scholarships
Three funds created by generous donations to the WWU Foundation will have a tremendous impact on Black Western Washington University students.
Long-time Western benefactors David and Carol Robinson made a generous gift in response to the university’s desire to create a new position – the…
Ten WWU Students Awarded Prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships to Study Overseas
Ten undergraduate students from Western Washington University have been awarded prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships to study abroad in 2021, the highest number of awards ever given to Western students in a single term.
The students…
Five students from Western Washington University’s Industrial Design program received recognition and $6,000 in scholarships for their furniture designs for small spaces as part of the annual Mount Baker Plywood Furniture Design Competition.
Western students, children, parents and…
The Cloud Security Alliance, a global cybersecurity organization based in Bellingham that focuses on ensuring a secure cloud-computing environment, has provided a gift to the Western Washington University Foundation that will award an annual $2,500 scholarship for students studying cybersecurity…
BREE DAIGNEAULT, also a Coupeville High School graduate, is enrolled in marine biology and the honors in Distinguished Marine Scholars program at Western Washington University, with an emphasis on public relations/communications. Her high school…
Shelley and Steve Sulkin of Bellingham have made a $50,000 gift that will support the participation of middle school-age (grades 7-9) students in Whatcom County in a new course to be included in Western Washington University’s Odyssey of Science and the Arts summer program.
The…
Kitsap Bank has donated $25,000 to the Western Washington University Foundation to establish a pair of renewable $2,500 scholarships for students attending WWU Center at Olympic College Poulsbo.
The scholarships were announced at Kitsap Bank's edg3 FUND small business competition on…
“Spread your wings when you retire,” advises Lynne Masland of Bellingham.
She has taken her own recommendation. Since retiring as communications director at Western Washington University, Masland, 75, has written a book about the history of the Bellingham YWCA, published a collection of…
Western Give Day is one day to unite in support of the departments, programs and scholarships that have powerfully impacted lives at Western and beyond.
The $50,000 match has already been met, but for the rest of the day, the five areas on campus that see the highest number of…
Tomorrow, June 1, alumni, parents, employees, students and friends are invited to participate in the first ever #WesternGiveDay 24-hour giving challenge.
Gifts on Wednesday will be matched dollar for dollar, up to the first $50,000 in gifts. Campus departments, programs, clubs…