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Wyoming Merit Aid

Wyoming's merit centers on the Cowboy Commitment and Brown & Gold Commitment guarantees, the competitive Trustees' Scholars Award, the state Hathaway program for residents, and a Good Neighbor rate for nearby states.

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Last verifiedJun 2026Analyst HX-AUTO

Rules that bite at Wyoming

The trip wires we'd flag in a custom playbook. Each is derived from Wyoming's own published policy, not generic advice.

  • displacementNo published displacement order

    Wyoming's policy doesn't specify whether outside scholarships hit loans, grants, or only the COA ceiling. Get a written aid-office answer before chasing private awards.

Who this school is for

Wyoming residents combining Hathaway with commitment guarantees, neighboring-state students eligible for Good Neighbor pricing, and high-stat applicants targeting Trustees' Scholars.

Tuition / cost of attendance: Approximately $26,846 for 2026-2027. Source

Institutional merit aid tiers

Every tier below is sourced to the school’s own published financial aid pages. Renewal terms apply only if the student maintains the stated GPA.

$1,770

Hathaway Performance Level

ApplicationRenewable
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Renewal terms

Maintain 2.5 GPA

Notes

Official UW Hathaway snapshot says legislation signed Feb. 27, 2026 applies effective fall 2026; increases based on a 12-hour semester include Performance Level increasing to ,770 from ,260.

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$2,360

Hathaway Honors Level

ApplicationRenewable
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Renewal terms

Maintain 2.5 GPA

Notes

Official UW Hathaway snapshot says legislation signed Feb. 27, 2026 applies effective fall 2026; increases based on a 12-hour semester include Honors Level increasing to ,360 from ,680.

Source

$1,180

Hathaway Opportunity Provisional Level

ApplicationRenewable
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Renewal terms

Maintain 2.25 GPA

Notes

Official UW Hathaway snapshot says legislation signed Feb. 27, 2026 applies effective fall 2026; increases based on a 12-hour semester include Opportunity and Provisional increasing to ,180 from 40.

Source

$3,000+

Brown Gold Commitment Overview

AutomaticRenewable
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Notes

Official UW Brown and Gold snapshot states Fall 2026/Spring 2027, annual renewing pledge for new first-time non-resident students; merit-based by cumulative high school GPA and ACT/SAT; four annual amounts 2,000, ,000, ,000, ,000.

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$1,000+

Cowboy Commitment Overview

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Notes

Official UW Cowboy Commitment snapshot states Fall 2026/Spring 2027, annual renewing financial pledge to new first-time Wyoming non-transfer students; merit-based by GPA and ACT/SAT; four annual amounts ,500, ,000, ,000, ,000.

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$2,000

Good Neighbor Award

ApplicationRenewable
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Notes

Official UW non-resident scholarship snapshot states Good Neighbor Award is for non-resident new first-time undergraduates who reside and graduate from high schools in bordering states CO/ID/MT/NE/SD/UT, pays ,000 annually, may combine with existing non-resident Commitment/Award/alumni benefit, and is renewable up to two years.

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Full tuition

Trustees Scholars Award

ApplicationRenewable
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Renewal terms

Maintain 3.25 GPA; 24 credits/year

Notes

Official UW Trustees snapshot calls it the premier scholarship and states it works with Cowboy Commitment and Hathaway Honors to cover up to four years/eight semesters toward first bachelor's degree, including tuition up to 18 credits/semester, mandatory fees, and standard double room/meal plan when in university housing.

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Outside scholarship stacking policy

The Cowboy Commitment normally cannot be combined with any other institutional scholarship aid, including those made possible by the UW Foundation.

Official UW Cowboy Commitment snapshot states the Commitment normally cannot be combined with any other institutional scholarship aid, including UW Foundation-funded aid.

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Wyoming merit aid FAQ

  • What is the deadline for Brown Gold Commitment Deadline Fall?

    Students selected to receive the Brown and Gold Commitment must confirm enrollment at UW by May 1, 11:59 p.m. MDT for students beginning in the fall semester.

  • What is the deadline for Trustees Scholars Application Deadline?

    The deadline for Wyoming high school seniors to apply for admission and submit all application materials including ACT/SAT scores for Trustees' Scholars Award consideration is December 1, 2025.

  • What is the deadline for Cowboy Commitment Deadline Fall?

    Students selected to receive the Cowboy Commitment must confirm enrollment at UW by May 1, 11:59 p.m. MDT for students beginning in the fall semester.

How Wyoming compares across our verified dataset

  • 44 of 203 verified schools in our dataset use unclear or unpublished displacement.

    Wyoming is in a recognizable cluster (44 schools share this category). That framing matters when comparing peer schools that may publish the policy differently or not at all.

  • 44 of 203 verified schools publish no clear displacement order.

    Wyoming is one of them. The right move is the aid-office email script below, not a guess.

  • 178 of 203 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.

    Wyoming is one of them. The cohort minority (25 schools) only awards one-year scholarships, which means the four-year value families assume on a brochure quote isn't guaranteed at every school.

Sources used on this page

Every claim is checked against Wyoming’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.

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