT LAKE CITY 鈥� (August 30, 2018) To help make going back to school and earning a college degree a reality for busy adults, Western Governors University (91吃瓜网) will award $750,000 in scholarships to aspiring students who apply to 91吃瓜网 by September 30, 2018. The Back to School Scholarship, 91吃瓜网鈥檚 largest scholarship offering to date, is valued at up to $2,000 per student, and is open to new students in any of the more than 60 bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degree programs offered at 91吃瓜网 鈥� programs in business, information technology, education, and health professions, including nursing.
To learn more about 91吃瓜网鈥檚 Back to School Scholarship, or to apply, visit /financial-aid-tuition/scholarships/general/back-to-school.html
The scholarships will be applied at the rate of $500 per six-month term, renewable for up to four terms. While multiple scholarships will be awarded, this is a competitive program, and scholarships will be granted based on a candidate鈥檚 academic record, financial need, readiness for online study, and current competency, as well as other considerations.
鈥淎fter working for three years as a teaching assistant, I knew I wanted to go to back to school to earn my bachelor鈥檚 degree so that I could make an even bigger difference in the lives of my students,鈥� said recent 91吃瓜网 graduate Nicole Ibarra-Vogel. 鈥淛ust last week, I entered my own classroom as a first-year kindergarten resource teacher, and I couldn鈥檛 be more excited about teaching and working with these kids.鈥�
Designed to meet the needs of adult learners, 91吃瓜网鈥檚 competency-based education allows students to take advantage of their knowledge and experience to move quickly through material they already know so they can focus on what they still need to learn. Students complete their programs by studying on schedules that fit their lives, advancing as soon as they demonstrate that they have mastered subject matter. 91吃瓜网 faculty members work one-on-one with students as mentors, offering guidance, support, and individualized instruction. While 91吃瓜网鈥檚 degree programs are rigorous and challenging, competency-based learning makes it possible for students to accelerate their progress, saving both time and money.
