#YouAreWelcomeHere scholarships stem from a social media and scholarship campaign designed to affirm that U.S. colleges and universities are diverse, friendly, safe, and committed to student development.
List of Colleges and Universities Offering #YouAreWelcomeHere Scholarships – Part 1
The following institutions have committed to offering two #YouAreWelcomeHere scholarships beginning Fall 2019. For details on a particular institution’s scholarship, please contact the school directly.
Adelphi University (Garden City, New York)
Albion College (Albion, Michigan)
Augsburg University (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Ball State University (Muncie, Indiana)
Butte Community College (Oroville, California)
California State University-San Marcos (San Marcos, California)
Cedar Crest College (Allentown, Pennsylvania)
Clarkson University (Potsdam, New York)
Concordia College* (Moorhead, Minnesota)
Eastern Michigan University* (Ypsilanti, Michigan)
Furman University (Greenville, South Carolina)
George Mason University (Fairfax, Virginia)
Hawaii Pacific University (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Hollins University (Roanoke, Virginia)
Illinois College (Jacksonville, Illinois)
Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, Illinois)
James Madison University* (Harrisonburg, Virginia)
Johnson & Wales University (Providence, Rhode Island)
Kent State University (Kent, Ohio)
La Roche College (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Lebanon Valley College (Annville, Pennsylvania)
Loras College (Dubuque, Iowa)
Marian University (Fond du Lac, Wisconsin)
Miami University (Oxford, Ohio)
Michigan State University (East Lansing, Michigan)
Murray State University (Murray, Kentucky)
North Central College (Naperville, Illinois)
Northeastern University (Boston, Massachusetts)
Ohio University (Athens, Ohio)
Pacific Northwest College of Art (Portland, Oregon)
Purdue University Northwest* (Hammond and Westville, Indiana)
List of Colleges and Universities Offering #YouAreWelcomeHere Scholarships – Part 2
Rutgers University-Camden (Camden, New Jersey)
Saint Leo University (St. Leo, Florida)
Saint Michael’s College (Colchester, Vermont)
Salve Regina University (Newport, Rhode Island)
Seattle University* (Seattle, Washington)
Shoreline Community College* (Shoreline, Washington)
St. Thomas Aquinas College (Sparkill, New York)
State University of New York at New Paltz (New Paltz, New York)
Temple University* (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
The College of Saint Rose (Albany, New York)
The George Washington University (Washington, D.C.)
Towson University (Towson, Maryland)
Transylvania University (Lexington, Kentucky)
University of Cincinnati College of Law (Cincinnati, Ohio)
University of Dayton (Dayton, Ohio)
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, Maryland)
University of Minnesota -Twin Cities* (Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota)
University of Saint Joseph (West Hartford, Connecticut)
University of South Alabama (Mobile, Alabama)
University of Southern Indiana (Evansville, Indiana)
University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul, Minnesota)
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (Stevens Point, Wisconsin)
Valparaiso University (Valparaiso, Indiana)
Wayne State University (Detroit, Michigan)
Western New England University* (Springfield, Massachusetts)
Widener University (Chester, Pennsylvania)
*Denotes the nine universities that made the original #YouAreWelcomeHere commitment.
Apply for admission at the participating university or college(s) of your choice. Then complete the #YouAreWelcomeHere scholarship application and submit it directly to the participating university or college(s) of your choice. Follow the links above for detailed information about the scholarship process at each school.
College & University Representatives
The deadline for institutions to join the Fall 2019 scholarship has passed. The sign-up form for the Fall 2020 scholarship will be available in May 2019.
For more information, watch a recording of the YAWH scholarship webinar which was held on Thursday, June 21st at 4 pm EDT.
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