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.
Read What Our Scholars Have to Say
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