It’s easy to qualify for our merit-based scholarships. Just submit your application for admission and we’ll review for our institutional scholarships. And, applicants who do not submit ACT or SAT scores may also qualify for institutional scholarships!

 

Use our charts below to determine your eligibility for the Scholarship of Distinction for score senders, or the Go First Scholarship for applicants who do not submit ACT or SAT scores. You can also use our scholarship calculator.

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Our admissions application and merit awarding both include a no-harm policy – students will not be penalized whether applying with scores or not. To be considered for WVU scholarships, students must be admitted by June 1. Students who meet the admission deadline will be considered for scholarships (or increases to scholarships, if applicable) based on submission of new high school transcripts or ACT/SAT scores if the information is updated on their WVU student record by June 1.

And don’t forget to file the FAFSA form for the 2022-2023 academic cycle. You may qualify for additional need-based aid and institutional awards. 

If you change campuses to WVU Morgantown or WVU Beckley when you leave Potomac State, your scholarship will go with you as long as you’ve met renewal criteria.

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Go First Scholarship

The Go First Scholarship is for applicants who do not submit ACT or SAT scores. Students cannot receive both the Go First Scholarship and the Scholarship of Distinction. 

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Eligibility

Please be aware that incoming students majoring in online programs of study are not eligible for institutional scholarships. Students beginning in on-campus majors in fall 2021 or later will lose their institutional scholarship eligibility if they switch to an online program of study at any point.

Non-resident students receiving this level of scholarship who change to in-state tuition rates through programs such as Ohio Tuition Reciprocity or National Guard assessment (or who change to in-state tuition rates through any other program) will have the Scholarship of Distinction Level 1 replaced with the Distinguished Achievement Scholarship. If a student changes back to non-resident tuition rates, the Scholarship of Distinction will not be reinstated.