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 up to $3,500 |
CyberInfrastructure Comprehensive, Applied and Tangible Summer School (CIberCATSS) Stipend
Awarded to select students participating in the ClberCATSS program.
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Deadline09/01/2025 |
Varies |
Master of Human Resources & Labor Relations Outreach Scholarship
The Master of Human Resources and Labor Relations program periodically...
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Deadline09/01/2025 |
Varies |
UWM Retention Grant
Awarded to select undergraduate students to retain them and help them...
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Deadline09/01/2025 |
Varies |
Mellon Internship Stipend
Students engaged in an approved internship in the Women’s & Gender...
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Deadline12/01/2025 |
$3,000 |
Tommy G. Thompson Leadership Scholarship
The Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership offers scholarships to...
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Deadline12/01/2025 |
Varies up to $2,000 |
International Internship Grant
Awarded to Global Studies and International Studies majors participating...
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Deadline12/31/2025 |
Varies |
Chemistry/Biochemistry Award
When funds are available, meritorious Chemistry or Biochemistry students...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
Varries up to $2,000 |
David Lichtman Memorial Fellowship
This award recognizes graduate students in the Department of Physics who...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
Varies up to $5,000 |
David Lichtman Research Fellowship
This award recognizes graduate students in the Department of Physics who...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
$2,500 |
Dean's Non-Resident Student Scholarship - Spring Start
To provide scholarships to incoming Graduate students that are...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
Varies |
Department of Physics Research Excellence Award
When funds are available, this award is given to graduate students in...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
Varies |
Georgiou Lab Research Award
Awarded to select students conducting research in the lab of psychology...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
Up to $6,000 per year ($3,000 per Semester) |
International Student Scholarship - Spring Start
Awarded to select newly admitted undergraduate international freshmen...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
Varies |
Larson Lab MCW Award
Awards support students conducting research on the MCW/Psych grant led...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
Varies |
Lisdahl Lab MCW Award
Awards support students conducting research on the MCW/Psych grant led...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
Varies |
Lopez-Rojas Lab Award
Awards support students conducting research in the lab of Professor...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
Varies |
Morton Lab Research Award
Awards support students conducting research in the lab of psychology...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
Varies |
Physics Foundation Award
This award recognizes graduate students in the Department of Physics who...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
Varies |
Psychology Department Student Award
When funding is available, faculty will select Psychology graduate...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
Varies |
Shorey Lab Award
This research award is given to exceptional students engaged in...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
Varies |
Shorey Lab NIH Award
Awards support students conducting research on the NIH/Psych grant led...
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Deadline02/01/2026 |
Varies |
Advanced Opportunity Program (AOP) Fellowship Tuition Payment
Tuition Waiver applied to the resident portion of tuition charges. Will...
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Deadline06/01/2026 |
Varies |
Graduate School Fellowship Tuition Payment
Represents the resident portion tuition charges that is paid by a...
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Deadline06/01/2026 |
$1,000 |
Masters in Public Administration Scholarship
This scholarship is given to a student in the Masters of Public...
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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 |
$2,000 |
CHS New Transfer Student Scholarship
Undergraduate transfer admission to CHS and full-time status starting...
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Ended |
Varies |
Moon Shot for Equity Pounce Back Scholarship
Awarded to undergraduate re-entry students. The scholarship is typically...
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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 |
Varies |
Moyer Lab Research Award
Awards support students conducting research in the lab of psychology...
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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 |
$5,000.00 |
McNair Graduate Entrance Fellowship
The UWM Graduate School offers the McNair Graduate Entrance Fellowship...
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Ended |
Varies up to $500 |
Donald R. Shea Scholarship in Latin American Studies
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of...
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Ended |
$500 |
Planetarium Service Award
Awards are periodically given to students who provide exemplary service...
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Ended |
$500 |
Leah Fetter Merit Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded in the name of Leah Fetter, a bright and...
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Ended |
$500 |
Amelia Lucas Memorial Award
The Amelia Lucas Trust Fund award assists communication students...
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Varies |
Department of Spanish & Portuguese Graduate Student Teaching Excellence Award
When funding is available, this award will be granted to one or more...
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Varies up to $2,000 |
Frances A. Ross Anthropology Preliminary Dissertation Research Award
The Anthropology Preliminary Dissertation Research Award from the...
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Varies from $500 and up |
Frank E.X. Dance Scholarship
The Frank E.X. Dance Scholarship recognizes an outstanding undergraduate...
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$3,500 |
Greater Milwaukee Foundation Juney Foundation Scholarship
The Greater Milwaukee Foundation Juney Foundation Scholarship is given...
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Varies up to $5,000 |
Greater Milwaukee Foundation Victor Vega Educational Scholarship
The Greater Milwaukee Foundation Victor Vega Scholarship is awarded to...
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$1,000 |
Ian J. Elliott Memorial Scholarship
The Ian J. Elliott Memorial Scholarship is a $1,000 award intended to...
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Varies up to $7,500 |
James & Dorathea Levenson Ecology & Field Biology Fellowship
The James & Dorathea Levenson Ecology and Field Biology Fellowship is...
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Varies from $500 and up |
John Paul Jones Scholarship
This scholarship honors the late John Paul Jones who spent the latter...
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Varies |
John R. Johnson Scholarship
The John R. Johnson Research Award recognizes and supports undergraduate...
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Varies |
Lawrence R. Hoey Memorial Prize
The Lawrence R. Hoey Memorial Prize is given for the best essay written...
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Varies up to $4,000 |
Leonard Family Anthropology Fellowship
The Leonard Family Anthropology Fellowship is given to a graduate...
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Varies up to $2,000 |
National Resource Center (NRC) Study Abroad Scholarship
The CIE-National Resource Center Title VI Grant offers a limited number...
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Varies |
Nicholas J. Papastamatiou Scholarship
The Nicolas J. Papastamatiou Scholarship is given to an outstanding...
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