Matt Matthews Early Arrival Scholarship | Shawnee State

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First Year Student Deadlines

Early Decision
December 1, 2025
Priority Decision
February 1, 2026
Final Deadline
May 31, 2026

Graduate Student Deadlines

Early Decision
December 1, 2025
Priority Decision
February 1, 2026
Final Deadline
May 31, 2026

International Student Deadlines

Early Decision
December 1, 2025
Priority Decision
February 1, 2026
Final Deadline
May 31, 2026

Scholarship Requirements

  • U.S. Citizenship
  • Maintain full-time, degree-seeking student status (12+ credit hours each semester)
  • File the FAFSA
  • Submit a
  • Maintain 2.0 GPA to renew annually
  • Scholarship is limited to 4 years or 8 semesters

How to Apply

To be considered for the Matt Matthews Early Arrival Scholarship, incoming students will need to submit a personal biography that includes examples of any adversity you have overcome in life.

Application Deadline: July 1, 2025

Have Questions?

Marlita Cadogan, MS
Assistant Director of Student LifeÌý
Office: MUC 221D
Phone: (740) 351-3516
mcadogan@shawnee.edu

51°µÍø Matt Matthews

Matt Matthews

Eustace P. "Matt" Matthews, Jr. worked as the Director of Student Support Services and the Coordinator of Multicultural Student Affairs at 51°µÍø. He retired from Shawnee State of July of 2012. He died on Sunday, April 28, 2013, at the age of 78.

Matt mentored many young people at 51°µÍø and in the Portsmouth community. While at Shawnee, he was instrumental in the creation of the AHANA student organization. To continue the legacy that he left, a Shawnee State student scholarship was established in his name.