Westville High School Scholarship Opportunities Now Available
Westville High School Scholarship Application
All graduating Westville High School seniors are encouraged to apply for a variety of scholarship opportunities. This is an application for a number of scholarships offered at Westville High School including scholarships awarded by the Westville Community Academic Foundation. The link to the application can be found by clicking below.
Click Here for WHS Scholarship Application
All scholarship applications must be turned in electronically no later than Noon on Wednesday March 20, 2024. Late applications will not be accepted.
Applications will be evaluated across five areas according to any additional criteria set forth with a particular scholarship. The five areas of review include: academic performance, school-community involvement, need, aspirations, and overall persuasiveness.
Academic performance will be evaluated according to a student's cumulative high school Grade Point Average taken at the end of the first semester of the high school senior's senior year. This information will be provided by the Westville High School guidance department and is a required component of the application process.
For the four extended essay responses it is suggested to type in a word processing program (like Microsoft Word or Google Docs), save, and then copy and paste into the extended essay response tab. Extended responses should be limited to a range of 500-750 words.
Available Scholarships
Albert Guliani Scholarship
Scholarship should be awarded on the basis of cumulative GPA and leadership ability exhibited. Financial need may be considered, but is not determinative.
Scholarship should be used for students intending to attend DACC
Juanita and Emil Spezia Scholarships
Scholarships for needy and worthy graduates of WHS in pursuing higher education.
Scholarships should be awarded based upon leadership, service, character, and need.
Scholarships should be awarded to students planning to attend a normal college, trade/technical school, or nursing school.
Marlene Rice
Scholarship for student with a C average or above involved in extra-curricular actives (sports, community, etc.) who intend to further their education at a vocational, 2-year, or 4-year college.
Scholarship is intended to serve a student from a single parent family
Perona-Pagoda
Scholarship will be distributed for deserving WHS students seeking to further their education in either a college or university
Richard Dowiatt
Scholarship intended for male students who participated in basketball, football, and/or baseball who intend to further their education in either a college or a university
Ruth Tovey
Scholarship for student with a C average or above involved in extra-curricular actives (sports, community, etc.) who intend to further their education at a vocational, 2-year, or 4-year college.
Tiger Scholarship
Scholarship is intended for Westville High School graduates enrolled in any college, university, junior college, or accredited trade school in or out of the state of Illinois.
Scholarships will be evaluated based upon financial need, academics, leadership abilities, and school/community involvement.
Three scholarships should be awarded annually, with at least one going to a student set to attend a vocational institution if applicable.
Westville Community Academic Foundation Scholarship
Scholarship for deserving WHS students seeking to further their education
Scholarships will be awarded based on academic performance, school-community involvement, need, aspirations, and overall persuasiveness.
Additional Scholarship Opportunities
For additional scholarship opportunities outside of the Westville High School scholarships listed above, please contact the Westville High School guidance department.