Beginning in the Fall of 2022, any qualified high school senior who is a Sedgwick County resident will be eligible to receive the new “Shocker Promise” scholarship, covering unmet tuition and fees to attend Wichita State University.
Th scholarship was previously available to qualified students who live in the Shocker Neighborhood, but has been extended to all eligible incoming first-time freshman living in Sedgwick County.
To be eligible, students must:
- Be a U.S. Citizen or eligible noncitizen
- Be a Sedgwick County, Kansas resident living in the county at the time of application to Wichita State
- Be eligible for the federal Pell Grant
- Annual family income of $50,000 or less
- Be admitted for fall as a first-time freshman by Feb. 1st (Graduated high school during the 2021-22 academic year)
- Submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by March 1st for priority consideration
- Minimum 2.5 high school GPA
- Enroll full-time (complete 30 hours each academic year in the fall/spring/summer semesters) in a baccalaureate degree program.
Shocker Promise funding is awarded on a first-come, first-served basis and is renewable for four years.
