Partially funded

Climb Higher Scholarship

West Virginia University, United States

Scholarship overview

The Climb Higher Scholarship is West Virginia University's automatic, non-competitive, renewable merit award for admitted first-time freshmen and first-time transfer students at the Morgantown campus. Both in-state and out-of-state students, including test-optional applicants, qualify, and international students are considered with converted GPAs.

Most levels are based on high-school GPA alone; the top level also considers ACT or SAT scores. A weighted GPA is used if the transcript provides one.

Award Information

  • Admitted first-time freshman or first-time transfer student to WVU Morgantown, full-time and in an on-campus programme
  • Level 1: 3.8+ GPA and ACT 30+ or SAT 1360+
  • Level 2: 3.8+ GPA
  • Level 3: 3.5-3.79 GPA
  • Level 4: 3.0-3.49 GPA
  • Transfer GPA is the cumulative GPA across all college work attempted
  • Level 1: $6,000 in-state / $18,000 out-of-state per academic year
  • Level 2: $4,500 / $16,000
  • Level 3: $3,500 / $13,000
  • Level 4: $2,500 / $10,000
  • Renewable with a 2.75 GPA and 30 earned credit hours per academic year

Amounts apply to the fall 2027 admission cycle.

  • Freshmen: admitted by August 1 for fall (January 2 for spring)
  • Transfers: admitted and all supporting documents received by August 1 (fall) or January 2 (spring)
  • Updated GPA or test scores can be submitted through August 1
  1. Submit the WVU or Common Application for undergraduate admission.
  2. Submit transcripts and, optionally, ACT/SAT scores (required for Level 1).
  3. WVU reviews the file automatically; no separate scholarship application is needed.
  4. For GPA changes, submit a GPA update request in the student portal before the deadline.

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How selection works

Awards are non-competitive: students whose GPA (and test score for Level 1) meets a level receive it.

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