Bridging the Financial Aid Gap since 2001
Our Impact
SCHOLARSHIPS
$2.5+ Million Dollars Awarded
STUDENTS
Assisted 320+ (2001-2018)
CRITICAL NEED
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48% of students required needs-based aid
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These students have an average 21% shortfall to cover tuition plus room & board
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Only 13.2% had needs fully met even after University grant packages and Federal loans
Who We Help
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Students with unexpected hardships
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Illness causing major Medical Bills
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Parent lost job
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Parent is under-employed
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Multiple siblings in school simultaneously
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Parent died
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Junior and Senior Students working their way through school
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Students paying 100% of their tuition
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Middle Class Families who cannot afford to pay completely out of pocket nor qualify for 100% aid/loan packages

What We Do
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The Blue White Scholarship Foundation "Bridges the Gap" for students who are STILL short AFTER they have received all possible aid from every source within the University.
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Villanova University reports a 21% financial aid gap (Source: U.S. News & World Report, Best Colleges Edition, September 2020)
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The average gap for our scholarship recipients is $14,000 per student.

SHOLARSHIP CRITERIA
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Rising Juniors and Seniors
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Financial Need - those who have exhausted all possible financial aid
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Strong Academic Ability
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Superior Work Ethic-- Students must be working their way through school
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A Willingness to "Pay It Forward"
Want To Get Involved?
Pictured-Villanovan Patrick Ciapciak, a Blue White Scholar, on graduation day 2016. After leaving Villanova, he entered Boston College Law School. He both graduated and married his Nova sweetheart in 2019.

What Makes Us Unique
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Our scholars take the Benjamin Franklin Pledge to "Pay It Forward" and promise to help a future BWSF student.
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Our top donors act as "Judges," reviewing, evaluating, and scoring student applications. The result: Our donors have a direct role in determining which students receive scholarships.
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Donors, along with current and former Scholarship Recipients participate in Mentoring and Networking programs.
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The Blue White Scholarship Foundation, also known as the Blue White Club, is the only nation-wide, and the oldest, independent alumni organization composed of alumni & friends of Villanova University.
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Blue White Scholarship recipients have all taken the pledge to pay it forward. Here are six ways to pay it forward that won't break the bank.