The Vic Wu Scholarship is one of the named donor funds in the University of the West’s Golden Benefactor Awards.
It gives one US$500 award each fall and spring semester to a continuing undergraduate or graduate student at the Rosemead, California campus. The Financial Aid Committee selects on academic performance, character and financial need.
Benefits & funding
- One US$500 award per semester, used in the semester awarded; award numbers depend on donor funds.
- Only one Golden Benefactor award per student per semester.
- Cannot be combined with the IBEF, President’s or Lotus scholarships, unless the committee grants a petition for exceptional need.
- Recipients write a semester report on their academic progress, sent to the donor.
Eligibility
- UWest undergraduate or graduate student in any degree program.
- At least one semester already completed in a UWest degree-seeking program.
- Full-time: at least 12 units (undergraduate) or 9 units (graduate); final-semester students who cannot study full-time must submit a written petition.
- Minimum GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale.
Application process
- 1Register for the next semester before the deadline; the application is not processed otherwise.
- 2Complete, sign and date the Golden Benefactor Awards application form.
- 3Write a Statement of Objectives (typed, double-spaced, up to 500 words).
- 4Deliver both to the Office of Financial Aid by the first Monday after the previous semester ends: in person or by mail (the PDF rules out fax and email, though another line also lists email).
Program timeline
14 Dec 2026
Spring 2027 application deadline (first Monday after Fall 2026 ends on 13 Dec)
11 Jan 2027
Spring 2027 semester begins
16 May 2027
Spring 2027 semester ends
17 May 2027 (expected)
Fall 2027 application deadline