Wentz Leadership Scholarship

The Lew Wentz Foundation and OSU provide support for the nationally recognized Wentz Leadership Scholarships for undergraduate scholar-leaders. Each year, $2,750 one-year scholarships are given to approximately 100 undergraduate student scholars.

Brenda Mutai-Hall
As a non-traditional student I had never received an award like the Wentz Non-Traditional Book Scholarship.  Receiving this great honor has given me the confidence and motivation towork harder on my studies here at OSU.

Chase Todd
Receiving the scholarship helped confirm or substantiate that all my hard work growing up toward academic excellence and leadership does "pay off" and gives me a great inspiration to stay focused on my goals.

The Wentz Leadership Scholarship

The Wentz Leadership Scholarships recognize 100 of OSU's best scholar-leaders for their academic work and activities in support of the campus and community. Wentz Scholarships are for two semesters of an academic year (fall and spring). This is a yearly award; no extensions are promised nor will any preferred treatment be given for those wishing to continue their activities into a second year. Only one Wentz Scholarship per year, per student, is allowed.

Applicants are required to submit a 500-word essay on the following topic. Leadership at a major university should involve a blend of academic principles that transcend GPA and service activities that are important beyond their function to simply enlarge or enhance a resume. Explain how you are a scholar and a leader at OSU in the truest sense of fulfilling your academic responsibilities and serving others in society.Applicants must also submit a one-page summary of their activities and honors at OSU.

Who is eligible to apply?

Wentz Leadership Scholarships are limited to students officially listed as undergraduates at the time of application and for the duration of the academic year (students classified as graduate students, in 3-2 programs, or in Veterinary Medicine are not eligible). Applicants must have a minimum 3.00 GPA at the time of application and for the duration of the award and have completed at least 12 in residence hours at OSU.

Recipients of full funding from OSRHE Academic Scholars Program are not eligible, but institutional nominees are.

TO APPLY, PLEASE...

1.  Complete the application materials, including the student information sheet, essay, and the one-page summary of your activities and honors at OSU;

2.  Attach an official transcript; Include a letter of recommendation from and OSU faculty member, department head, or academic advisor in a sealed envelope signed across the seal; (Unless otherwise arranged, the letter is assumed confidential and not available to persons other than the screening committee)

3.  Return the materials to the OSDR office at 260 Student Union no later than 5:00 p.m., March 1, 2008.

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