Pacific Lutheran University

Eligibility: PLU partners with Act Six to select high school seniors from the Tacoma-Seattle and Yakima Valley areas who are passionate about their communities, eager to foster intercultural relationships, committed to service and leadership, and want to use their college education to make a difference on campus and in their communities at home. Amount: Full tuition. Scholars with need beyond tuition will receive additional grant and work study to fully meet that need. Number: PLU selects a cadre of seven Act Six Scholars from Tacoma-Seattle and five Act Six Scholars from Yakima Valley each year. Awarding: Students who have been selected by Act Six to be semi-finalists will be invited in January to interview with faculty and administration. Act Six finalists will be selected and notified within three weeks of the interview process.