Financial Aid & Scholarships

Scholarships for Out-of-State Students

Fill out the scholarship application to put yourself in the running for:

• The Trapper Scholarship (funded by a bank of private scholarships)
• NWC Academic, Activity-Talent or Trapper Athletics Scholarships
• Trapper Adult Learner Scholarship (ages 24+)

Other opportunities available to you (depending upon eligibility):

• The Welcome to Wyoming Scholarship
• Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) (reduced tuition)
• Outside Scholarships

Apply Early! Scholarship awards at all levels will be made on a first-come basis until available funding is depleted.

Trapper Scholarships (Out-of-State Students)

See the table below to see how much you may receive for your Trapper Scholarship:

Award Level	Annual Award Amount	Requirements by Diploma Earned
		High School GPA	GED 2002 Graduate Score	GED 2014 Graduate Score	HiSet Graduate Score	Home School Graduate ACT Score
High School Elite*	$4,000	3.80 to 4.0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Presidential	$3,000	3.50 to 4.0	575	170	16	25
Excellence	$2,000	3.00 – 3.49	540	164	14	21
Access	$1,000	2.00 – 2.99	500	157	12	19

*The Trapper HS Elite Scholarship is limited to the first 25 students who apply and meet the criteria; it is dedicated to students graduating from traditional high schools and is not available for homeschooled or GED/HiSET students.

Activity-Talent and Athletic Scholarships

You can also apply for academic program, activity-talent and Trapper Athletics scholarships through our online scholarship application. This includes scholarships from indiviudal academic departments, competitive teams like Speech & Debate or Livestock Judging, or other campus activities, including NJCAA Division I athletic teams (volleyball, soccer, wrestling and basketball).

Western Undergraduate Exchange Program

You'll pay reduced out-of-state tuition if you live in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska*, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah or Washington. These states participate in the the Western Undergraduate Exchange Program (WUE). Compare WUE tuition to Wyoming resident and nonresident tuition.

Note: Northwest College extends the WUE scholarship to Nebraska residents even though Nebraska is not a WUE state.

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For comprehensive application and eligibility requirements for all NWC Scholarships, please review the NWC Scholarships portion of the Financial Aid Disclosure & Consumer Information on our Financial Aid Policies page.