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 Wladyslaw Cieszynski English Fellowship for Prose
Wladyslaw Cieszynski Memorial Award-Prose: Eligible students will be in...
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Varies Wladyslaw Cieszynski English Fellowship for Verse
Wladyslaw Cieszynski Memorial Award-Verse: Eligible students will be...
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Varies Jeffrey R. Hayes Research Award
This award is for graduate students in the Department of Art History for...
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$500 Leah Fetter Merit Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded in the name of Leah Fetter, a bright and...
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$1,000 Neuschafer Spring Symposium Award
The Neuschafer Spring Symposium Award is given to the undergraduate and...
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Varies up to $1,500 Sosnovsky Award for Excellence in Graduate Research
Awards for excellence in chemistry research are given to one or more...
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Varies Morris & Miriam Marden Undergraduate Award in Mathematics
The Morris and Miriam Marden Undergraduate Award in Mathematics is given...
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Varies Department of Philosophy Award
The Department of Philosophy will award prizes for the best essay on a...
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Varies Francis & Barbara Stauner Scholarship
Intended for a full-time undergraduate student in good academic standing.
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$500 Gerald J. Alred Professional Writing Challenge Award - Spring Semester
This award competition is by invitation only. Students who are enrolled...
$500 Amelia Lucas Memorial Award
The Amelia Lucas Trust Fund award assists communication students...
Varies up to $3,500 CyberInfrastructure Comprehensive, Applied and Tangible Summer School (CIberCATSS) Stipend
Awarded to select students participating in the ClberCATSS program.
Varies Department of Spanish & Portuguese Graduate Student Teaching Excellence Award
When funding is available, this award will be granted to one or more...
Varies up to $2,000 Frances A. Ross Anthropology Preliminary Dissertation Research Award
The Anthropology Preliminary Dissertation Research Award from the...
Varies from $500 and up Frank E.X. Dance Scholarship
The Frank E.X. Dance Scholarship recognizes an outstanding undergraduate...
$3,500 Greater Milwaukee Foundation Juney Foundation Scholarship
The Greater Milwaukee Foundation Juney Foundation Scholarship is given...
Varies up to $5,000 Greater Milwaukee Foundation Victor Vega Educational Scholarship
The Greater Milwaukee Foundation Victor Vega Scholarship is awarded to...
$1,000 Ian J. Elliott Memorial Scholarship
The Ian J. Elliott Memorial Scholarship is a $1,000 award intended to...
Varies up to $7,500 James & Dorathea Levenson Ecology and Field Biology Fellowship
The James & Dorathea Levenson Ecology and Field Biology Fellowship is...
Varies from $500 and up John Paul Jones Scholarship
This scholarship honors the late John Paul Jones who spent the latter...
Varies John R. Johnson Scholarship
The John R. Johnson Research Award recognizes and supports undergraduate...
Varies Lawrence R. Hoey Memorial Prize
The Lawrence R. Hoey Memorial Prize is given for the best essay written...
Varies up to $4,000 Leonard Family Anthropology Fellowship
The Leonard Family Anthropology Fellowship is given to a graduate...
Varies Master of Human Resources & Labor Relations Outreach Scholarship
The Master of Human Resources and Labor Relations program periodically...
Varies Melvin Lurie Prize
The MHRLR program periodically awards outstanding students in the...
Varies up to $2,000 NRC Study Abroad Scholarship
The CIE-National Resource Center Title VI Grant offers a limited number...
$2,000 Renee A. Meyers Scholarship
Given to a graduate student in the Department of Communication with...
Varies from $1,000 and up Roberta & J. Martin Klotsche Scholarship
The Roberta and J. Martin Klotsche Scholarship is given to a small...
Varies up to $5,000 Ruth McGaffey Scholarship
The Ruth McGaffey Scholarship is given to the declared Communication...
Varies up to $2,000 Victor F. Podlaski Scholarship
The Victor F. Podlaski Scholarship is given to one or more currently...
Varies Kohler Foundation Internship Award
The Kohler Foundation periodically provides funding for an Art History...
Varies up to $1,500 Eckman Scholarship
This scholarship is given to a meritorious Linguistics master’s level...
Varies Mellon Internship Stipend
Students engaged in an approved internship in the Women’s & Gender...
Up to $1,000 Meta Steinfort Scholarship
The Meta Steinfort Scholarship is given to one or more students who are...
Varies from $500 up Sociology Department Awards
The Department of Sociology recognizes outstanding sociology students...
Varies Spanish Undergraduate Achievement Scholarship
When funding is available, a scholarship is given to an outstanding...
Varies William J. Seidler Scholarship
The Seidler Scholarship is given to a declared philosophy major with a...
Varies up to $1,750 Dr. Robert Ritzenthaler Memorial Scholarship
Anthropology graduate students who are currently enrolled in (or...
$500 Gerald J. Alred Professional Writing Challenge Award - Fall Semester
This award competition is by invitation only. Students who are enrolled...
$500 Hilda Becher Modern Language Scholarship in Italian
Students who make exceptional progress in their Italian studies, Italian...
Varies Bowman Lab Award
Research award for psychology or neuroscience students working in the...
Varies Translation & Interpreting Studies Scholarship
Academic merit awards are periodically given to a graduate student in...
$6,500.00 Lubar Graduate Partnership Scholarship - Spring Start
Scholarships to support students pursuing a graduate degree and admitted...
Varies Chemistry Research Excellence Award
When funds are available, merit awards for graduate students in the...
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...
Varies Morris & Miriam Marden Graduate Award in Mathematics
The Morris and Miriam Marden Graduate Award in Mathematics is given to...
Varies Jerry & Louise Stein Public Health Admission Scholarship for Undergraduate Degree Students
This scholarship is for new admitted, full-time (12+ Credits) new...