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 |
|---|---|---|
| Up to $45,000 per year |
Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
The Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans supports one to...
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Deadline10/30/2026 |
| Varies up to $2,000 per year renewable for four years |
New Directions Scholarship
New Directions is a four-year renewable scholarship for incoming...
|
Deadline12/15/2026 |
| $0.00 |
Department of Spanish & Portuguese Graduate Student Teaching Excellence Award
When funding is available, this award will be granted to one or more...
|
|
| Varies |
Spanish Undergraduate Achievement Scholarship
When funding is available, a scholarship is given to an outstanding...
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|
| $2,500.00 |
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Scholarship or Award
This award is open to graduate students enrolled in a doctoral program...
|
Ended |
| $1,200.00 |
Lawrence R. Hoey Memorial Prize
The Chipstone Foundation supports a graduate student in the Department...
|
Ended |
| $500 - $1,000 |
African Diaspora Council Scholarship
African American/Black student with demonstrated financial need and a...
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Ended |
| $1,000 |
Masters in Public Administration Scholarship
This scholarship is given to a student in the Masters of Public...
|
Ended |
| Varies |
Sociology Department Award
The sociology faculty periodically nominate accomplished graduate...
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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 |
Roderic & Margaret Joy Botts Scholarship
This scholarship is for an undergraduate Wisconsin resident with a...
|
Ended |
| 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 |
Economics Department Excellence Award
The Department of Economics periodically awards scholarships, awards or...
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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 |
Helen Bader School of Social Welfare Applied Gerontology Field Stipend
The Helen Bader School of Social Welfare (HBSSW) Applied Gerontology...
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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...
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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 |
| $5,800.00 |
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...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Honors College Equity & Inclusion Scholarship
The Honors College Equity & Inclusion Scholarship is awarded to...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Honors College Scholarship
This scholarship provides financial support to outstanding students in...
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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...
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Ended |
| Varies up to $1,000 |
James J. Magnino, M.D. Scholarship
One scholarship is given to a junior or senior majoring in biological...
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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...
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Ended |
| Varies up to $2,000 |
Raymond E. Hatcher Memorial Scholarship
The Raymond E. Hatcher Scholarship is given to juniors, seniors and...
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Ended |
| Varies up to $3,397 |
Robert Costello Botany Scholarship
Robert Costello Botany Scholarships are awarded to undergraduate...
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Ended |