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Available Programs

Various scholarships recognize exceptional achievement and assist with enhanced opportunities.


Department scholarships

A number of Wake Forest academic departments offer scholarships for returning students, which can be found below. For each scholarship, students should contact the awarding department’s administrative coordinator for additional information and application procedures.

DepartmentScholarshipOverview
ArtEleanor Layfield Davis ScholarshipFor art majors (usually worth $2,500 annually)
ArtTed & Nancy Meredith ScholarshipFor art majors (usually worth $2,500 annually)
BiologyGrady Britt ScholarshipFor biology students interested in parasitology for biology students
BiologyElton C. Cocke Undergraduate FundFor biology students
BiologyRobert L. Sullivan ScholarshipFor biology students
School of BusinessJohn Belk Stevens Scholarship in BusinessContact the Office of the Dean at the School of Business (336.758.3989) for more info.
School of BusinessThomas H. Davis Business Scholarship
School of BusinessPhillip Wilson/Peat Marwick Scholarship
School of BusinessArthur Andersen and Company Accounting Leadership Award
School of BusinessJones-Holder Business Scholarship Fund
School of BusinessDaniel Eugene and Beulah B. Gatewood Scholarship in Accountancy
School of BusinessRobert C. Bridger, Jr. Scholarship
School of BusinessHenry Russell and Clara Stephenson Harris Scholarship
School of BusinessBurke M. McConnell Management Excellence Scholarship
School of BusinessAugustine John Taylor and Roby Ellis Taylor Scholarship
School of BusinessWilliam D. Brigman Scholarship
School of BusinessNeal Monroe Chastain Memorial Scholarship
School of BusinessLowe’s Foods Fund
ClassicsWilliam Royall Scholarship FundFor excellence in classical studies (preference to students traveling to classical sites)
German & RussianW.D. Sanders ScholarshipAwarded for intensive language study in Germany or Austria (worth up to $2,000)
MathematicsKenneth Tyson Raynor ScholarshipFor mathematics majors (worth up to $2,000)
MathematicsBarry and Ann Griffin Driggs ScholarshipFor mathematics majors (worth up to $1,000)
MathematicsWalter Tatum ScholarshipFor mathematics majors (worth up to $5,000 for both the junior and senior year)
MusicThane E. McDonald and Marie D. McDonald Memorial ScholarshipsFor qualified music students (financial need is a factor)
MusicJoseph Pleasant and Marguerite Nutt Sloan Memorial ScholarshipFor qualified music students (financial need is a factor)
MusicMaria Thornton and Miriam Carlyle Willis ScholarshipFor qualified music students (financial need is a factor)
MusicM. Elizabeth Harris ScholarshipFor qualified music students (financial need is a factor)
TheatreJordan ScholarshipFor theatre majors (worth $2,500)

Need and Merit-Based Scholarships

Explore our need and merit-based scholarship programs.