Dean's Scholarships

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Dean's scholarships are open to returning undergraduate students pursuing one of the College of Fine and Performing Arts degrees:

Art

Art History

Dance

Design

Music

Theatre

If you have questions about applying for a Dean's Scholarship, we're happy to help you find an answer.

Call us at 360-650-6166 or send us an email.

How to Apply

WWU is transitioning to a centralized scholarship process where students will complete a single scholarship application and be considered for all WWU scholarships that they qualify for. This centralized application will automatically use existing student data (GPA, major, minor, etc.) along with questions and essays to streamline the scholarship process. Students who submit an application will be considered for scholarships from all areas of campus, including academic and non-academic areas.

Apply for scholarships

Available CFPA Dean's Scholarships

Aftermath Club Scholarship

In your letter, address how you meet all of these criteria. Include your major and professional goals.

  1. Must be a student in the fine and performing arts whose work shows promise of a professional career; OR a student majoring in education who plans to teach one of the disciplines in fine or performing arts

  2. Have a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA

  3. Be a resident of Whatcom County

  4. Be a graduate of a Whatcom County high school (state in your letter which school)

  5. Be a continuing or returning student at Western

Oscar Edwin Olson Arts Scholarship

You must have a current FAFSA on file to be eligible for the Oscar Edwin Olson Arts Scholarship.

Address in your letter how you meet all of these criteria.

  1. Recipients must be a declared College of Fine and Performing Arts major. Talk about your major in your letter.

  2. Students must be children of single, divorced, or widowed parents. These guidelines include adoptive parent(s) as well as biological parent(s). Briefly describe your situation in your application letter. Eligible students include those who at any time in their first eighteen years:

    1. Lived with one unmarried parent, or
    2. Had divorced parents, or
    3. Had one or more deceased parents.

  3. Students must be eligible for at least one dollar of financial aid.