Education: The State’s Greatest Investment

The State of Wyoming has created a generous scholarship program named after former governor Stan Hathaway. This program encourages Wyoming students to prepare for and pursue post-secondary education within the state. Students who have graduated from a Wyoming High School, home-school program, or attended a Wyoming high school before earning the HSEC are eligible to apply for this scholarship. The Wyoming Department of Education’s program offers merit-based and need-based awards to eligible students ranging from $1,680 to $3,360 per academic year.

Eligibility Requirements

To qualify for a Hathaway Scholarship, a student must:

• Demonstrate Wyoming residency as determined by the eligible institution.
• Successfully complete the success curriculum and be accepted for admission by the eligible institution.
• Apply for the Hathaway Scholarship prior to the start of the semester you wish to initiate the scholarship.

High school students must:

• Have graduated from an eligible high school.
• Satisfy current state curriculum requirements and the success curriculum requirements.
• Meet the minimum cumulative high school GPA requirements and ACT or WorkKeys® requirements.
• Have graduated after April 1, 2006.

GED students must:

• Have received the GED while residing in Wyoming and,
• Have attended an eligible high school prior to receipt of the GED; and,
• Have taken the GED after April 1, 2006.
• Meet the minimum GED score requirements and ACT or WorkKeys® requirements.

Home-schooled students must:

• Have submitted curriculum to the local board of trustees each year through grade 12 or graduation to demonstrate the home-school program complies with the requirements of a basic academic educational program; and,
• Satisfy the same curriculum as high school graduates, including the success curriculum requirements.
• Meet the minimum ACT or WorkKeys® requirements.

Additional Eligibility Requirements

• Must be a resident of Wyoming or eligible nonresident.
• Must be a 2006 high school graduate or beyond.
• Must apply for an award and enroll at Gillette College within four years of high school graduation.
• Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
• Must not be in default on a federal Title IV education loan.
• Must not owe any refunds on a federal Title IV student aid program.
• Must not have been convicted of a felony in Wyoming or another jurisdiction (Exceptions may be granted by the Wyoming Dept. of Education).
• Must not be incarcerated.

Student Definitions

Home Schooled Students

Award levels for home schooled students are based on ACT scores and the completion of success curriculum requirements.  These students must also meet all other eligibility requirements as listed here.

GED Students

GED students are those who attended a Wyoming high school, but did not graduate, instead completing the GED. For Hathaway eligibility you must meet this description and your equivalent high school class must also have graduated after April 1, 2006.

Part Time Students

Part-time students must currently be taking 6-11 credit hours per semester. These students receive their eligible award in an amount proportionate to the hours they are taking. For example, a part-time student who qualifies for an Opportunity level scholarship, taking 6 credit hours will receive $420 (=$840 X (hours taken/12)). All other eligibility requirements remain the same for part-time students.

Apply for The Hathaway Scholarship

All documentation must be submitted before the first day of class for the semester you intend to use the scholarship.

1. Complete the Hathaway Scholarship application.
2. Request your final official high school transcript be sent to the Gillette College Admissions Team ( Admissions@gillettecollege.org)
3. ACT scores- if you have taken the ACT more than once and have obtained a Superscore, please have the ACT transcript sent to NWCCD- ACT code 5002
4. Males are required to register with the Selective Service within 30 days of their 18^th birthday

Maintain the Hathaway Scholarship

1. GPA requirements
   • Provisional and Opportunity: 2.25
   • Performance and Honor: 2.50*

*Students who drop below a 2.50 GPA but maintain above 2.25 may still receive the Opportunity level until they achieve an average of 2.50 again. Once they reach that GPA again, they are eligible to regain the appropriate level of the Scholarship.

2. Continuous Enrollment
   • Students must be enrolled in at least one college-level course during the fall and spring semesters.
3. Satisfactory Academic Progress
4. Students must enroll and complete at least six non-remedial credits at a part time level or 12 non-remedial credits at a full-time level.

Regain Scholarship

• The student must enroll and complete one fall or spring semester as a full-time or part-time student, whichever is applicable.
  1. Summer terms CANNOT be used to regain eligibility
• Students must submit the request form to have the Financial Aid Office review your enrollment to confirm if the scholarship can be reinstated.

Follow this link to view Hathaway Scholarship information for Parents: http://hathawayscholarship.org/planning/parents/

The Hathaway Scholarship is not an entitlement and awards are subject to legislative appropriation.  The Legislature has the authority to modify or terminate the Hathaway Scholarship Program at any time.

Hathaway Need

Created and funded by the state of Wyoming, Hathaway Need are available to students who receive the Hathaway Scholarship. The amount varies per student based on the information included on the FAFSA, other gift aid received and the student’s Hathaway award level. Not all students who are awarded the Hathaway Scholarship also receive the Hathaway Need.

Students can’t be awarded the Hathaway Need without a FAFSA.  Hathaway Need isn’t restricted to low-income students and families.

Created and funded by the state of Wyoming, Hathaway Need Scholarships are for recent high school graduates. They are need-based and may be used at the University of Wyoming or any community college within the state.