Our Opportunities
Welcome! Below, you will find a listing of scholarship opportunities available to students with information about the applications, deadlines, eligibility criteria, award amounts, donors, and more. Additional scholarship information may be found at scholarships.uwm.edu, including our frequently asked questions.
How to Apply for Scholarships
Admitted and current students have a Panther Scholarship Portal profile created based on their UWM student record. Sign in using your ePantherID and complete the General Application to match with scholarships in one of two ways:
- Auto-Match Scholarships do not have any additional questions beyond the General Application, and you are matched automatically if you satisfy the qualifications. No further action is required! You will not be able to see these matches in your Recommended Opportunities, but your profile information will be forwarded to the committee(s) administering each scholarship. About 85% of UWM’s scholarships are auto-match opportunities based on the General Application and/or a school/college secondary application.
- Apply-To Scholarships require additional questions or items (like a resume or reference) for you to be considered. When you’re signed in, apply-to scholarships will appear in your list of Recommended Opportunities, and an "Apply” button will be available under the Actions column. You must submit a scholarship-specific application to be considered. About 15% of UWM’s scholarships are apply-to opportunities.
Qualifying and/or applying does not guarantee that you will be offered a scholarship.
How to Search for Scholarships
Search for scholarships in a variety of ways:
- To browse all available scholarships, click Ours under the Opportunities drop-down menu above.
- To filter by school, college, department, or academic program/major, select the Show Filters icon above and select one or more options.
- To search by keyword, enter your keyword in the text field below. Common keyword searches include your year in school (e.g., sophomore) and major.
- To view scholarships recommended for you, sign in and click Recommended under the Opportunities drop-down menu.
Questions? Concerns? Feedback? Contact the Office of Student Scholarships.
Award | Name | Actions |
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Varies |
Chancellor's Graduate Student Award in Translation & Interpreting
Chancellor’s awards for graduate students in translation and...
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Deadline07/01/2024 |
Varies |
Chancellor's Graduate Student Award in Women's & Gender Studies
Chancellor’s award for graduate students in Women’s and Gender Studies...
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Deadline07/01/2024 |
Varies |
Chancellor's Graduate Student Award in Economics
Chancellor’s awards for graduate students in economics as chosen by the...
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Deadline07/02/2024 |
Varies |
Chancellor's Graduate Student Award in English
Chancellor’s awards for graduate students in English as chosen by the...
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Deadline07/02/2024 |
Varies |
Chancellor's Graduate Student Award in Geography
Chancellor’s award for graduate student in geography as chosen by the...
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Deadline07/08/2024 |
Varies |
Chancellor's Graduate Student Award in Sociology
Chancellor’s award for graduate students in sociology as chosen by the...
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Deadline07/08/2024 |
Varies |
School of Education Emergency Grant
School of Education students may apply for the SOE Emergency Grant to...
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Deadline07/31/2024 |
Varies |
Avi Shaked & Babs Waldman Engineering Scholarship
Awarded to academically qualified undergraduate students as determined...
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Deadline08/01/2024 |
$500-$1000 |
Black & Gold Scholarship
Awarded to Wisconsin residents with a high school GPA above 2.0 and...
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Deadline08/01/2024 |
$500-$1500 annually |
Chancellor's Merit Scholarship
Awarded to incoming freshmen based on the student’s unweighted final...
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Deadline08/01/2024 |
$3500 (renewable) |
College of Engineering & Applied Science Dean's Merit Scholarship
Awarded to select incoming, first-time freshmen who enroll full-time in...
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Deadline08/01/2024 |
$4,000 |
Dean's International Student Scholarship - Fall Start
To provide scholarships to Incoming graduate students in the Lubar...
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Deadline08/01/2024 |
$2,500 |
Dean's Non-Resident Student Scholarship - Fall Start
To provide scholarships to incoming Graduate students that are...
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Deadline08/01/2024 |
Varies up to $1,000 |
Doris Katherine Derse Scholarship
One or more scholarships are given annually to bachelor’s degree...
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Deadline08/01/2024 |
Up to $6,000 per year ($3,000 per semester) |
International Student Scholarship - Fall Start
Awarded to select newly admitted undergraduate international freshmen...
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Deadline08/01/2024 |
$1,000 |
Milwaukee Advantage Program (MAP) Award for Midwest Students
Midwest state residents are eligible to receive an additional $1,000...
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Deadline08/01/2024 |
$1,000 |
Milwaukee Advantage Program (MAP) Award for Minnesota Students
Minnesota state residents are eligible to receive an additional $1,000...
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Deadline08/01/2024 |
$5,000.00 per semester, for two semesters. |
Youth-Oriented Substance Abuse and Trauma Counseling (YOSAT) Fellowship Stipend
Funds are available to those accepted as YOSAT fellowship program....
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Deadline08/17/2024 |
Varies |
Moon Shot for Equity Re-Entry Grant
To support select students re-entering undergraduate programs after an...
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Deadline08/31/2024 |
Students receive a stipend of $2,800 for participating in a 10-week summer program. |
Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program (McNair Scholars Program) Student Application
We are now accepting for the 2024-2025 academic school year to go into...
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Deadline09/30/2024 |
$500 |
Racial Justice Community Project Grant
The UWM Urban Studies Program has developed a grant program for Urban...
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Deadline12/21/2024 |
Varies |
Mellon Internship Stipend
Students engaged in an approved internship in the Women’s & Gender...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
Varies up to $5,000 |
David Lichtman Research Fellowship
This award recognizes graduate students in the Department of Physics who...
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Deadline03/01/2025 |
Varies |
Nicholas J. Papastamatiou Scholarship
The Nicolas J. Papastamatiou Scholarship is given to an outstanding...
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Deadline05/01/2025 |
$0.00 |
RHC Emergency Spring Award
The Roberto Hernández Center (RHC) awards emergency grants to students...
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Varies |
Freshwater Sciences Student Scholarship
Provide scholarships, fellowship, research assistantship, teaching...
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Ended |
$9,000 to $18,000 |
Tom & Marilyn Gales Scholarship
For incoming freshmen with a High School GPA of 3.0 or better, who...
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Ended |
$800.00 |
Friends of Water Scholarship
We are pleased to introduce the Friends of Water Scholarship for new...
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Ended |
Varies |
Francis & Barbara Stauner Scholarship
Intended for a full-time undergraduate student in good academic standing.
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Ended |
Varies |
RHC Emergency Fall Award
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Roberto Hernández Center (RHC) has...
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Ended |
$600.00 |
Business Ethics Case Competition Award
This award is to recognize the winners of the Business Ethics Case...
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Ended |
Varies |
Education Graduate Student Scholarship
For first-year Master’s degree students enrolled in the School of...
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Ended |
Varies |
Froedtert Health Career Pathway Mentor Scholarship
Awarded to full-time undergraduate students enrolled in one of the...
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Ended |
$5,000.00 |
Brookby Foundation Scholarship in Water Science Literacy
The Brookby Foundation Scholarship in Water Science Literacy is...
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Ended |
Varies |
EMBA Scholarship
Scholarships to support students admitted to the Executive MBA program...
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Ended |
Varies up to $1,000 |
John R. Johnson Scholarship
The John R. Johnson Research Award recognizes and supports undergraduate...
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Ended |
Up to $500 |
M-cubed Smart Start Scholarship
Awarded to students participating in the M-cubed Smart Start program, as...
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Ended |
Up to $7,500 |
Ctr. for International Education Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS) Summer
This fellowship is intended for undergraduate students of any major...
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Ended |
varies |
Art & Design Undergraduate Scholarship
Awarded to undergraduate students enrolled in a degree program in PSOA...
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Ended |
$0.00 |
Future Leaders from the Good Land
Provides stipend funds to cover costs of books and other living expenses.
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Ended |
Varies |
School of Freshwater Sciences Scholarship
This is a scholarship provided by the School of Freshwater Sciences.
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Ended |
Varies |
LEND Trainee Award
Graduate students participating in the Wisconsin Leadership Education in...
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Ended |
$2,000 |
CHS New Transfer Student Scholarship
Undergraduate transfer admission to CHS and full-time status starting...
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Ended |
up to $500 |
Friends of History Award in memory of Dr. Michael Gordon
During the school year, history students with urgent and emergency...
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Ended |
Varies |
Baird Advisors in Honor of Gary Elfe IMCP Scholarship
Scholarships for students enrolled the Lubar College of Business...
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Ended |
Varies |
Baird in Honor of Gary Elfe IMCP Scholarship
Scholarships for students enrolled in the Lubar College of Business...
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Ended |
$2,000.00 |
Riverwater Partners Scholarship
Scholarship for Junior, senior, or graduate student; must qualify...
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Ended |
$500 |
Celtic Studies Scholarship
When funding is available, the Celtic Studies Scholarship is given to...
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Ended |
Varies |
Department of Economics Award
Awards are periodically given to meritorious economics students as...
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Ended |
Varies |
Professional Practice in Civil Engineering Infrastructure Scholarship
New students who enroll in at least two courses in the Professional...
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Ended |