The Wesleyan University Freeman Asian Scholarship Program supports about 11 incoming students each year. Eligible students pursue a bachelor’s degree in person at Wesleyan in Middletown, Connecticut.
The award is automatically considered through the regular undergraduate admission and financial-aid process, with no separate scholarship application. Wesleyan continues the program as an institutional scholarship following its establishment by the Freeman Foundation.
Benefits & funding
- Covers the full cost of attendance for four years.
- Covered costs include tuition, fees, room and board, supplies, and travel to and from the recipient’s home jurisdiction.
- Wesleyan states that the package totals more than USD 90,000.
- Around 11 incoming students receive the scholarship each year.
Eligibility
- Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, or Vietnam.
- Dual United States citizens and United States permanent residents are not eligible.
- Applicants must seek need-based financial aid when applying to Wesleyan and demonstrate financial need.
- Applicants must not have previously enrolled full-time at a college or university.
- First-year applicants must have a high school diploma, a recognized equivalent, or meet Wesleyan’s stated alternative criteria.
- International applicants seeking financial aid are considered through Regular Decision, not Early Decision.
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Eligible nationalities
China · Hong Kong · Indonesia · Japan · Malaysia · Philippines · Singapore · South Korea · Taiwan · Thailand · Vietnam
Education required
High School
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Application process
- 1Submit the Common Application or Coalition Application via SCOIR, including Wesleyan’s member-specific questions.
- 2Arrange for the school report, official transcript, counselor recommendation, mid-year grades, and two academic teacher evaluations.
- 3Apply for need-based financial aid at the same time using the required international financial-aid forms.
- 4No separate Freeman scholarship application is required; eligible candidates are considered automatically.
- 5If selected as a finalist, participate in an informal virtual interview with program alumni if invited.
- 6Check the Regular Decision result; awardees are notified on the Regular Decision release date.
Program timeline
Regular Decision application deadline.
January 1, 2027
Regular Decision notification and scholarship award notification.
Late March 2027
Bachelor’s study at Wesleyan begins.
Fall 2027