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.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
Varies up to $3,500 CyberInfrastructure Comprehensive, Applied and Tangible Summer School (CIberCATSS) Stipend
Awarded to select students participating in the ClberCATSS program.
Deadline09/01/2025
Varies Master of Human Resources & Labor Relations Outreach Scholarship
The Master of Human Resources and Labor Relations program periodically...
Deadline09/01/2025
Varies UWM Retention Grant
Awarded to select undergraduate students to retain them and help them...
Deadline09/01/2025
Varies Mellon Internship Stipend
Students engaged in an approved internship in the Women’s & Gender...
Deadline12/01/2025
$3,000 Tommy G. Thompson Leadership Scholarship
The Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership offers scholarships to...
Deadline12/01/2025
Varies up to $2,000 International Internship Grant
Awarded to Global Studies and International Studies majors participating...
Deadline12/31/2025
Varies Chemistry/Biochemistry Award
When funds are available, meritorious Chemistry or Biochemistry students...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varries up to $2,000 David Lichtman Memorial Fellowship
This award recognizes graduate students in the Department of Physics who...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies up to $5,000 David Lichtman Research Fellowship
This award recognizes graduate students in the Department of Physics who...
Deadline02/01/2026
$2,500 Dean's Non-Resident Student Scholarship - Spring Start
To provide scholarships to incoming Graduate students that are...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Department of Physics Research Excellence Award
When funds are available, this award is given to graduate students in...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Georgiou Lab Research Award
Awarded to select students conducting research in the lab of psychology...
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...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Larson Lab MCW Award
Awards support students conducting research on the MCW/Psych grant led...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Lisdahl Lab MCW Award
Awards support students conducting research on the MCW/Psych grant led...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Lopez-Rojas Lab Award
Awards support students conducting research in the lab of Professor...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Morton Lab Research Award
Awards support students conducting research in the lab of psychology...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Physics Foundation Award
This award recognizes graduate students in the Department of Physics who...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Psychology Department Student Award
When funding is available, faculty will select Psychology graduate...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Shorey Lab Award
This research award is given to exceptional students engaged in...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Shorey Lab NIH Award
Awards support students conducting research on the NIH/Psych grant led...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Advanced Opportunity Program (AOP) Fellowship Tuition Payment
Tuition Waiver applied to the resident portion of tuition charges. Will...
Deadline06/01/2026
Varies Graduate School Fellowship Tuition Payment
Represents the resident portion tuition charges that is paid by a...
Deadline06/01/2026
$1,000 Masters in Public Administration Scholarship
This scholarship is given to a student in the Masters of Public...
Ended
$9,000 to $18,000 Tom & Marilyn Gales Scholarship
For incoming freshmen with a High School GPA of 3.0 or better, who...
Ended
$2,000 CHS New Transfer Student Scholarship
Undergraduate transfer admission to CHS and full-time status starting...
Ended
Varies Moon Shot for Equity Pounce Back Scholarship
Awarded to undergraduate re-entry students. The scholarship is typically...
Ended
Varies Moon Shot for Equity Re-Entry Grant
To support select students re-entering undergraduate programs after an...
Ended
Varies Moyer Lab Research Award
Awards support students conducting research in the lab of psychology...
Ended
Varies Ellen Waite-Franzen Scholarship
Awarded to select School of Information Studies (SOIS) new and...
Ended
Varies Haag Investment Management Scholarship
Scholarship for undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in the...
Ended
Varies Lubar College of Business Travel Support Award
Award to provide travel funding for Lubar College of Business students.
Ended
$5,000.00 McNair Graduate Entrance Fellowship
The UWM Graduate School offers the McNair Graduate Entrance Fellowship...
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...
Ended
$500 Planetarium Service Award
Awards are periodically given to students who provide exemplary service...
Ended
$500 Leah Fetter Merit Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded in the name of Leah Fetter, a bright and...
Ended
$500 Amelia Lucas Memorial Award
The Amelia Lucas Trust Fund award assists communication students...
Varies Department of Spanish & Portuguese Graduate Student Teaching Excellence Award
When funding is available, this award will be granted to one or more...
Varies up to $2,000 Frances A. Ross Anthropology Preliminary Dissertation Research Award
The Anthropology Preliminary Dissertation Research Award from the...
Varies from $500 and up Frank E.X. Dance Scholarship
The Frank E.X. Dance Scholarship recognizes an outstanding undergraduate...
$3,500 Greater Milwaukee Foundation Juney Foundation Scholarship
The Greater Milwaukee Foundation Juney Foundation Scholarship is given...
Varies up to $5,000 Greater Milwaukee Foundation Victor Vega Educational Scholarship
The Greater Milwaukee Foundation Victor Vega Scholarship is awarded to...
$1,000 Ian J. Elliott Memorial Scholarship
The Ian J. Elliott Memorial Scholarship is a $1,000 award intended to...
Varies up to $7,500 James & Dorathea Levenson Ecology & Field Biology Fellowship
The James & Dorathea Levenson Ecology and Field Biology Fellowship is...
Varies from $500 and up John Paul Jones Scholarship
This scholarship honors the late John Paul Jones who spent the latter...
Varies John R. Johnson Scholarship
The John R. Johnson Research Award recognizes and supports undergraduate...
Varies Lawrence R. Hoey Memorial Prize
The Lawrence R. Hoey Memorial Prize is given for the best essay written...
Varies up to $4,000 Leonard Family Anthropology Fellowship
The Leonard Family Anthropology Fellowship is given to a graduate...
Varies up to $2,000 National Resource Center (NRC) Study Abroad Scholarship
The CIE-National Resource Center Title VI Grant offers a limited number...
Varies Nicholas J. Papastamatiou Scholarship
The Nicolas J. Papastamatiou Scholarship is given to an outstanding...