Educ
ational Opportunity Fund for Graduate Students
Wichita State University
1. G
uidelines/Eligibility:
a. Applicants must have a valid admission status as a degree bound graduate student at
Wichita State University.
b. A
pplicants with 9 or more hours of graduate credit must have a GPA of 3.00 or higher,
and be making satisfactory progress toward degree.
c. Ap
plicants should be a part-time student enrolled in a minimum of 3 hours and not to
exceed a maximum of 6 hours.
d. S
tudents may enroll in courses for graduate credit only. Audited classes and lower
division courses are not permissible.
e. International students (F-1 & J-1 visas) are not eligible due to INS Regulations prohibiting
part-time enrollment status.
f. Applicants must submit the Financial Need Planning Form.
g. A
pplicants must provide a letter explaining the reasons they are requesting financial
assistance and the number of hours in which they plan to enroll.
h. Applicants cannot hold remunerative employment at Wichita State University.
i. Aw
ards are available for a maximum of $700.00 and are provided by student fees through
the Student Government Association.
j. Awards are renewable if funds are available and the applicant reapplies and is eligible;
however, preference is given to first time applicants.
2. I
nstructions:
a. Complete the Financial Need Planning Form.
b. P
repare a letter, addressed to the Graduate EOF Committee, explaining your need for
financial assistance and the number of hours you plan to enroll.
c. Su
bmit application materials via one of the methods below by the following deadlines:
i. Last Monday in June for Fall awards
ii. Last Monday in October for Spring awards
U.S. M
ail WSU Campus mail Delivery in person
Graduate School Graduate School Graduate School
Wichita State University Box #4 107 Jardine Hall
1845 Fairmount
Wichita, Kansas 67260-0004
FINANCIAL NEED PLANNING FORM
Graduate School Educational Opportunity Fund Scholarship
(Applicants for Fall consideration must base information on the previous tax year. Applicants for
Spring consideration must base information on the tax year prior to the most recent tax year.)
Funds are requested for the following semester/year (check only one):
Fall Spring Year _____
Anticipated semester enrollment hours: ____
(must be a minimum of 3 hours and cannot exceed 6 hours)
Section I: STUDENT INFORMATION
1. Name ____________________________________________________________
2. myWSU ID ___________________Phone number________________________
3. Email ____________________________________________________________
Section II: HOUSEHOLD INFORMATION
4. Marital status: Single Married Separated Divorced Widowed
Number of family members: ____
5. Number of family members in college (including self): ____
Section III: INCOME, EARNINGS, AND BENEFITS
7. Monthly Veteran Benefits (student only): $______
8. Number of months expected to receive Veteran Benefits: ____
9. Student/Spouse type of tax form filed:
1040EZ/1040A 1040 Not required to file
Student/Spouse
10. Number of exemptions claimed: # ________
11. Adjusted Gross Income: $ ________
12. Tax Paid (leave blank, computer will calculate): $ _XXXX_
13. Income from work (Student): $ ________
14. Income from work (Spouse): $ ________
Untaxed Income:
15. Earned Income Credit: $ ________
16. Social Security Benefits: $ ________
17. ADC, AFDC, TANF: $ ________
18. Child support received: $ ________
19. Other untaxed income: $ ________
(Workers comp., untaxed pensions, deductible
IRA/KEOGH/401K payments, tax exempt interest, etc.)
20. Child support payments & taxable financial aid: $ ________
Section IV: ASSET INFORMATION
$ ________
$ ________
$ ________
$ ________
$ ________
$ ________
21. Value of cash, savings, and checking accts.
22. Other real estate/investment value:
(Stocks, bonds, money market funds, etc. excluding home)
23. Other real estate/investment debt (excluding home):
24. Business value:
25. Business debt:
26. Farm value (investment farms only):
(Exclude if you live on farm)
27. Farm debt: $ ________
Section V: SIGNATURES
I certify that the above information is accurate to the best of my knowledge, and that the
Graduate School may also use information from my FAFSA application, if applicable.
__________________________________________________________________
Student’s signature Date
Revised June 2018