WGU announces up to $100,000 in scholarships for students impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic

In response to the unprecedented economic hardships millions of American families are now facing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, fully online, nonprofit university Western Governors University (WGU) Missouri is offering up to $100,000 in scholarships to impacted individuals looking to strengthen their skills by earning a degree online, from the safety of their homes. The Bright Future Scholarship is open to new students who have lost income due to the global health crisis and are interested in earning a bachelor’s or master’s degree in any of WGU’s 60-plus degree programs in information technology, business, K-12 teacher education, or health professions, including nursing.
Each Bright Future Scholarship is valued at up to $3,000, $1,500 for the first six-month term and then $500 per term for three subsequent terms, and will be applied to WGU Missouri’s already-low tuition of about $3,500 per six-month term. The needs-based scholarship will be awarded to individuals who can show evidence of loss of income in their household as a result of the pandemic. The deadline to apply is Sept. 30.
For more information about WGU Missouri or the “Bright Future” scholarship, visit missouri.wgu.edu.