The Stewart Endowment is focused on serious students developing their own intellectual breadth and pursuit of knowledge that lies beyond the classroom and to foster the beginning of a personal lifetime library in all fields of learning. It was created with the intent to provide opportunities for students to expand their intellectual breadth and cultural enrichment with funding for non-academic books and music collections as well as funding to attend fine and performing arts exhibits and programs. Funding is available for books in the student’s interest area as well as purchases of tickets to extra-curricular events of cultural enrichment.
Books awarded by this scholarship fund are intended for personal enrichment of recipient’s personal library and not an academic textbook.
The application portal for Winter 2025 applications is closed. Award decisions will be sent no later than April 15, 2025.
Full-time EWU students can apply for scholarship funds up to $200 per academic year to receive one of the following:
- One or two books
- One ticket to a cultural event plus one book
- One ticket to a cultural event
Application Guidelines
Student requirements
Any EWU student while registered full-time may apply for an award.
Award amounts
The total amount that may be awarded to an individual student for an academic year is $200. Case-by-case exceptions may be considered for exceptional circumstances. The application must describe the circumstance.
Financial Aid
If you are receiving financial aid, please be aware that receiving this award may affect your current or future aid package.
Textbooks are specifically excluded. Also excluded are materials which are essentially guides or manuals dealing with such items as instrumental course-related operations, information which pertains to specific changing or intermittent data or requirements, or to other ephemeral print, including periodical subscriptions.
The purchase of appropriate used books is encouraged; this practice serves to increase the benefit of the award with less cost.
Significant seminal books in a student’s academic specialization are also appropriate. The exclusion of textbooks would not apply to basic standard general or specialized reference works of continuing learning value. It is expected that the level of books requested will reflect the student’s own stage of intellectual or scholarly development, to be useful at once as well as later. Requests for materials proposed for use as examples in future career situations will be evaluated for their potential innate permanence and intellectual value.
Sets/series of books will not be considered unless the books in the set/series cannot be purchased individually.
Manuscripts or rare editions will not be considered.
Awards may be sought for purchase of tickets to extra-curricular events of “cultural enrichment” such as music and drama performances, symposia, and fine arts exhibits. Approved awards will be reimbursed to the student upon receipt of the purchased ticket.
Expenses for travel, food, and housing related to grants for attendance at extra-curricular events cannot be awarded.
The Stewart Endowment allows only for those types of acquisition or cultural experience that are positively described herein. Such items (or events) as electronic or cinematic reproductions, collections of original art or artifacts, manuscripts or rare editions, or popular concerts will not be considered.
The application portal for Winter 2025 applications is closed. Award decisions will be sent no later than April 15, 2025.
Applications are typically open for two weeks. Awards are expected to be announced within 14 – 21 days after the application date closes. No awards are made for the Summer Session.
The distribution of funds from this endowment shall be made in accord with the stipulated uses and purposes as given above, and must be consistent with procedures of the University and Foundation.
Receiving Your Award
Award decisions will be sent no later than April 15, 2025.
Awardees will be notified by the Provost office once the book(s) has/have arrived. Notification will be sent to the student’s EWU email address.
Provide an electronic copy of the receipt in PDF format here.
