Milepost One Scholarship Application

Please complete the required fields below, upload your essay, and then submit your scholarship application. The deadline for submission is February 1, 2021. Scholarship applications will not be considered until the following requirements are met:

A complete application for admission to Warren Wilson College is on file. You can apply here.
Domestic students must also file and submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in order to be considered. Find more information here.
International students must have paid the $50 admission application processing fee before an application is considered complete. The fee can be paid in the Warren Wilson College admission student portal after submitting the Common Application. International students must also submit the CollegeBoard International Student Financial Aid Application (ISFAA). Find more information here.

We will notify students of the status of their scholarship application by March 15, 2021.

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Scholarship Essay

In your scholarship essay, please address this one question: What issue do you hope to improve in the world? Please explain why this issue is important to you, how you hope to engage with it, and why you think a Warren Wilson education will help you make this difference. (Feel free to write about multiple issue areas, if you’d like. At Warren Wilson, we understand that the world is a complicated, intersecting place.)

The essay should be between 500-1000 words, and should be uploaded as a PDF, Microsoft Word document, or rich text file.

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