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
$1,000 Vivent Equity Scholarship
Awarded to undergraduate first-year, sophomore, junior, senior, and...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies VZ Field Experience Scholarship
Awarded to select continuing MPH and MS Biostatistics students enrolled...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies VZ Public Health Admission Scholarship for Master's Degree Students
Awarded to select incoming MPH students with an intended major in...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies VZ Public Health Admission Scholarship for Undergraduate Degree Students
Awarded to select incoming undergraduate students pursuing Bachelor of...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies VZ Public Health Fellowship
Awarded to select full-time (8+ Credits pre-dissertator or 3+ credits...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies VZ Public Health Retention Scholarship for Master's Degree Students
Awarded to select continuing master’s MPH students with an area of study...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies VZ Public Health Retention Scholarship for Undergraduate Students
Awarded to select continuing undergraduate students in the Zilber...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies VZ Public Health Scholarship
Awarded to select students as determined by the Zilber College of Public...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies VZ Public Health Scholarship for Accelerated Graduate Degree (AGD) Students
This scholarship is for Accelerated Master’s Degree (AMD) students...
Deadline02/01/2026
varies up to $3,000 W. Michael Ross Scholarship
The W. Michael Ross Scholarship supports a meritorious undergraduate...
Deadline02/01/2026
$2,000.00 Walter & Mary Hampel Scholarship
Undergraduate, first-generation college student, academic merit 3.0 GPA...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Ware Family Arts Scholarship
Awarded to select students enrolled in Peck School of the Arts (PSOA)...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Ware Family Engineering Scholarship
Awarded to an engineering student who demonstrates academic achievement...
Deadline02/01/2026
$800.00 Watertech of America Scholarship in Memory of Eugene VandenHeuvel
Provide scholarships, fellowship, research assistantship, teaching...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Wayne & Carmen Will Computer Science Scholarship
Awarded to full-time undergraduate Computer Science or Computer...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Weas Real Estate Development Scholarship
This School of Architecture and Urban Planning (SARUP) scholarship is...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Weather Innovators Scholarship
For outstanding majors in atmospheric sciences. Eligible students must...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Webb Fellowship
Awarded to graduate students as determined by the College of Engineering...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Weinschrott Nursing Scholarship
Awarded to Nursing Students for whom dedicated scholarships do not...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Welford Sanders Memorial Scholarship
This School of Architecture and Urban Planning (SARUP) scholarship is...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Werner & Jermaine Buchel Foundation Scholarship
Awarded to select students enrolled in Peck School of the Arts (PSOA)...
Deadline02/01/2026
$2,000 Wigchers Family Real Estate Scholarship
For Full-time, undergraduates with a declared major in the Lubar College...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies up to $2,000 Wilder Crane Memorial Scholarship
The Wilder Crane Memorial Scholarship is given to a political science...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies William B. Harvey Scholarship
Awarded to select School of Education (SOE) undergraduate, graduate,...
Deadline02/01/2026
$900 William F. Halloran Scholarship
The William F. Halloran Scholarship is given to a sophomore with a major...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies William J. Seidler Scholarship
Eligibility Criteria -Declared Philosophy Major -Minimum GPA 3.25...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies up to $2,000 William L. Walters Memorial Scholarship
The William L. Walters Memorial Scholarship is given to a physics major...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Willie M. Ross, Jr. "Michael" Criminal Justice Scholarship
Awarded to select Helen Bader School of Social Welfare (HBSSW)...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Wilma H. Berg Scholarship
Awarded to select School of Education (SOE) undergraduate, graduate,...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Windgate Foundation Fellowship
Scholarship awarded to PSOA graduate students enrolled in Art & Design...
Deadline02/01/2026
$1,500 Wipfli Accounting Scholarship
Accounting major; junior or senior; academic achievement (min. 3.2...
Deadline02/01/2026
$1,125.00 Wisconsin Academic Excellence Scholarship (AES)
This award is the State of Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids Board...
Deadline02/01/2026
$1,125.00 Wisconsin Academic Excellence Scholarship (AES) Tuition Waiver
This award is UWM’s matching portion of the Wisconsin Academic...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Wisconsin Architects Foundation Scholarship
This School of Architecture and Urban Planning (SARUP) scholarship is...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies up to $3,000 Wisconsin Geological Society Scholarship
This scholarship is given to a student in geosciences who meets these...
Deadline02/01/2026
$5,000 Wisconsin Merit Scholarship
The 2017 Wisconsin Act 314 established a Wisconsin Merit Scholarship...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Wisconsin Rural Opportunities Foundation Scholarship
Available to full-time nursing students with documented rural ties &...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Wladyslaw Cieszynski English Fellowship for Prose
• This award is given to the best essay by a currently enrolled graduate...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Wladyslaw Cieszynski English Fellowship for Verse
• The Wladyslaw Cieszynski Memorial Award in Verse is for a...
Deadline02/01/2026
$5,000 Wolters Kluwer Scholarship in Accounting & Taxation
Award for graduate student enrolled in the MS-Accounting or...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Women's & Gender Studies Award
When funds are available, Women’s and Gender Studies award support...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies from $500 Women's & Gender Studies Paper & Project Award
In anticipation of Women’s History Month (March), during February each...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Woodmansee Music Scholarship
Awarded to select students enrolled in Peck School of the Arts (PSOA)...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Wrezic Family Music Scholarship
Awarded to select students enrolled in Peck School of the Arts (PSOA)...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Yannay Scholarship
Awarded to select students enrolled in Peck School of the Arts (PSOA)...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Yolanda Marculescu Stern Scholarship
Awarded to select students enrolled in Peck School of the Arts (PSOA)...
Deadline02/01/2026
$5,000.00 per semester, for two semesters. Youth-Oriented Substance Abuse & Trauma Counseling (YOSAT) Fellowship Stipend
Funds are available to those accepted to the YOSAT fellowship program:...
Deadline02/01/2026
$5,000 Ziegler Family Scholarship
The Ziegler Family Scholarship is a one-year $5,000 undergraduate award...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Harry S. Truman Scholarship
The Truman Scholarship is a memorial to the thirty-third president that...
Deadline02/03/2026
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...
Deadline02/17/2026