Scholarships

Students come first at Northwest. It's just that simple.

No person who wants to go to college and who is willing to work hard should be prevented by financial need. However, for Northwest to remain competitive, providing meaningful scholarship support is essential for attracting quality students.

Nearly 40% of Northwest's students are first-generation college students. Many provide a majority of their own educational costs. As the cost of higher education continues to rise, today's high school students know scholarships may be the determining factor if a college education is in their future.

Northwest Promise

Northwest Promise is Northwest's groundbreaking need-based financial aid initiative that really is making dreams come true for undergraduates who might otherwise find a college education beyond their financial reach.

Powering Dreams Scholarship

Powering Dreams Scholarships target "caught in the middle" students who fall just below the eligibility level to qualify for academic awards and come from middle-class families that earn too much to qualify for financial aid.

Presidential Scholarship

Each year a select group of students who have exemplified outstanding academic effort are awarded a Presidential Scholarship.

Bearcat Builder

Building the next generation of Bearcats and celebrating those Bearcats who have built your organization!

Adopt-a-Bearcat Scholarship

To assist in meeting a critical need for scholarship dollars, the University Created the Adopt-A-Bearcat Scholarship Program.

Endowed Scholarships

Endowed scholarships are a perpetual source of scholarship support and can be named in honor or in memory of someone.

Pass-Through Scholarships

A pass-through is a fund established with the intention of providing a scholarship until the original donation is depleted.

Scholarships

Lists of established scholarships and their donors.

Support a scholarship today!

Visit our online giving form, or contact University Advancement at 660.562.1248 or advance@zheeer.com.

Visit the Donor Biography Listing for more information about the scholarships offered from Northwest’s generous donors.