Emerging Scholars
The Emerging Scholars Award program exists to recognize outstanding students for their commitment to learning, demonstration of excellence in their discipline or program, creative approaches to assignments, and other qualities. Selection is based on perseverance, innovative thinking, and professionalism both in and outside the classroom — not primarily on academic status. Students are nominated by faculty.
Awards & Eligibility
- Students will be awarded in each of the schools of instruction.
- Each student will receive one $1,000 scholarship to be applied towards their tuition at CWI for the 2027-2028 academic year.
- If you are selected as an Emerging Scholar, please be aware accepting this award may affect your financial aid eligibility. Should you have any questions or need further clarification, contact Financial Aid at financialaid@cwi.edu.
- Nominated students must plan to enroll in six (6) or more credits for the following academic year in both fall and spring semesters and maintain a GPA of 2.0 or higher.
Submissions
During fall and spring semesters faculty identify and nominate students in their courses who exemplify these four main criteria:
- Academic commitment
- Innovation
- Professional practice
- Demonstration of exceptional promise
Nominations are reviewed and finalists selected by the Emerging Scholars Committee. Students will be awarded in each of the schools of instruction. Students receive their awards from the faculty who nominated them at a special awards ceremony in the spring, and apply the award to the following academic year including fall and spring semesters.
Submissions due by April 1.
2026-2027 Emerging Scholars
- Fawn Perkins
- Lucas Cisneros
- Kellan Brown
- Leeya Haas
- Shandale Youmans
- Logan Coday
- Claire Hall
- Ainslee Davidson
- Jaqi Kararic
- Julie Carlson
- Chalet Ortiz
- Carrie Horn
- Mar Gossett
- Ben Hamill
- Christi Maher
- Mattew Lord
- Sabrina Morway
- Ingrid Fausto
- Ana Quesada Riano
- Sergio Diaz
- Landon Lacy
- Julia McAllister
- Jack Pettinger
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