Give to Student Scholarships

Investment in Westminster’s unrestricted scholarship fund supports students from all backgrounds. At Westminster, 25% of students are first-generation college students, and 98% of first-year students receive scholarship aid.

Scholarship support is critical to ensuring that access to a Westminster education is available to all qualified students, regardless of socioeconomic status. Your gift to the scholarship fund will be used to benefit students during the current academic year. 

GIVE TO THE GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Westminster is committed to providing a pathway to higher education for first-generation students from low-income backgrounds or populations traditionally underrepresented in higher education.

Designed to foster civic mindedness, identity development, and academic excellence, the First Scholars program provides social, cultural, and academic support and stability for high-achieving high school students who might encounter barriers to success as first-generation college students.

Gifts to First Scholars support programming as well as stipends for books and supplies. 

GIVE TO FIRST SCHOLARS

Walkways to Westminster is a college access program for youth involved with Promise South Salt Lake, a city initiative to provide dynamic, specialized community and out-of-school-time programming to K-12 students. Westminster students act as mentors to elementary, junior high, and high school students in South Salt Lake schools. Students, many of whom are first-generation college students themselves, offer their knowledge and life experience to support their mentees while expanding their perspectives and supporting their community.  

Your gift benefits current Westminster students and students from the South Salt Lake community.

GIVE TO WALKWAYS TO WESTMINSTER

The McNair Scholars program is a federally funded effort to increase the number of students from underrepresented groups who go on to graduate study. The program is named after Ronald E. McNair, a physicist and NASA astronaut who was the second African-American astronaut to fly in space. He died in the Challenger explosion in 1986.

The Westminster University McNair Scholars Program draws students from 3 campuses: Westminster University, Salt Lake Community College, and College of Southern Idaho. By encouraging and supporting qualified students through undergraduate school and the transition to graduate school, the ultimate goal is to increase faculty diversity in colleges and universities.

GIVE TO MCNAIR SCHOLARS

The Alumni Endowed Scholarship was established in 1981 by the Westminster College Alumni Association. The revenue generated from the endowment provides scholarships for 4 students each academic year. Recipients must be related to a Westminster alum, and are selected based on financial need, academic performance, and volunteer service.

The ongoing generosity of Westminster alumni helps provide needed resources to maintain and grow scholarship opportunities like the Alumni Endowment Scholarship. With the support of donors, Westminster can continue to offer students a purpose-driven education in the same supportive, inclusive, and inspiring environment.

GIVE TO THE ALUMNI ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP

Westminster is committed to making a high-quality liberal arts education accessible to all bright, motivated students, regardless of their family’s financial situation. The Honors College Endowed Scholarship continues to support students through scholarship funds, helping Westminster maintain a diverse community and foster opportunities for all students.

Your gift to the Honors College Endowed Scholarship specifically helps very deserving Westminster students involved in the Honors College.

GIVE TO THE HONORS COLLEGE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP

One of only 6 business schools at private liberal arts institutions in the Mountain West, the Bill and Vieve Gore School of Business provides high-quality business methods and practices training based on the core values of conscious capitalism, corporate social responsibility, and purpose-oriented enterprises.

Gifts to the Bill and Vieve Gore School of Business Scholarships Fund enable deserving students to become part of the next generation of business leaders.

GIVE TO SCHOOL OF BUSINESS SCHOLARSHIPS

The Westminster College of Arts and Sciences has more than 35 areas of study, including anthropology, biology, computer science, environmental studies, neuroscience, psychology, and theatre arts. With such breadth of studies, Arts and Sciences thrives on attracting a diverse group of students, and almost every Arts and Sciences program activates learning by engaging students outside the classroom.

Gifts to Arts and Sciences scholarships enable more deserving students to experience a Westminster education.

GIVE TO COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES SCHOLARSHIPS

The School of Education at Westminster prepares educators for community engagement through teaching, learning, scholarship, and service. Scholarships help remove barriers for students from under-represented groups and increase access that might otherwise be limited by socioeconomic status.

Gifts to this fund support future educators who will inspire the next generation of students to be active, engaged learners.

GIVE TO EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS

The School of Nursing and Health Sciences combines laboratory learning with clinical experiences in leading health care delivery systems, hospitals, clinics, and community settings. Westminster nursing students have multiple opportunities to use the latest technology and equipment in state-of-the-art facilities and explore a wide variety of service-learning experiences.

Gifts to Nursing and Health Sciences scholarships enable Westminster to bring deserving students into the community and address the nation's need for skilled healthcare professionals. 

GIVE TO NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES