Scholarships

Recognizing outstanding academic and personal achievement among first-year applicants

Named for Frances Payne Bolton, one of the founders of our nursing school, and honoring students who show exceptional promise in the field of nursing and who have not been selected for another scholarship

Named in honor of the historic experiment by Case School of Applied Science Professor Albert Michelson and Western Reserve College Professor Edward Morley and awarded to exceptional students who plan to major in science, technology, engineering or mathematics fields

Recognizing community college transfer students who have demonstrated outstanding academic and leadership achievement, it is an award of $25,000 per year. The Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship is awarded to active Phi Theta Kappa members who are applying as transfer students.

Created through gifts from the Austin E. Knowlton Foundation to continue the legacy of its namesake—a community leader, entrepreneur and philanthropist—this scholarship supports talented, qualified students from Ohio who are pursuing undergraduate degrees at Case Western Reserve.

This four-year, scholarship in the amount of tuition was originally established by university trustee Andrew Squire and his wife, Eleanor. It’s open to first-year applicants in the arts; humanities; management; accountancy; and natural, social and behavioral sciences.

Two scholarships in the amount of tuition are awarded to students who have shown exceptional achievement in hands-on engineering or science through a successful project. This scholarship is open to first-year applicants in engineering, the physical sciences and mathematics.

First-year applicants who are seniors in high school and participated at least one full season on a FIRST Robotics Competition or a FIRST Tech Challenge team can apply for one of two scholarships of $10,000 (renewable up to $40,000 over four years with a 3.0 GPA).

This scholarship in the amount of tuition (renewable for up to five years) aims to help economically and educationally disadvantaged students attain an education at CWRU. It also includes a grant of up to $2,500 for computer and book purchases, and assistance securing a paid summer internship. It’s open to all first-year students and transfer students from community colleges.

Ranging between $2,000 and $5,000, these scholarships are awarded to first-year applicants who display outstanding leadership in academic and extracurricular pursuits.

This $2,500 award—selected based on academic qualifications, extracurriculars, community involvement, service commitment, recommendations from two faculty members and an essay—is open to nominees from Mundelein High School in Mundelein, Illinois.

Case Western Reserve sponsors a number of National Merit Scholarships in amounts ranging from $1,000 to $2,000. Competition finalists who declare CWRU as their first choice and who have not received other National Merit or Corporate National Merit Scholarships will be considered.

A small number of scholarships in the amount of tuition are available to students who exhibit excellence in the performing arts. Music majors should submit a video audition as part of the Arts Supplement through the Applicant Status Portal; theater or dance majors should contact individual departments to arrange an audition.

A small number of $10,000 scholarships are available to students who exhibit excellence in dance, music, studio art or theater, but who may not major in those subject areas. First-year applicants interested in music should submit a video audition as part of the Arts Supplement through the Applicant Status Portal; those interested in dance, studio art or theater should contact individual departments to arrange an audition or portfolio review.

The purpose of The Douglas W. Nock Endowment Scholarship is to provide recognition and financial assistance to outstanding undergraduate students or admitted high school graduates who have advanced the mission of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) community at Case Western Reserve University or as a high school student in their community.

Applicants must submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Graduates of Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD), CMSD Partner Charters or East Cleveland City Schools who are admitted as first-year students are automatically eligible for the Cleveland Scholars Program. The program provides a four-year scholarship and a paid, mentored research or internship experience, ensuring the full cost of attendance (tuition, housing, meals, fees, books and personal expenses) is covered.

The scholarship is applied after federal, state and other aid, and covers the remaining amount up to the full cost of attendance. Eligible students must have attended one of these schools for their final two years of high school and are required to live in university housing for their first two years.

Students in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District interested in becoming physicians may be considered for the Joan C. Edwards Scholarship. The scholarship covers four years of tuition at Case Western Reserve University. After federal and state aid is applied, the university covers the remaining cost of attendance—including housing, meals, fees, books and personal expenses.

Recipients also receive conditional admission to Case Western Reserve University’s School of Medicine, along with a medical school scholarship covering tuition and a $20,000 annual stipend.

To be considered for the Joan C. Edwards Scholarship, students must apply to CWRU as Early Action or Early Decision I and indicate an interest in medicine. Semifinalists are notified in December, interviews take place in February and the recipient is announced in early March.