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Student Scholarships

Student success is Whittier's top priority.

As a national model in providing access to higher education to students of all backgrounds, Whittier is committed to ensuring that access is matched by affordability.

The generosity of donors like you plays a big role in managing the cost of tuition, allowing our students to focus on making the most of their time at Whittier. Your gift supporting scholarships is an investment in the talented Whittier students who are shaping our world. With your support we can continue to offer the unique and transformational educational experiences that make Whittier so special.

Whittier College invites supporters of equitable higher education access to consider launching a named scholarship fund in honor of a personal passion, a lived experience, or an individual. Current use named scholarship funds can be established with a minimum gift of $10,000. Endowed scholarship funds can be established with a minimum gift of $50,000.

Alyssa E. Sialaris '13 Memorial Scholarship Anne Nicholas '83 Endowed Scholarship Barbara V. & Don L. Jenkins'53 Endowed Scholarship Chris C. Evans '68 Endowed Scholarship Class of 1967 Endowed Scholarship Fund Class of 1968 Endowed Scholarship Class of 1976 Endowed Scholarship Dee Hochstetler Memorial Endowed Scholarship Dr. Sharad V. Keny Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fred Bergerson Endowed Scholarship Global Poet Scholarship George K. Tenopir Endowed Scholarship Hugh Mendez Memorial Scholarship Les Howard '62 Memorial Endowed Scholarship Pacific Northwest Alumni Scholarship Poet Educator Scholarship Poet Forward Scholarship Student Loan Relief Scholarship Talbott Family Endowed Scholarship Whittier Fund Scholarships Wonder Women Scholarship
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Rank State Gifts
1 CA 31
2 WA 6
3 AZ 5
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Match
Whittier Fund Match
$20,000 to the Whittier Fund have been matched! Thanks to an anonymous alumni donor from the Class of 1995, and to our donors who supported the Whittier Fund during Big Poet Give!
$20,000 MATCHED
Completed
$50,000
Donor Participation Challenge
We reached the first 500 gifts! Thank you to a generous member of our Board of Trustees, and to all our BPG give supporter so far, for their generous support during the Big Poet Give.
500 / 500 Gifts
Completed
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Participating Groups
Academic Departments Alianza de los Amigos Athletics Black Alumni Association Support Fund Career Center MacKenzie Scott 2020 Fund Office of Equity & Inclusion Office of Student Disability Services Presidential Innovation Fund Pride Endowed Scholarship Ruth B. Shannon Center for the Performing Arts Societies Stephen Gothold '63 Endowed Scholarship Student Counseling Center Student Emergency Fund Student Scholarships The Whittier Fund Wardman Library Additional Areas of Support

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