Potter College of Arts & Letters Opportunity Fund

The Potter College Opportunity Scholarship Fund is a needs-based fund available to assist enrolled PCAL students. Funding requests in any category will be considered, but we will prioritize applications where students are struggling with specific needs that can be resolved by a one-time disbursement of up to $500. The PCAL Opportunity Fund provides support for specific, one-time, discrete costs whose total value is less than $500. Requests that exceed $500 or ask to direct $500 toward an expense greater than $500, will not be funded.

Examples of requests that could be funded by the PCAL Opportunity Fund:
• “After exhausting my financial aid, I am $281 short of being able to pay my tuition.”
• “I need my car to be able to come to campus. I am facing a $412 car repair bill that I cannot pay.”

Example of things that will not be funded by the PCAL Opportunity Fund:
• “My proposed study abroad trip will cost $3800. I would put anything up to $500 dollars towards the cost of the trip.”
• “I would like to replace my current computer. The computer I would like to buy costs $1200. I would use any more I receive from this fund toward that.”

Requirements:
1. Student must be currently enrolled at WKU.
2. Student must be majoring in the Potter College of Arts & Letters.
3. Complete TOPDollar application for the semester.

Details:
Applications are accepted throughout the academic year. Students will receive notification within the month of submitting their application. Students may be awarded up to $500. Awards are non-renewable, but recipients may reapply for consideration in future years. PCAL may request additional information related to the application to determine eligibility.

Awarded applicants will receive funds to their student account. If the student has an outstanding balance and this scholarship application is related to an off-campus expense, funding will be applied to the student’s university bill first.

Questions related to the PCAL Opportunity Fund can be directed to potter.college@wku.edu.