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Welcome to UWM’s Panther Scholarship Portal!

These scholarships are made possible by the generous gifts made by donors, friends, and alumni of UW-Milwaukee who are committed to the education of UWM students. To begin, you must be admitted to either the Milwaukee or Waukesha campus locations. Please sign in using your PAWS ePantherID and password. Once logged in, you will start with the General Application, please complete as much as possible as this will be the main source used to select recipients. In addition, you may be asked to complete a school/college/dept application. After completing these applications, a list of open opportunities that you potentially match to will be provided for you to apply to. If you need help logging in, please contact the UWM Help Desk by calling (414) 229-4040 or visit UWM HELP DESK. UWM-Washington students may find scholarship opportunities by visiting Washington Campus Foundation

Opportunities Table

Award	Name	Actions
Varies up to $500	Dhirendra Sikdar Memorial Scholarship The Dhirendra Sikdar Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in 1989 to support graduate students in the atmospheric sciences masters or doctoral... The Dhirendra Sikdar Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in 1989... Deadline: 04/07/2020 Award: Varies up to $500	Deadline04/07/2020
$5,500	Greater Milwaukee Foundation Michael and Joanne Kelly Scholarship Graduate of Greendale High School (Greendale, WI), Marquette University High School (Milwaukee, WI), or Pulaski High School (Pulaski, WI). Must... Graduate of Greendale High School (Greendale, WI), Marquette University... Deadline: 04/07/2020 Award: $5,500	Deadline04/07/2020
Varies	Harry F. and Patricia H. Weisberg Fund Scholarship Undergraduate enrolled in the Biomedical Sciences, Medical Laboratory Science sub-major program. Preference given to students who are residents of... Undergraduate enrolled in the Biomedical Sciences, Medical Laboratory... Deadline: 04/07/2020 Award: Varies	Deadline04/07/2020
$500 - $1,000	Corliss Phillabaum Theatre Scholarship Undergraduate students enrolled in a degree program in PSOA Theatre. Minimum 3.5 GPA in the major, demonstrated high achievements and contributions... Undergraduate students enrolled in a degree program in PSOA Theatre.... Deadline: 04/08/2020 Award: $500 - $1,000	Deadline04/08/2020
$900	Mariele Schirmer Scholarship in German The scholarship is open to declared German majors enrolled for at least 9 credits. The selection of the recipient is based on academic performance... The scholarship is open to declared German majors enrolled for at least... Deadline: 04/08/2020 Award: $900	Deadline04/08/2020
Varies	Rehberg Costume Production and Design Scholarship Undergraduate students enrolled in a degree program in PSOA Theatre with demonstrated high achievements and contributions to the Theatre... Undergraduate students enrolled in a degree program in PSOA Theatre with... Deadline: 04/08/2020 Award: Varies	Deadline04/08/2020
$500-$2,000	Schoenleber Foundation Scholarship Undergraduate students enrolled in a degree program in PSOA Theatre with demonstrated high achievements and contributions to the Theatre... Undergraduate students enrolled in a degree program in PSOA Theatre with... Deadline: 04/08/2020 Award: $500-$2,000	Deadline04/08/2020
$1,000	The Martha and LeRoy Stoner Fund Undergraduate students enrolled in a degree program in PSOA Theatre with an emphasis in Theatre Production, demonstrated high achievements and... Undergraduate students enrolled in a degree program in PSOA Theatre with... Deadline: 04/08/2020 Award: $1,000	Deadline04/08/2020
$500-$1,000	Theatre Scholarship Undergraduate students enrolled in a degree program in PSOA Theatre with demonstrated high achievements and contributions to the Theatre... Undergraduate students enrolled in a degree program in PSOA Theatre with... Deadline: 04/08/2020 Award: $500-$1,000	Deadline04/08/2020
$2,000	Werner and Jermaine Buchel Foundation Scholarship Undergraduate students of sophomore standing or higher enrolled in a degree program in PSOA Theatre with demonstrated high achievements and... Undergraduate students of sophomore standing or higher enrolled in a... Deadline: 04/08/2020 Award: $2,000	Deadline04/08/2020
$2,000.00	Karleen Haberichter '62, '74 Scholarship Fund Provide scholarships for undergraduate students enrolled in the School of Education who are pursuing teacher certification for Early Childhood... Provide scholarships for undergraduate students enrolled in the School... Deadline: 04/10/2020 Award: $2,000.00	Deadline04/10/2020
Min. $1,000	Marcelena Lemanski Memorial Scholarship The Marcelena Lemanski Memorial Scholarship is awarded to graduate students in the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare who are pursuing a... The Marcelena Lemanski Memorial Scholarship is awarded to graduate... Deadline: 04/10/2020 Award: Min. $1,000	Deadline04/10/2020
Minimum of $2,500	Greater Milwaukee Foundation Alice C. Helland Scholarship Fund Scholarship Intended for full-time female students at junior, senior or Master’s level enrolled in a curriculum leading to a career in the fields of science,... Intended for full-time female students at junior, senior or Master’s... Deadline: 04/13/2020 Award: Minimum of $2,500	Deadline04/13/2020
$2,000.00	Greater Milwaukee Foundation American Association of University Women-Milwaukee Branch Fund Scholarship Intended for a non-traditional female resident of Wisconsin from Milwaukee county who is returning to school after a gap in her education. Must be... Intended for a non-traditional female resident of Wisconsin from... Deadline: 04/13/2020 Award: $2,000.00	Deadline04/13/2020
Varies	Greater Milwaukee Foundation Jackie Mussfeldt Scholarship Intended for Native American undergraduates from Wisconsin or the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Must be full-time with demonstrated financial need... Intended for Native American undergraduates from Wisconsin or the Upper... Deadline: 04/13/2020 Award: Varies	Deadline04/13/2020
$5,000	Greater Milwaukee Foundation Patricia Smith Wilmeth Fund Scholarship Open to full-time female undergraduates with sophomore status or above, in a course of study leading to a career related to science, the... Open to full-time female undergraduates with sophomore status or above,... Deadline: 04/13/2020 Award: $5,000	Deadline04/13/2020
$5,000.00	Cialdini Fellowship The Cialdini Fellowship provides financial support to two exceptional doctoral students in the Department of Psychology. In addition to their... The Cialdini Fellowship provides financial support to two exceptional... Deadline: 04/15/2020 Award: $5,000.00	Deadline04/15/2020
$3,000	Leonard Family Anthropology Fellowship The Department of Anthropology will be awarding this fellowship to an Anthropology graduate student enrolled during the Fall 2020 semester. The... The Department of Anthropology will be awarding this fellowship to an... Deadline: 04/15/2020 Award: $3,000	Deadline04/15/2020
varies	Math Research Excellence Award Awards given to graduate students pursuing a doctoral degree in the Department of Mathematical Sciences in recognition of research excellence. Awards given to graduate students pursuing a doctoral degree in the... Deadline: 04/15/2020 Award: varies	Deadline04/15/2020
Up to $5000	Osher Reentry Scholarship Undergraduate students pursuing their first baccalaureate degree full or part-time, who have experienced a cumulative gap in their education of... Undergraduate students pursuing their first baccalaureate degree full or... Deadline: 04/15/2020 Award: Up to $5000	Deadline04/15/2020
$2,000	W. Michael Ross Scholarship The W. Michael Ross Scholarship supports a meritorious student majoring in African and African Diaspora Studies. Only full-time students with... The W. Michael Ross Scholarship supports a meritorious student majoring... Deadline: 04/15/2020 Award: $2,000	Deadline04/15/2020
Varies	A.T. Brown Award for History Graduate Students This award is given to history graduate students with the best paper or thesis from the past year. This award is given to history graduate students with the best paper or... Deadline: 04/17/2020 Award: Varies	Deadline04/17/2020
Varies up to $2,000	A.T. Brown Award for History Undergraduates This award is given to history majors with high academic achievement. Qualified candidates will meet the following criteria: A student who will... This award is given to history majors with high academic achievement.... Deadline: 04/17/2020 Award: Varies up to $2,000	Deadline04/17/2020
$1,000.00	Ahmad Family Scholarship The Ahmad Family Scholarship was established by history alumna Diana Ahmad, currently Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor, specializing in... The Ahmad Family Scholarship was established by history alumna Diana... Deadline: 04/17/2020 Award: $1,000.00	Deadline04/17/2020
Varies up to $10,000	David and Diane Buck Dissertation Fellowship Professor Emeritus David Buck was a long time member of the UWM Department of History specializing in Chinese history. He and his wife Diane have... Professor Emeritus David Buck was a long time member of the UWM... Deadline: 04/17/2020 Award: Varies up to $10,000	Deadline04/17/2020
Varies	Frank P. Zeidler Graduate Student Award Frank P. Zeidler Graduate Student Award is given to a student in pursuit of his/her Master’s degree in American history. The award is intended to... Frank P. Zeidler Graduate Student Award is given to a student in pursuit... Deadline: 04/17/2020 Award: Varies	Deadline04/17/2020
Varies up to $2,500	Frederick I. Olson Scholarship The Frederick I. Olson Scholarship is awarded to a graduate student who is a Wisconsin resident, is enrolled in six or more graduate credits, and... The Frederick I. Olson Scholarship is awarded to a graduate student who... Deadline: 04/17/2020 Award: Varies up to $2,500	Deadline04/17/2020
$5,500	Greater Milwaukee Foundation Michael and Joanne Kelly Scholarship Graduate of Greendale High School (Greendale, WI), Marquette University High School (Milwaukee, WI), or Pulaski High School (Pulaski, WI). Must... Graduate of Greendale High School (Greendale, WI), Marquette University... Deadline: 04/17/2020 Award: $5,500	Deadline04/17/2020
Minimum of $2,000	Greater Milwaukee Foundation Robert G. and Evarista Hammond Scholarship Open to graduates of a Waukesha county high school studying engineering, computer science, nursing, biomedical science, communication sciences and... Open to graduates of a Waukesha county high school studying engineering,... Deadline: 04/17/2020 Award: Minimum of $2,000	Deadline04/17/2020
$5,000	J. David Hoeveler Merit Scholarship Qualified candidates will meet the following criteria: Declared History major who as taken at least 12 credits in History Minimum cumulative GPA... Qualified candidates will meet the following criteria: Declared... Deadline: 04/17/2020 Award: $5,000	Deadline04/17/2020
Varies up to $2,000	Professor Bud Weare Scholarship This award is named in honor of Professor Bud Weare and is given to a student who meets the following criteria. Amounts vary but is typically... This award is named in honor of Professor Bud Weare and is given to a... Deadline: 04/17/2020 Award: Varies up to $2,000	Deadline04/17/2020
Varies	Theodore Saloutos Award for PhD Dissertation Research in American History The Theodore Saloutos Award for PhD Dissertation Research in American History is given to a graduate student in the Department of History who is in... The Theodore Saloutos Award for PhD Dissertation Research in American... Deadline: 04/17/2020 Award: Varies	Deadline04/17/2020
$500 - $1,000	African American Faculty Staff Council Scholarship African American/Black student with demonstrated financial need and a cumulative GPA of 2.80 or higher. Must have attained senior standing and will... African American/Black student with demonstrated financial need and a... Deadline: 04/20/2020 Award: $500 - $1,000	Deadline04/20/2020
$4,000 -$8,000	Sullivan-Spaights Scholarship Intended for full-time underrepresented minority students from Milwaukee Public High Schools with demonstrated community leadership, a cumulative... Intended for full-time underrepresented minority students from Milwaukee... Deadline: 04/22/2020 Award: $4,000 -$8,000	Deadline04/22/2020
Minimum $1,000 Award	Black Cat Ultimate Scholarship Intended for undergraduate members of the Black Cat Ultimate Frisbee Club at UWM planning to continue participation in the upcoming academic year.... Intended for undergraduate members of the Black Cat Ultimate Frisbee... Deadline: 04/24/2020 Award: Minimum $1,000 Award	Deadline04/24/2020
Varies	CHS New Transfer Student Scholarship Undergraduate transfer admission to CHS and full-time status starting fall 2019, minimum 3.0 GPA. Undergraduate transfer admission to CHS and full-time status starting... Deadline: 04/30/2020 Award: Varies	Deadline04/30/2020
Varies	DA Leonard Film Scholarship Undergraduate students enrolled in a degree program in PSOA Film, Video, Animation and New Genres. Peck School of the Arts scholarships require... Undergraduate students enrolled in a degree program in PSOA Film, Video,... Deadline: 04/30/2020 Award: Varies	Deadline04/30/2020
$500.00	Ephemeral Animation Scholarship Undergraduate students in the PSOA Film, Video, Animation and New Genres in the Peck School of Arts with senior standing. Students must be enrolled... Undergraduate students in the PSOA Film, Video, Animation and New Genres... Deadline: 04/30/2020 Award: $500.00	Deadline04/30/2020
$3,000	Florence L. Healy Scholarship The Florence Healy Scholarship is open to students with research interests focused on women’s and gender studies. Eligible students will be... The Florence Healy Scholarship is open to students with research... Deadline: 04/30/2020 Award: $3,000	Deadline04/30/2020
6,000	Lubar Scholars in Film Undergraduate student enrolled in a degree program in PSOA Film, Video, Animation and New Genres with sophomore or junior standing. Award for... Undergraduate student enrolled in a degree program in PSOA Film, Video,... Deadline: 04/30/2020 Award: 6,000	Deadline04/30/2020
$500	Milwaukee LGBT Film/Video Festival Award Undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in a degree program in PSOA Film, Video, Animation and New Genres. Excellence in Artistic Merit created... Undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in a degree program in PSOA... Deadline: 04/30/2020 Award: $500	Deadline04/30/2020
Full Tuition, Renewable up to 5 yrs	Morgridge Scholarship For upcoming graduates of Lynde & Harry Bradley Technology and Trade High School who will be incoming freshmen for the fall with demonstrated... For upcoming graduates of Lynde & Harry Bradley Technology and Trade... Deadline: 04/30/2020 Award: Full Tuition, Renewable up to 5 yrs	Deadline04/30/2020
Varies, up to $2,000	Ermenc Slovenian Arts Fund Scholarship Undergraduate or Graduate student enrolled in a degree program in PSOA with interest in ethnic music. Preference to students of Slovenian descent.... Undergraduate or Graduate student enrolled in a degree program in PSOA... Deadline: 05/01/2020 Award: Varies, up to $2,000	Deadline05/01/2020
Varies	Greater Milwaukee Foundation Mary Jo Read Fellowship for Continuing Graduate Students The Mary Jo Read Geography Fund, with estimated assets of more than $1 million, will benefit students in the Department of Geography by providing... The Mary Jo Read Geography Fund, with estimated assets of more than $1... Deadline: 05/01/2020 Award: Varies	Deadline05/01/2020
Varies	Hawkins Honors Scholarship The Hawkins Honors Scholarship provides funding to incoming freshman students in the Honors College, with a preference for students who display... The Hawkins Honors Scholarship provides funding to incoming freshman... Deadline: 05/01/2020 Award: Varies	Deadline05/01/2020
Varies	Hispanic Student Success Scholarship Support for Hispanic students Support for Hispanic students Deadline: 05/01/2020 Award: Varies	Deadline05/01/2020
$2,000 over two academic years	Peck School of the Arts Provost's Merit Award Scholarship Scholarship for high-achieving new freshmen or new transfer students enrolling in degree programs in the Peck School of the Arts. Peck School of... Scholarship for high-achieving new freshmen or new transfer students... Deadline: 05/01/2020 Award: $2,000 over two academic years	Deadline05/01/2020
Varies	Greater Milwaukee Foundation Journal Foundation/General Fund Scholarship Open to full-time undergraduate or graduate students with demonstrated academic merit and financial need. Preference given to students with a... Open to full-time undergraduate or graduate students with demonstrated... Deadline: 06/01/2020 Award: Varies	Deadline06/01/2020
Varies	UWM Excellence for New Transfers For the recruitment of high achieving new transfer students for Fall 2020. Transfer students applying to UWM for Fall 2020 must be admitted by June... For the recruitment of high achieving new transfer students for Fall... Deadline: 06/03/2020 Award: Varies	Deadline06/03/2020
Varies	UGRD Schlrshp This Fund is used to award undergraduate students. This Fund is used to award undergraduate students. Deadline: 07/31/2020 Award: Varies	Deadline07/31/2020

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