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 |
|---|---|---|
| Varies |
Moon Shot for Equity Re-Entry Grant
To support select students re-entering undergraduate programs after an...
|
Ended |
| $500 |
Celtic Studies Scholarship
When funding is available, the Celtic Studies Scholarship is given to...
|
Ended |
| Varies |
Moyer Lab Research Award
Awards support students conducting research in the lab of psychology...
|
Ended |
| $1,000.00 |
Africology Graduate Fellowship
Awarded to select Africology PhD students by the College of Letters &...
|
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 |
Helen Bader School of Social Welfare Applied Gerontology Field Stipend
The Helen Bader School of Social Welfare (HBSSW) Applied Gerontology...
|
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 |
Urban Studies Award
Awards are periodically given for outstanding research projects in Urban...
|
Ended |
| $500.00 |
UWM Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship
Awarded to select new first-year and new transfer students.
|
Ended |
| Varies |
VZ Public Health Scholarship for Accelerated Graduate Degree (AGD) Students
Awarded to select continuing undergraduate students in the Zilber...
|
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...
|
Ended |
| $2,500 |
Lubar College of Business Dean's Scholarship
Initial award – Exceptional new first-year students admitted to the...
|
Ended |
| Varies |
Lubar College of Business Rath Foundation Merit Scholarship
Initial Offer – Exceptional first-year students newly admitted to the...
|
Ended |
| $6,026.67 |
Lubar Scholarship for Academic Merit
Initial offer – Exceptional new first-year students admitted to the...
|
Ended |
| $2,500 |
Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (MGIC) Scholarship
Exceptional new first-year students admitted to the Lubar College of...
|
Ended |
| Varies |
National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program
The NSF GRFP is for outstanding students pursuing full-time,...
|
Ended |
| Varies |
Nemati Family Biomedical Health Informatics Graduate Fellowship
Awarded to graduate students in the College of Engineering & Applied...
|
Ended |
| Varies up to $8,000 (renewable) |
Froedtert Memorial Hospital Scholarship
Awarded for the following academic year to new first-year, new transfer,...
|
Ended |
| Varies |
Mellon Internship Stipend
Students engaged in an approved internship in the Women’s & Gender...
|
Ended |
| Full-ride |
Nadella Scholarship in Tech Education
Awarded to new first-year students pursuing computer science, data...
|
Ended |
| Varies |
Edward & Diane Zore Honors College Scholarship
Edward and Diane Zore Honors College Scholarship is awarded to...
|
Ended |
| Varies |
Honors College Equity & Inclusion Scholarship
The Honors College Equity & Inclusion Scholarship is awarded to...
|
Ended |
| Varies |
Honors College Scholarship
This scholarship provides financial support to outstanding students in...
|
Ended |
| Varies |
Honors College Study Abroad Scholarship
The Honors College offers scholarships to support students studying...
|
Ended |
| Varies |
KleinOsowski Honors College Scholarship
Through a donation from Honors College Alumna AJ KleinOsowski and her...
|
Ended |
| Varies |
Lawrence Baldassaro Honors College Scholarship
This scholarship honors Emeritus Professor Lawrence Baldassaro, who...
|
Ended |
| Varies |
Tabak Law Excellence Scholarship
The Tabak Law Excellence Scholarship provides funding to students in the...
|
Ended |
| $500 |
Gerald J. Alred Professional Writing Challenge Award - Fall Semester
This award competition is by invitation only. Students who are enrolled...
|
Ended |
| Varies |
Kinship & Responsibility Future Administrators Scholarship
This scholarship offers support to Native Americans working to become...
|
Ended |
| Varies |
Kinship & Responsibility Future Teachers Scholarship
This scholarship offers support to Native Americans working to become...
|
Ended |
| Varies up to $2,000 |
Doris Katherine Derse Scholarship
A scholarship is given annually to bachelor’s degree students majoring...
|
Ended |
| Varies up to $1,000 |
James J. Magnino, M.D. Scholarship
One scholarship is given to a junior or senior majoring in biological...
|
Ended |
| Varies up to $2,000 |
Peter J. Salamun Scholarship
Multiple awards and scholarships are given to juniors, seniors, and...
|
Ended |
| Varies up to $1,500 |
Plant Sciences Scholarship
When funding is available, the Department of Biological Sciences...
|
Ended |
| Varies up to $2,000 |
Raymond E. Hatcher Memorial Scholarship
The Raymond E. Hatcher Scholarship is given to juniors, seniors and...
|
Ended |
| Varies up to $3,397 |
Robert Costello Botany Scholarship
Robert Costello Botany Scholarships are awarded to undergraduate...
|
Ended |
| Varies up to $5,000 |
Ruth I. Walker Memorial Scholarship
Multiple scholarships are given to juniors, seniors, and graduate...
|
Ended |
| $12,000 over four years |
School of Education Teacher Excellence Scholarship
Awarded to all incoming first-year students who satisfy the following...
|
Ended |
| $1,600.00 |
Frederick P. & Joan F. Kessler Student Leadership Scholarship for New First-Year Students
For incoming first-year students who are graduates of a Milwaukee Public...
|
Ended |
| Varies |
UWM Retention Grant
Awarded to select undergraduate students to retain them and help them...
|
Ended |
| $500.00 |
A.O. Smith Experiential Learning Scholarship
This scholarship is designated for students in the Business Scholars...
|
Ended |
| $500.00 |
A.O. Smith Study Abroad Award
Business Scholars Study Abroad Travel Assistance ($500 per awardee)
|
Ended |
| Varies up to $1,000 |
A.T. Brown Award for History Undergraduates
This award is given to history majors with high academic achievement....
|
Ended |
| Varies up to $1,000 |
Access to Excellence Scholarship
The Access to Excellence Scholarship is open to full-time students with...
|
Ended |
| Varies |
Adoor Gopalakrishnan Film Archive & Research Scholarship
Awarded to select students enrolled in Peck School of the Arts (PSOA)...
|
Ended |
| Varies |
Advanced Opportunity Program (AOP) Fellowship Stipend
Represents the stipend portion of the fellowship. This is paid out via...
|
Ended |
| Varies |
Advanced Opportunity Program (AOP) Fellowship Summer Support
Summer stipend for approved AOP Fellowship recipients.
|
Ended |
| Varies |
African Diaspora Council Scholarship
Awarded to undergraduate students who clearly demonstrate significant...
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Ended |