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.

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Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
Varies from $500 Women's & Gender Studies Paper & Project Award
In anticipation of Women’s History Month (March), during February each...
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Varies Woodmansee Music Scholarship
Awarded to select students enrolled in Peck School of the Arts (PSOA)...
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Varies Wrezic Family Music Scholarship
Awarded to select students enrolled in Peck School of the Arts (PSOA)...
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Varies Yannay Scholarship
Awarded to select students enrolled in Peck School of the Arts (PSOA)...
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Varies Yolanda Marculescu Stern Scholarship
Awarded to select students enrolled in Peck School of the Arts (PSOA)...
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$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:...
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$5,000 Ziegler Family Scholarship
The Ziegler Family Scholarship is a one-year $5,000 undergraduate award...
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$2,000.00 Kopmeier Family Scholarship
The Kopmeier family established this annual $2,000 scholarship to...
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Varies Harry S. Truman Scholarship
The Truman Scholarship is a memorial to the thirty-third president that...
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$207.89 Dhirendra Sikdar Memorial Scholarship
The Dhirendra Sikdar Memorial Scholarship was established in 1989 to...
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Varies Helen Bader Age & Community Internship Scholarship
The scholarship provides financial support for undergraduate and...
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Varies Queer Curatorial Scholarship
Awarded to undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in a degree...
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Varies Helen Bader Age & Community Scholarship
The purpose of the Helen Bader Age and Community Scholarship is to...
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$1000-$2000 David E. Cooley '86 Arts Business Scholarship
Awarded to select undergraduate students enrolled in a PSOA degree...
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Varies VZ Field Experience Scholarship
Awarded to select continuing MPH and MS Biostatistics students enrolled...
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Varies Art & Design Department Scholarship Application for Outstanding First-Year Students
A limited number of scholarships are awarded each year. To qualify for...
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$500 Department of English Award
• The Department of English Creative Writing award is for graduate...
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Varies up to $5,000 Greater Milwaukee Foundation Victor Vega Educational Scholarship
The Greater Milwaukee Foundation Victor Vega Scholarship is awarded to...
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Varies Department of Philosophy Award
The Department of Philosophy will award prizes for two essay...
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Varies Art & Design Department Scholarship Application for Sophomores & Juniors
The Sophomore and Junior Art & Design Department Scholarship Application...
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Varies Jeffrey R. Hayes Research Award
This award is for graduate students in the Department of Art History for...
$500 Gerald J. Alred Professional Writing Challenge Award - Spring Semester
For the Spring 2025 semester, the Professional Writing Challenge will be...
Up to $300 U1.0 Textbook Scholarship
To support the textbook needs, both paper and digital, for...
Varies Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) Scholarship Application
This scholarship application is to be considered for scholarships for...
Varies Lubar Doctoral Scholarship
This is a general scholarship application for all Lubar College of...
$3,000 Tommy G. Thompson Leadership Scholarship
The Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership offers scholarships to...
$1000 Lubar 25
The Lubar College of Business Lubar 25 program aims to recognize...
$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...