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Outside Scholarship Notification - Students selected to receive scholarships from outside sources are required to notify us of their awards, regardless of whether the check will be issued to the student or to the university.



This is an electronic form and will require you to login using your ĢƵlogin credentials. Once the form has been submitted, we will then add your scholarship to your financial aid award and the estimated scholarship amount will be credited to your account. Once the actual scholarship funds arrive, the estimate will be switched over to paid and if a refund is due, it will be issued at that time.

Scholarship checks should be mailed to: Office of University Scholarships, 1 University Drive, Cullowhee, NC 28723. Fax: 828.227.7042. Phone: 828.227.7290.

Please visit our Outside Scholarship FAQ page for more information.

Student Athlete Outside Scholarship Certification - This form is required of students who will be participating on one of our intercollegiate athletic teams.


The following forms can be used to pay scholarships, prizes, or awards to students. Receipt/travel reimbursements or payments for work performed cannot be paid through the Financial Aid Office - please review the Student Payment Decision Tree to determine the eligible payment method. For more information about student payments options, please refer to the Student Payment Guide 2024-2025.

Fall 2024, Spring 2025


- This form should be used to report scholarships and travel grants that are supported by departmental funds or grants.

 

- “Prize” means winnings received as a result of a drawing or contest.  Prizes may be in the form of cash, cash equivalents (e.g. gift cards), or non-cash items (e.g. electronic devices).

 

- “Award” or “Recognition Award” means monetary acknowledgement for recognition purposes.  Awards may be paid from discretionary departmental accounts or endowed funds as defined by donor gift agreements.

 

 

If you are providing scholarship assistance for a ĢƵ student, please submit the Outside Scholarship Donor Form to our office.  This form enables us to appropriately disburse scholarship funds by receiving the following information from you:

The term(s) in which the funds are to be disbursed (fall, spring, summer A or summer B; split evenly fall/spring, etc.):  Please note that our usual practice is to split academic year funds evenly between fall and spring semesters.

Donor name, address, contact phone number and an e-mail address (if available):  In the event that the student withdraws before receiving the funds or does not enroll, we will need to return the funds to the donor.

Enrollment status: Is the student required to be enrolled full-time (12 hours for undergraduate students and 9 hours for graduate students) or is the student eligible to receive the funds with less than full-time enrollment?

 

If you require documentation:

If an official ĢƵtranscript or verification of enrollment is required these must be obtained by the student through the University Registrar.

If an unofficial ĢƵtranscript or verification of enrollment is sufficient these must be obtained from the student. Students are to print information from myĢƵand submit all requested information to their donors.
If the Donor has a custom verification form which must be completed by a financial aid officer: If a financial aid officer must complete your form, please either:


Send to:

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Financial Aid Office/Scholarships
1 University Drive
Cullowhee, NC 28723

Or Fax to: 828.227.7042

 

If an invoice is required: To request an invoice from ĢƵ please contact the Student Accounts Office at 828-227-7324 or studentaccounts@wcu.edu.
Specify student name/ID#/amount/term of the award, name/address/phone# of the administrator and whether the award is renewable.  Request must be sent each semester and /or year for renewable awards. 

 

Send to: ĢƵ

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Student Accounts
132 Killian Annex
Cullowhee, NC 28723

 

Invoices will not be sent until after drop/add ends each semester.


ĢƵ does not issue paper bills, if you need a copy of the actual bill, it is only available through the student’s Catamount e-mail account. The student must print and submit the bill to you. 


Payment:

Make checks payable to:

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University Scholarships Office
1 University Drive
Cullowhee, NC 28723


Please note that any check made co-payable to the student and ĢƵmust be endorsed by the student at the Financial Aid Office before the funds can post to his/her account. Please notify the student if the check is co-payable.


The student’s full name and ĢƵID number (if known) should be on the check.