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Hathaway Scholarship Program

In 2005, state lawmakers created a scholarship fund with a $400 million permanent endowment, whose income funds scholarships for qualified Wyoming high school graduates to attend the University of Wyoming or any of the state’s seven community colleges. The Hathaway Scholarship helps students attend college by helping to pay for tuition. It can be used at the University of Wyoming or at any of the Wyoming’s Community Colleges. There are four tiers of the Scholarship, plus a need-based scholarship that can supplement these merit-based awards:

Hathaway Scholarship Levels

Every Wyoming middle and high school student is automatically eligible for the Hathaway Scholarship, but they must maintain certain GPA scores and meet certain class requirements throughout high school in order to graduate with it. You can find the specifics in the links below.

Recent Hathaway Eligibility at Uinta County School District #1

Graduation Year 2018 2020 2021 2022
Students Eligible 172 83 126 102
Graduating Students 176 137 146 162
Percentage   60.6% 86.3% 53.1%
2019 Data missing due to school closures as a result of COVID-19.