Scholarships at Wheaton College Massachusetts

The Porter Cleveland Fellowship at Wheaton College Massachusetts honors Nancy Lyon Porter Class of 1943 through a gift facilitated by her daughter Elizabeth Porter Daane Class of 1977. Fellows receive $3,500 plus paid housing to intern or volunteer with a community-based organization in Cleveland, Ohio during the summer and participate in Cleveland Foundation Internship Program activities. All class years may apply after securing a qualifying Cleveland placement. Applications open each February with a late-February priority deadline and rolling review through spring. Required materials include a resume, supervisor memorandum of understanding, and three-to-four-page purpose statement, plus post-experience reflection and showcase components.

The Wheaton Edge stipend supports Wheaton College Massachusetts undergraduates who are not merit scholars and have not received major summer fellowships such as the Davis International Fellowship or Porter Cleveland Fellowship. Students use the one-time stipend for unpaid summer internships, research, service, or other experiential learning between sophomore and junior year or junior and senior year. Stipend amounts range from $2,000 to $3,000 based on hours completed: 160–199 hours earns $2,000, 200–239 hours earns $2,500, and 240 or more hours earns $3,000. Applications open each February and close at the end of May with no late submissions accepted.

The Judy Purdy Grant provides limited need-based financial aid to international students at Wheaton College Massachusetts alongside merit scholarships. International applicants seeking need-based aid must complete the International Student Financial Aid Application in the admission portal after applying for admission. Early Action international aid applicants must meet the November 15 deadline; Regular Decision applicants must meet the January 15 deadline. International students remain eligible for the merit-based Wheaton Presidential Scholarship without a separate merit application. Wheaton evaluates need and academic performance together when awarding Judy Purdy Grant funding to admitted international undergraduates.

Wheaton College awards one need-based nursing scholarship each year that covers tuition, fees, room, and board for a student in the nursing program. The scholarship is renewable for all four years of undergraduate study while the recipient maintains eligibility and satisfactory progress. Wheaton describes this as a selective award within its mix of merit and need-based scholarships ranging from partial support to full cost of attendance. Interested nursing applicants should contact admissions at the email listed on Wheaton's scholarships page for current application instructions. Recipients must remain in good academic and social standing according to Wheaton's Honor Code.

Wheaton College Massachusetts awards several need-based Davis United World College Scholarships each year to graduates of United World Colleges. The scholarship covers full cost of attendance at Wheaton including tuition, fees, housing, meal plan, and other expenses, renewable for all four undergraduate years. UWC schools bring together international students across 18 campuses on five continents to promote social change through diversity. Wheaton selects recipients from the applicant pool based on admission and financial need review. International UWC graduates seeking this support should complete Wheaton's admission and financial aid applications by published deadlines.