GLOBAL EDUCATION MERIT SCHOLARSHIP (FALL 2023 ONWARD)

Renewal Criteria

The scholarship will be automatically renewed to the second, third and fourth years if you have:

Earned a minimum of 3.0 GPA during the previous academic year
Successfully completed a minimum of 24 credits per academic year
Enrolled in a minimum of 12 credits in each of the fall and spring semesters
Continued to hold active F-1 status
Continued to hold nonresident status for tuition purposes

The scholarship is usually posted approximately a week prior to the beginning of the semester.

Satisfactory Academic Progress

Please monitor your semester grades, and the total credit hours you had successfully completed in each academic year. If you are NOT maintaining the required GPA or credit hour requirements, the scholarship will be suspended. You will have one opportunity to explain your deficiency and appeal for re-instatement of your scholarship. Following is the appeal process:

You must contact International Student and Scholar Services (I3S) to learn the procedure to submit an appeal form
An appeal committee will review the documents. You will be notified of the committee's decision approximately one week after the appeal form and supporting documents are received in the I3S office.
If you choose not to appeal, your appeal is denied, or you choose to stop attending WMU for a fall and/or spring term, your scholarship will not be reinstated.