The Cranshaw Scholarshipis funded by the Cranshaw Corporation and awards $15,000 toward the cost of a full year of university study in the United Kingdom.  This scholarship was established by Mr. Robert MacDonald of London, who is the father-in-law of Dan Harris, Class of 1970, Westminster College.  
 
The Vernon W. Piper Scholarship was established at the Westminster Churchill Library by Vernon W. and Marian K. Piper of St. Louis.  Mr. Piper was a Fellow of the Memorial and served on its Board of Governors.   Piper awards facilitate study for one or two semesters at European institutions of higher education, with individual awards ranging between $3,000 and $9,000 in a typical year.

Applications for both scholarship competitions are available starting in November and are due the following January.  Complete applications include: signed application forms, resume, essay, unofficial transcript, letters of reference, statement of program cost (Piper only), and Dean of Student Life certification.

Cranshaw and Piper Scholarships are awarded by a selection committee of Westminster faculty members under the auspices of the Office of Study Abroad and Off-Campus Programs and the Center for Engaging the World.  Candidates for the scholarship must be sophomores when they apply and hold a grade point average of at least 3.0 on a four-point scale.

Gilman International Scholarship (U.S. need-based)

2012 Scholarship Recipients