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
$2,000 William L. Walters Memorial Scholarship
The William L. Walters Memorial Scholarship is given to a physics major...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Wilma H. Berg Scholarship
Awarded to select School of Education (SOE) undergraduate, graduate,...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Windgate Foundation Fellowship
Scholarship awarded to PSOA graduate students enrolled in Art & Design...
Deadline02/01/2025
$1,500 Wipfli Accounting Scholarship
Accounting major; junior or senior; academic achievement (min. 3.2...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Wisconsin Architects Foundation Scholarship
This scholarship is for students earning their bachelor’s of science and...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies up to $3,000 Wisconsin Geological Society Scholarship
This scholarship is given to a student in geosciences who meets these...
Deadline02/01/2025
$5,000 Wisconsin Merit Scholarship
The 2017 Wisconsin Act 314 established a Wisconsin Merit Scholarship...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Wisconsin Rural Opportunities Foundation Scholarship
Available to full-time nursing students with documented rural ties &...
Deadline02/01/2025
$5,000 Wolters Kluwer Scholarship in Accounting & Taxation
Award for graduate student enrolled in the MS-Accounting or...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Women's & Gender Studies Award
When funds are available, Women’s and Gender Studies award support...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Woodmansee Music Scholarship
Awarded to undergraduate students enrolled in a degree program in PSOA...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Wrezic Family Music Scholarship
Awarded to Peck School of the Arts (PSOA) students who meet the...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Yannay Scholarship
Awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in a degree...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Yolanda Marculescu Stern Scholarship
Awarded to undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in a degree...
Deadline02/01/2025
$5,000.00 per semester, for two semesters. Youth-Oriented Substance Abuse and Trauma Counseling (YOSAT) Fellowship Stipend
Funds are available to those accepted to the YOSAT fellowship program:...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies up to $2,000 NRC Study Abroad Scholarship
The CIE-National Resource Center Title VI Grant offers a limited number...
Deadline02/15/2025
$0 Casey O'Brien Outstanding Activist Award
This non-monetary award is given in recognition of student activism (on...
Deadline02/17/2025
up to $8,500 total Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS) - Summer Stipend (Grant 2)
This fellowship is for graduate students in any program who wish to...
Deadline02/17/2025
Up to $8,500 total Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS) - Summer Tuition (Grant 2)
This fellowship is for graduate students in any program who wish to...
Deadline02/17/2025
Varies Florence L. Healy Scholarship
The Florence Healy Scholarship is open to Milwaukee campus students with...
Deadline02/17/2025
Varies from $500 Women's & Gender Studies Paper & Project Award
In anticipation of Women’s History Month (March), during February each...
Deadline02/17/2025
Varies up to $5,000 David Lichtman Research Fellowship
This award recognizes graduate students in the Department of Physics who...
Deadline03/01/2025
Varies up to $2,000 Hilda Becher Modern Language Scholarship in Spanish
Spanish minors and majors who will be participating in the Madrid Summer...
Deadline03/01/2025
varies up to $2,000 Kristin Ruggiero and Howard Handelman Latin American or Caribbean Field Research Award
The Ruggiero-Handelman Field Research Award is for field research in...
Deadline03/15/2025
Varies from $500 and up Schwertfeger Scholarship
Fred and Ruth Schwertfeger support scholarships for bachelor’s degree...
Deadline03/15/2025
$1,000 Giovanni Carini Memorial Scholarship
The Giovanni Carini Memorial Scholarship supports a UWM undergraduate...
Deadline03/20/2025
Varies Brett Hawkins Scholarship
Awards are given to meritorious students in the MA program for public...
Deadline04/01/2025
Varies Brin Award in Philosophy
When funds are available, the Brin Award in Philosophy is given to...
Deadline04/01/2025
Varies Department of Philosophy Award
Awards for philosophy students as chosen by the department when funding...
Deadline04/01/2025
Up to $5,000 E. Paul & Jane Humke International Mathematics Scholarship
The E. Paul and Jane Humke International Mathematics Scholarship is...
Deadline04/01/2025
Varies Mark Lawrence Teply Award
The Mark Lawrence Teply Award is given to a meritorious graduate student...
Deadline04/01/2025
Varies up to $5,000 Nadine Walter Memorial Scholarship
The Nadine Walter Memorial Scholarship is given to incoming graduate...
Deadline04/01/2025
$8,000 Shaw Doctoral Fellowship
This renewable fellowship is for a first-year doctoral student in a Shaw...
Deadline04/01/2025
Varies up to $20,000 Tinsley Helton Dissertation Fellowship
The Tinsley Helton Dissertation Fellowship is given to a student in the...
Deadline04/01/2025
$2,500 per semester (Renewable) UWM Charter Schools Staff Scholarship
This scholarship sponsored by the UWM Office of Charter Schools is open...
Deadline04/01/2025
Varies Morris & Miriam Marden Graduate Award in Mathematics
The Morris and Miriam Marden Graduate Award in Mathematics is given to...
Deadline04/25/2025
Varies Nicholas J. Papastamatiou Scholarship
The Nicolas J. Papastamatiou Scholarship is given to an outstanding...
Deadline05/01/2025
Up to $1000 Jane Mattsson Scholarship
Open to enrolled UWM Students
Deadline05/30/2025
$0.00 Eileen Sheil Nursing Student Scholarship
Awarded to select students as determined by the School of Nursing.
Deadline05/31/2025
Varies Chancellor's Graduate Student Award in Art History
Chancellor’s Award for graduate students in Art History as chosen by the...
Deadline06/01/2025
Varies Greater Milwaukee Foundation Mary Jo Read Fellowship for Graduate Students
The Mary Jo Read Geography Fund, with estimated assets of more than $1...
Deadline06/01/2025
$500 Racial Justice Community Project Grant
The UWM Urban Studies Program has developed a grant program for Urban...
Deadline06/01/2025
Varies up to $5,000 Rudolf & Helga Kaden Internship Award
A generous gift from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Kaden Fund...
Deadline06/01/2025
Varies up to $2,000 International Internship Grant
Awarded to Global Studies and International Studies majors participating...
Deadline06/14/2025
Varies Art & Design Department Scholarship Application for Incoming Undergraduate Students
Incoming undergraduate students should submit 8-10 examples of artwork...
Deadline06/30/2025
Varies Child Welfare Training Program Stipend
The Title IV-E Public Child Welfare Training Program (CWTP) supports...
Deadline06/30/2025
Varies PIECE Project Stipend
Accepted students receive a tuition scholarship and stipend of $10,000...
Deadline06/30/2025
Varies PIECE Project Tuition Scholarship
Accepted students receive a tuition scholarship and stipend of $10,000...
Deadline06/30/2025
$500-$1000 Black & Gold Scholarship
Awarded to Wisconsin residents with a high school GPA above 2.0 and...
Deadline08/01/2025
$500-$1500 annually Chancellor's Merit Scholarship
Awarded to incoming freshmen based on the student’s unweighted final...
Deadline08/01/2025