Merit Scholarships

The President's Award is offered to academically talented students as a symbol of Wentworth's commitment to educating the architects, designers, engineers, technologists, and future leaders needed by our society.

First-year and transfer students should complete the admissions application as early as possible to be evaluated for the President's Award. No additional scholarship forms are required to receive the merit award. Evaluation is determined by the Admissions Office during our holistic review process and may be renewed for up to five years, depending on the length of the recipient’s bachelor’s degree program. Recipients must be enrolled full-time (12 classroom credits) and maintain a 2.0 institutional cumulative GPA.  

Submit your application by December 1, 2020 and be eligible for a $1,000 scholarship provided you are accepted. This scholarship is in addition to the merit award and need-based aid you may receive if accepted. You do not have to complete your admissions file by December 1. However, the sooner you do complete your admissions file, the sooner you will learn if you are accepted and, if so, be notified of the $1,000 scholarship and your merit award.

Lead the Way Scholarship In collaboration with Mass STEM Hub, Wentworth awards scholarships to all accepted students who are graduating from a Massachusetts high school and have completed at least three Project Lead the Way (PLTW) courses as indicated by completion of End of Course Assessments. Preference is given to students who apply and are accepted by March 15. Students who have completed two PLTW courses and are currently enrolled in the third course at the point of application, will be given equal consideration. Mass STEM Hub will provide Wentworth with a list of eligible students who have agreed to share their PLTW course performance by April 15.

The scholarship amount will vary based on the number of qualified candidates with a minimum guarantee of $1,000, renewable for the length of the student’s program, (eight semesters for all majors except for Electromechanical Engineering which is a 10-semester program) provided Satisfactory Academic Progress is maintained as outlined in Wentworth’s catalog. An application is not required by the student to be considered for this scholarship.

Wentworth is committed to the Boston community and its students. We offer Boston Resident Scholarships to current high school seniors who are Boston residents and have been accepted to the University. This is a 4-year, full tuition scholarship after federal, state and Wentworth funding is awarded. Scholarship selection is based on a variety of factors including academics, leadership, school and community involvement as well as financial need. Applicants must apply for federal financial aid by completing the FAFSA form to be eligible.

Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 at Wentworth for the scholarship to be renewed each year.

An application is required to be considered for the Boston Resident Scholarship. The application deadline is March 1. Please contact Armida Bertino at bertinoa@wit.edu or 617-989-4846 if you have any questions.

Wentworth provides links to tools and resources to help connect you with scholarships to help pay for your education. The links listed below are available to the public free of charge.  Exercise caution of any organization, business, or company that requires a "finder's fee" or makes any guarantees they can find you aid.  Feel free to utilize the below search engines to make sure your applications are legitimate. 

The following scholarship search engines are free to use for the public*: 

FastWeb.com 

FastWeb Online Resources to download and print 

Collegeboard.com 

Unigo.com 

 *Reminder: You should never have to pay for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (the FAFSA).  This is a free application and can be completed at the FAFSA website. 

Ready to stop searching and start matching to scholarship opportunities?  Wentworth is excited to announce that we have partnered with Scholarship Universe!  Scholarship Universe is a new, easy and mobile outside scholarship search and matching tool that all Wentworth students can utilize. 

SU makes it quick and easy, students log in using their WIT username and password to log in and create their profile.  Once their profile is created, students can: 

Answer questions and match to scholarship opportunities you are eligible for 

Easily apply online to multiple scholarship opportunities through a personalized portal 

Track application statuses 

Be alerted whenever you are matched to new scholarship opportunities 

Receive automated reminders about outstanding tasks and next steps 

What should you know? 

Scholarships are open to incoming freshmen, returning students and graduate students 

All scholarships are vetted and approved by Scholarship Universe 

Make sure to update your information frequently, GPA, classes taken, class rank, etc. 

Start matching with scholarships today - wit.scholarshipuniverse.com 

Wentworth Institute of Technology is pleased to offer a tuition discount to siblings who are enrolled concurrently in full-time undergraduate degree programs, as specified below. To qualify for the discount, all siblings must be matriculated and enrolled in a full-time undergraduate program, for each period (semester) of eligibility. The sibling discount will be applied as follows:

• 10% tuition discount per student for the 1st and 2nd siblings, enrolled concurrently
• 20% tuition discount for the 3rd and additional siblings, enrolled concurrently

The Sibling Discount does not apply to, and, if applicable, will be removed in the following situations:

1. One of the siblings takes a leave of absence, withdraws or graduates from Wentworth
2. One of the siblings enrolls in a graduate program while the other sibling is enrolled as an undergraduate

The Sibling Discount applies only to tuition, NOT to housing (room and board) or any other fees that are assessed to student accounts.

To apply for the discount, please list all siblings on the same Sibling Discount Application form. All of the fields must be completed, including the Expected Graduation Term for each student. Completed applications can be dropped off at the Student Service Center, or scanned and emailed to ssc@wit.edu.

Some states award scholarships and grants which can assist students attending Wentworth. These states include Massachusetts and Vermont.

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A limited number of Federal Work-Study jobs, which are based on financial need, are offered as part of the financial aid award.

Federal Direct Loans are awarded to students who apply for Financial Aid. There are two types of Federal Direct Loans: Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Eligibility for a subsidized loan is based on financial need, as determined by the FAFSA.

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Additional financial sources may include External Scholarships, Payment Plans, Direct Plus Parent Loans, or private loans. Visit the ELM Select website for more details.