Foundation Scholarship

Students must be a WV resident, attend and graduate from a West Virginia high school, and must be admitted to WVU as a degree-seeking first-time freshman by January 20, 2026. Home-schooled students who are WV residents must be home-schooled for at least their senior year in order to be eligible to apply.

Students who meet the admission deadline will be considered for scholarships based on submission of new high school transcripts or ACT/SAT scores if the information is updated on their WVU student record by January 20, 2026. Test scores are automatically processed when sent to WVU. High school GPA changes are not processed automatically and require students to follow the GPA Update Request instructions to submit a GPA update.

Students eligible to apply will receive additional materials by mail for completion usually starting in late October or early November. Five first-time freshmen are offered the scholarship annually and selected from the pool of 20 Bucklew Scholars.

Students must meet all of the following eligibility criteria to be considered:

• Have a minimum high school GPA of 3.80
• Have a minimum ACT test score of 30 or an SAT test score of 1360.

Please be aware that incoming students majoring in online programs of study are not eligible for institutional scholarships. Students beginning in on-campus majors will lose their institutional scholarship eligibility if they switch to an online program of study at any point.

Covers cost of attendance as determined by financial aid for up to four undergraduate years or completion of a bachelor’s degree – whichever comes first, plus a one-time $4,500 stipend for study abroad or academic enhancement. Students receiving the Promise Scholarship will receive the Foundation Scholarship less the Promise Scholarship amount. Students enrolled in multiple majors will have the college tuition cost of the most expensive major covered only.