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 up to $2,000 Frances A. Ross Anthropology Preliminary Dissertation Research Award
Supports preliminary dissertation research conducted within the U.S. by...
Ended
$1,000 Giovanni Carini Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to select undergraduate students at UWM–Milwaukee planning an...
Ended
Varies up to 1,000 Hilda Becher Modern Language Scholarship in Spanish
Spanish minors and majors who will be participating in a Summer Study...
Ended
$1,000 Ian J. Elliott Memorial Scholarship
The Ian J. Elliott Memorial Scholarship is intended to support an...
Ended
Varies up to $7,500 James & Dorathea Levenson Ecology & Field Biology Fellowship
The James & Dorathea Levenson Ecology and Field Biology Fellowship is...
Ended
$500 Leah Fetter Merit Scholarship
Awarded annually to an undergraduate French major for study abroad. The...
Ended
Varies up to $5,000 Leonard Family Anthropology Fellowship
Purpose: Supports preliminary research outside the United States for...
Ended
Varies Pre-Law Student Support Scholarship
Awarded to select pre-law students who are in the process of applying to...
Ended
Varies James Madison Fellowship
James Madison Fellowships were created by Congress to honor Madison by...
Ended
Varies Art & Design Department Scholarship Application for Sophomores & Juniors
The Sophomore and Junior Art & Design Department Scholarship Application...
Ended
Varies up to $1,000 A.T. Brown Award for History Graduate Students
The late Kay Brown and Family and Friends of A.T. Brown award is given...
Ended
Varies Laurence Rathsack Art Scholarship
Awarded to select students enrolled in Peck School of the Arts (PSOA)...
Ended
$3,500 Greater Milwaukee Foundation Juney Foundation Scholarship
The Greater Milwaukee Foundation Juney Foundation Scholarship is given...
Ended
varies up to $2,000 Kristin Ruggiero & Howard Handelman Latin American or Caribbean Field Research Award
The Ruggiero-Handelman Field Research Award is for field research in...
Ended
$2,000 Renee A. Meyers Scholarship
Given to a graduate student in the Department of Communication with...
Ended
Varies James A. Sappenfield Fellowship
The Sappenfield Fellowship is given to outstanding graduate students in...
Ended
Varies up to $20,000 Tinsley Helton Dissertation Fellowship
• The Tinsley Helton Dissertation Fellowship is given to a student in...
Ended
Varies Indigenous Kinship & Responsibility Graduate Research Award
This award supports graduate students in completing degree requirements,...
Ended
Varies up to $2,500 Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies (JAMS) Scholarship
Awarded by the department to a student studying broadcast journalism....
Ended
Varies Mark J. Van Hecke '77 & Theresa Grzanka-Van Hecke Music Scholarship
Awarded to select students enrolled in Peck School of the Arts (PSOA)...
Ended
$500 Department of English Award
• The Department of English Creative Writing award is for graduate...
Ended
$1,000 Joan Marie Scholarship
The Joan Marie scholarship honors the mother of Deona T. Mickens and...
Ended
Varies Wladyslaw Cieszynski English Fellowship for Prose
• This award is given to the best essay by a currently enrolled graduate...
Ended
Varies Wladyslaw Cieszynski English Fellowship for Verse
• The Wladyslaw Cieszynski Memorial Award in Verse is for a...
Ended
Varies Jeffrey R. Hayes Research Award
This award is for graduate students in the Department of Art History for...
Ended
Varies Morris & Miriam Marden Graduate Award in Mathematics
Awarded to graduate students with an outstanding paper written on a...
Ended
Varies Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi fellowship program was established in...
Ended
$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...
$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...