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Fairhaven's Commitments to the World
Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies at Western Washington University cultivates student responsibility for designing and assessing learning through interdisciplinary inquiry, creativity, and scholarship
New Fairhaven Scholarships

The Royal Hanson President’s Academic Scholarship
Royal Hanson (Fairhaven graduate 1975) has generously endowed a “transformational, boutique scholarship for artists, rebels and revolutionaries” that will be offered for the first time in the spring of 2021. The scholarship is intended for “students of talent, vision, and ambition who want to use recording and music to create, innovate and shake things up and make this a better world for all peoples. The scholarship’s purpose is to “inspire and support critical thought, artistic expression, risk-takers and change leaders.”
Dan and Pandora Larner Opportunity Scholarship for Dramatic Writing
A $2,000 Annual award (renewable for up to four years) to be awarded to a Fairhaven student focused on writing. Whenever possible, the scholarship will be awarded to a student who demonstrates financial need.
Dan and Pandora Larner Opportunity Scholarship for Law, Diversity and Justice
A $2,000 annual award (renewable for up to four years) to be awarded to a Fairhaven student focusing on law, diversity and justice. Whenever possible, the scholarship will be awarded to a student who demonstrates financial need.