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 |
|---|---|---|
| $500-$1000 |
Black & Gold Scholarship
Awarded to Wisconsin residents with a high school GPA above 2.0 and...
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Deadline08/01/2026 |
| $500-$1500 annually |
Chancellor's Merit Scholarship
Awarded to incoming first-year students based on the student’s...
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Deadline08/01/2026 |
| Up to $6,000 per year ($3,000 per semester) |
International Student Scholarship - Fall Start
Awarded to select newly admitted undergraduate international first-year...
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Deadline08/01/2026 |
| $1,000 |
Milwaukee Advantage Program (MAP) Award for Midwest Students
Midwest state residents are eligible to receive a $1,000 award each year...
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Deadline08/01/2026 |
| $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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Deadline08/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Boren Fellowship
Boren Fellowships are for U.S. graduate students committed to long-term...
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Deadline12/15/2026 |
| $250-$500 |
Pounce Back Re-Entry Scholarship
Awarded to undergraduate re-entry students. Re-entry students were once...
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Deadline02/08/2027 |
| Varies |
Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program
The U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce the scholarship...
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Deadline06/30/2027 |
| $2,500.00 |
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Scholarship or Award
This award is open to graduate students enrolled in a doctoral program...
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Ended |
| $1,000 |
Masters in Public Administration Scholarship
This scholarship is given to a student in the Masters of Public...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Sociology Department Award
The sociology faculty periodically nominate accomplished graduate...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Moon Shot for Equity Re-Entry Grant
To support select students re-entering undergraduate programs after an...
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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 |
Moyer Lab Research Award
Awards support students conducting research in the lab of psychology...
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Ended |
| $1,000.00 |
Africology Graduate Fellowship
Awarded to select Africology PhD students by the College of Letters &...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Ellen Waite-Franzen Scholarship
Awarded to select School of Information Studies (SOIS) new and...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Haag Investment Management Scholarship
Scholarship for undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in the...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Lubar College of Business Travel Support Award
Award to provide travel funding for Lubar College of Business students.
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Ended |
| Varies |
VZ Public Health Scholarship for Accelerated Graduate Degree (AGD) Students
Awarded to select continuing undergraduate students in the Zilber...
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Ended |
| Up to $15,000 for the year |
Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS) - Fall/Spring Stipend (Grant 2)
This federally-funded fellowship is awarded to undergraduate students of...
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Ended |
| $5,000.00 |
McNair Graduate Entrance Fellowship
The UWM Graduate School offers the McNair Graduate Entrance Fellowship...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Mellon Internship Stipend
Students engaged in an approved internship in the Women’s & Gender...
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Ended |
| Varies |
CEO New Venture Ideation Classroom Competition Award
This award is for students participating in the CEO New Venture Ideation...
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Ended |
| $1,000 |
Hector Colon Scholarship
The Héctor Colón Scholarship is established to provide an incoming...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Online Doctoral Student Research Award
Awarded to graduate students enrolled in the School of Nursing online...
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Ended |
| $500 |
Racial Justice Community Project Grant
The UWM Urban Studies Program has developed a grant program for Urban...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Pre-Law Student Support Scholarship
Awarded to select pre-law students who are in the process of applying to...
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Ended |
| Varies |
UWM Retention Grant
Awarded to select undergraduate students to retain them and help them...
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Ended |
| $3,000 |
Tommy G. Thompson Leadership Scholarship
The Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership offers scholarships to...
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| Varies (typically not exceeding $1000) |
UWM Emergency Grant
The UWM Emergency Grant provides financial assistance to currently...
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| $500.00 |
A.O. Smith Experiential Learning Scholarship
This scholarship is designated for students in the Business Scholars...
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|
| $500.00 |
A.O. Smith Study Abroad Award
Business Scholars Study Abroad Travel Assistance ($500 per awardee)
|
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| Varies up to $1,000 |
A.T. Brown Award for History Graduate Students
The late Kay Brown and Family and Friends of A.T. Brown award is given...
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| Varies up to $1,000 |
A.T. Brown Award for History Undergraduates
This award is given to history majors with high academic achievement....
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| Varies up to $1,000 |
Access to Excellence Scholarship
The Access to Excellence Scholarship is open to full-time students with...
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| Varies |
Accounting Scholarship
Scholarship for students enrolled in an Accounting program in the Lubar...
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|
| Varies |
Adoor Gopalakrishnan Film Archive & Research Scholarship
Awarded to select students enrolled in Peck School of the Arts (PSOA)...
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| Varies |
Advanced Opportunity Program (AOP) Fellowship Stipend
Represents the stipend portion of the fellowship. This is paid out via...
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|
| Varies |
Advanced Opportunity Program (AOP) Fellowship Summer Support
Summer stipend for approved AOP Fellowship recipients.
|
|
| Varies |
Advanced Opportunity Program (AOP) Fellowship Tuition Payment
Tuition Waiver applied to the resident portion of tuition charges. Will...
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|
| Varies |
Advanced Peer Employment, Education, and Recovery Services (A-PEERS) Program Training Stipend (Bypass)
Eligible students will receive a $6,000 training stipend across the...
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| Varies |
Advanced Peer Employment, Education, and Recovery Services (A-PEERS) Program Tuition Scholarship
Eligible students will receive up to $4,000 in tuition scholarships for...
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|
| Varies |
African Diaspora Council Scholarship
Awarded to undergraduate students who clearly demonstrate significant...
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| $1,000 |
Ahmad Family Scholarship
Eligibility:
Declared History major
Demonstrated academic achievement...
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| $3,000 |
AIA & WAF Scholarship
This School of Architecture and Urban Planning (SARUP) scholarship is...
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| $1,000 minimum |
Aileen Rockjordan Scholarship
Awarded to select Helen Bader School of Social Welfare (HBSSW) graduate...
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| Varies up to $3,000 |
Alan D. Corre Judaic Studies Scholarship
The Alan D. Corre Judaic Studies Scholarship is open to Jewish Studies...
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| Varies |
Alan Kulwicki Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to select engineering students enrolled in the College of...
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| Varies |
Alfred Cahn Music Scholarship
Undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in a degree program in PSOA...
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| Varies up to $3,000 |
Alice Siu-Fun Leung Award
Recipients must be UWM math majors (includes Actuarial Science, Data...
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