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 Weas Real Estate Development Scholarship
This School of Architecture and Urban Planning (SARUP) scholarship is...
Varies Weather Innovators Scholarship
For outstanding majors in atmospheric sciences. Eligible students must...
Varies Webb Fellowship
Awarded to graduate students as determined by the College of Engineering...
Varies Weinschrott Nursing Scholarship
Awarded to Nursing Students for whom dedicated scholarships do not...
Varies Welford Sanders Memorial Scholarship
This School of Architecture and Urban Planning (SARUP) scholarship is...
Varies Werner & Jermaine Buchel Foundation Scholarship
Awarded to undergraduate students of sophomore standing or higher...
$2,000 Wigchers Family Real Estate Scholarship
For Full-time, undergraduates with a declared major in the Lubar College...
Varies up to $2,000 Wilder Crane Memorial Scholarship
The Wilder Crane Memorial Scholarship is given to a political science...
Varies William B. Harvey Scholarship
Awarded to select School of Education (SOE) undergraduate, graduate,...
$900 William F. Halloran Scholarship
The William F. Halloran Scholarship is given to a sophomore with a major...
Varies up to $2,000 William L. Walters Memorial Scholarship
The William L. Walters Memorial Scholarship is given to a physics major...
Varies Willie M. Ross, Jr. "Michael" Criminal Justice Scholarship
Awarded to select Helen Bader School of Social Welfare (HBSSW)...
Varies Wilma H. Berg Scholarship
Awarded to select School of Education (SOE) undergraduate, graduate,...
Varies Windgate Foundation Fellowship
Scholarship awarded to PSOA graduate students enrolled in Art & Design...
$1,500 Wipfli Accounting Scholarship
Accounting major; junior or senior; academic achievement (min. 3.2...
$1,125.00 Wisconsin Academic Excellence Scholarship (AES)
This award is the State of Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids Board...
$1,125.00 Wisconsin Academic Excellence Scholarship (AES) Tuition Waiver
This award is UWM’s matching portion of the Wisconsin Academic...
Varies Wisconsin Architects Foundation Scholarship
This School of Architecture and Urban Planning (SARUP) scholarship is...
Varies up to $3,000 Wisconsin Geological Society Scholarship
This scholarship is given to a student in geosciences who meets these...
$5,000 Wisconsin Merit Scholarship
The 2017 Wisconsin Act 314 established a Wisconsin Merit Scholarship...
Varies Wisconsin Rural Opportunities Foundation Scholarship
Available to full-time nursing students with documented rural ties &...
Varies Wladyslaw Cieszynski English Fellowship for Prose
Wladyslaw Cieszynski Memorial Award-Prose: Eligible students will be in...
Varies Wladyslaw Cieszynski English Fellowship for Verse
Wladyslaw Cieszynski Memorial Award-Verse: Eligible students will be...
$5,000 Wolters Kluwer Scholarship in Accounting & Taxation
Award for graduate student enrolled in the MS-Accounting or...
Varies Women's & Gender Studies Award
When funds are available, Women’s and Gender Studies award support...
Varies from $500 Women's & Gender Studies Paper & Project Award
In anticipation of Women’s History Month (March), during February each...
Varies Woodmansee Music Scholarship
Awarded to undergraduate students enrolled in a degree program in PSOA...
Varies Wrezic Family Music Scholarship
Awarded to Peck School of the Arts (PSOA) students who meet the...
Varies Yannay Scholarship
Awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in a degree...
Varies Yolanda Marculescu Stern Scholarship
Awarded to undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in a degree...
$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:...
$5,000 Ziegler Family Scholarship
The Ziegler Family Scholarship is a one-year $5,000 undergraduate award...
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...
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...
Varies Hilda Becher Modern Language Scholarship in Spanish
Spanish minors and majors who will be participating in the Madrid Summer...
$1,000 Giovanni Carini Memorial Scholarship
The Giovanni Carini Memorial Scholarship supports a UWM undergraduate...
$500-$1500 annually Chancellor's Merit Scholarship
Awarded to incoming freshmen based on the student’s unweighted final...
Up to $6,000 per year ($3,000 per semester) International Student Scholarship - Fall Start
Awarded to select newly admitted undergraduate international freshmen...
$1,000 Milwaukee Advantage Program (MAP) Award for Midwest Students
Midwest state residents are eligible to receive a $1,000 award each year...
$1,000 Milwaukee Advantage Program (MAP) Award for Minnesota Students
Minnesota state residents are eligible to receive an additional $1,000...
$250-$500 Pounce Back Re-Entry Scholarship
Awarded to undergraduate re-entry students. Re-entry students were once...
$3,000 Pella Windows & Doors of WI Scholarship
The Pella Windows & Doors of Wisconsin Scholarship is awarded to an...
$4,000.00 Robert & Sylvia Wheeler Scholarship
Awarded to select junior or senior students enrolled in the Lubar...