Wesleyan Freeman Asian Scholars Program, Wesleyan University

The Wesleyan Freeman Asian Scholarship Program provides full scholarships for a four-year course of study toward a bachelor’s degree for up to eleven exceptionally able students annually from these countries: the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

After 20 years of generous support by the Freeman Foundation, Wesleyan continues to honor that legacy through this institutional scholarship, which aims to improve understanding and strengthen ties between the United States and the countries and regions of the Pacific Rim.  A number of early Wesleyan graduates were influential educators and ministers in Asian countries, and Wesleyan currently has formal ties to several prominent universities in Asia.

Website

https://www.wesleyan.edu/admission/afford-aid/freeman.html

Host Country

United States

Duration

Undergraduate Education

Applicants

Applicants must have completed their secondary schooling and must be citizens or permanent residents of one of these eleven countries or regions: People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand or Vietnam.

  • Individuals with dual U.S. citizenship or who are permanent U.S. residents are not eligible for this program.  Wesleyan meets 100% of demonstrated financial need for all admitted students, domestic and international.
  • Students who must fulfill a military service requirement after secondary school completion should apply in the year they are able to enroll.
  • Only students applying for need-based financial aid and have demonstrated need will be considered.
Contact

Email: intladmission@wesleyan.edu

How To Apply:

Interested students must submit the Common or Scoir Application, which includes background information, an essay, a secondary (high) school/junior college transcript, recommendations from two teachers and one counselor, and results (or predictions if available) of any standardized national examinations administered during the secondary school/junior college years.  If you have graduated from or will graduate from a high school outside of the United States and English is not your first language, you will be required to answer an additional essay question.

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