Outside Scholarships & External Resources

Many students receive outside scholarships and other financial resources in addition to the financial aid provided by W&M. This includes scholarships from a high school, private club, agency, corporation, organization, departmental scholarships, and/or tuition benefits from a parent’s employer. Check with groups in your area for scholarship opportunities and deadlines.

Please note that financial assistance from outside sources may affect your eligibility for financial aid since those resources reduce your financial need. Therefore, you are obligated to report any outside scholarships and/or additional resources you receive by completing and returning our Outside Scholarship and Resources Reporting Form (DocuSign). This DocuSign form will allow a student to provide invoice documents and award letters to both the Billing/Finance team and required scholarship information to the financial aid office.

Searching for Scholarships?

Before you start your scholarship search, please be aware of scholarship scams.

Visit these websites to search for scholarship opportunities available to help pay for college.

You may also want to look into national scholarships for people from diverse backgrounds.